Journal profile · LITERATURE, AFRICAN, AUSTRALIAN, CANADIAN
Research in African Literatures
ISSN 0034-5210 · eISSN 1527-2044 · Indiana University Press
Research in African Literatures: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research in African Literatures is published by Indiana University Press and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are African history and culture studies, Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies and Caribbean and African Literature and Culture, together about 53.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, AFRICAN, AUSTRALIAN, CANADIAN
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences23.8%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities21.5%
- Caribbean and African Literature and CultureArts and Humanities8.5%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences6.4%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences4.4%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences3.8%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences3.5%
- Caribbean history, culture, and politicsSocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature, African, Australian, Canadian | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature, African, Australian, Canadian | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature, African, Australian, Canadian | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 496OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,711 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 42 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 | 63 | 0 | 36 |
| 2022 | 61 | 4 | 81 |
| 2021 | 44 | 3 | 48 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Indiana University Press
- ISSN
- 0034-5210
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-2044
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Research in African Literatures
What CAS zone is Research in African Literatures in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Research in African Literatures is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Literature, African, Australian, Canadian. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Research in African Literatures?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research in African Literatures is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Research in African Literatures open access, and what is the APC?
Research in African Literatures is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .