Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
International Journal of African Renaissance Studies
ISSN 1818-6874 · eISSN 1753-7274 · Taylor & Francis
International Journal of African Renaissance Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of African Renaissance Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are African cultural and philosophical studies, African history and culture studies and International Development and Aid, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of African Renaissance Studies (IJARS) is a forum for scholarship on the challenges facing Africa today and seeks to promote research, policy analyses and teaching that locate African people at the centre of the development agenda. The journal covers multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary approaches in examining the African Renaissance and the repositioning of Africa within the world system. It is committed to producing and using knowledge to empower and strengthen Africa, its people and its Diaspora. Articles published in IJARS cover a broad range of socio-political and natural sciences, the humanities and other disciplines and topics including capacity building, conflict, development, ecology, economics, education, gender, governance, health, identity, land reform, language, law, leadership, politics and social policy. In geographical terms, the journal covers both the African continent and the Diaspora. IJARS publishes academic research articles, essays, editorials, notes and book reviews. It also has two special sections, Imbizo and The Record, publishing additional documents of importance, such as speeches, lectures and peace accords. IJARS is accredited with the South African Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) in South Africa and with the International Bibliography for Social Sciences (IBSS). Peer Review Statement All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African cultural and philosophical studiesSocial Sciences15.8%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences10.4%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences8.2%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences7.6%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences7.5%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences5.2%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
International Bibliography for Social Sciences (IBSS)Publisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.15Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.52Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 13,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 431 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024 | 21 | 9 | 16 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2022 | 31 | 4 | 73 |
| 2021 | 27 | 3 | 175 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- academic research articlesIJARS publishes academic research articles, essays, editorials, notes and book reviews.Length not stated
- book reviewsIJARS publishes academic research articles, essays, editorials, notes and book reviews.Length not stated
- editorialsIJARS publishes academic research articles, essays, editorials, notes and book reviews.Length not stated
- essaysIJARS publishes academic research articles, essays, editorials, notes and book reviews.Length not stated
- notesIJARS publishes academic research articles, essays, editorials, notes and book reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of y…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Peer review policy Model summary
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1818-6874
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-7274
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of African Renaissance Studies
What CAS zone is International Journal of African Renaissance Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of African Renaissance Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of African Renaissance Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 21.
Which databases index International Journal of African Renaissance Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of African Renaissance Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of African Renaissance Studies open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of African Renaissance Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .