Journal profile
Journal of African Trade
ISSN 2214-8515 · eISSN 2214-8523 · Atlantis Press · Netherlands
Journal of African Trade: fully open access; review about 63 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of African Trade is published by Atlantis Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global trade and economics, Economic and Technological Innovation and Economic Growth and Productivity, together about 48.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance34.8%
- Economic and Technological InnovationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.7%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- World Trade Organization LawSocial Sciences5.2%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences4.4%
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impactBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Global Political and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 89 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 196 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 244 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 436 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 358 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 518 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 351 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 63 weeksLetPub ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Atlantis Press
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2214-8515
- Electronic ISSN
- 2214-8523
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of African Trade
How long does peer review take at Journal of African Trade?
Authors report an average review time of about 63 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Is Journal of African Trade open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of African Trade is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .