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Review of African Political Economy
ISSN 0305-6244 · eISSN 1740-1720 · Taylor & Francis
Review of African Political Economy: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.11; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; review about 56 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 15% (journal website); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 50, Issue 177-178): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of African Political Economy 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 International Development and Aid, African history and culture studies and African studies and sociopolitical issues, together about 32.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by Science Open from 2024. Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) provides radical analyses of trends, issues and social processes in Africa, adopting a broadly materialist interpretation of change. Published quarterly by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group for the ROAPE international collective, it publishes articles, briefings, debates, and book reviews. ROAPE is committed to encouraging high quality research and fostering excellence in the understanding of African political economy. Its contributions are based on politically engaged scholarship and it is not generally looking for econometric analyses. It pays particular attention to the political economy of inequality, exploitation, oppression, and to struggles against them, whether driven by global forces or local ones such as class, race, community and gender. It also welcomes critical research on political economies / ecologies of the environment. It sustains a critical analysis of the nature of power and the state in Africa in the context of capitalist globalisation. 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 referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences12.5%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences11.8%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences8.6%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences6.5%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences6.3%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences5.5%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences3.8%
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 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2022
- CiteScore Q1 · 2022
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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher 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
- 2.11LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2022
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2022
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2022
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2022
- 0.94Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2022
- 1.24Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,082OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 69.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 143,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,804 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 4 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 27 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 84 |
| 2023 | 47 | 28 | 286 |
| 2022 | 43 | 13 | 222 |
| 2021 | 54 | 16 | 580 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
56 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 accepted3
- brief reportBrief Report | Published online: 13 Nov 2023Length not stated
- discussionDiscussion | Published online: 27 Nov 2023Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 16 Nov 2023Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Peer review statement: rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two referees. 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 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
- 0305-6244
- Electronic ISSN
- 1740-1720
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50, Issue 177-178 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of African Political Economy
What CAS zone is Review of African Political Economy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of African Political Economy is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies / Political Science. 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 Review of African Political Economy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.11; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Review of African Political Economy?
The publisher reports about 56 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Review of African Political Economy in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Sociology.
Which databases index Review of African Political Economy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of African Political Economy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Review of African Political Economy open access, and what is the APC?
Review of African Political Economy is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .