Journal profile
Yoruba Studies Review
ISSN 2473-4713 · eISSN 2578-692X · LibraryPress@UF · United States
Yoruba Studies Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Yoruba Studies Review is published by LibraryPress@UF. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are African history and culture studies, Caribbean and African Literature and Culture and Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, together about 42% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Yoruba Studies Review is a refereed biannual journal. The journal embraces all disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and the basic/applied sciences in as much as the focus is on the Yorùbá affairs and the intersections with other communities and practices worldwide. The journal will foster and encourage interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary approaches dealing with a wide range of theoretical and applied topics including, but not limited to: cultural production, identities, religion, arts and aesthetics, history, language, knowledge system, philosophy, gender, media, popular culture, education and pedagogy, politics, business, economic issues, social policy, migration, geography and landscape, environment, health, technology, and sustainability. The journal seeks to serve as the platform for a new generation of transformative scholarship that is based on cutting-edge research, novel methodologies, and interpretations that tap into the deep wells of Yorùbá epistemology and ontology. The journal will also publish critical review essays, book reviews, and scholarly debates on topical issues. The Yoruba Studies Review will publish research and review manuscripts in the five languages that are primarily used in the Yorùbá world—English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Yorùbá. Where possible, abstracts of papers will be translated into English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Nigeria 4, United States 2, United Kingdom 1, France 1, Brazil 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences16.2%
- Caribbean and African Literature and CultureArts and Humanities14.8%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities10.9%
- Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in NigeriaSocial Sciences9%
- African cultural and philosophical studiesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities8.2%
- Cultural and Mythological StudiesArts and Humanities3.4%
- Linguistic and Sociocultural StudiesSocial Sciences2.7%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 357 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 54 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 33 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 20 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 12 |
| 2021 | 209 | 207 | 14 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 4 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- articlePDFLength not stated
- book reviewnames and institutions of each author. Book reviews must not exceed 1000 words. Submission Contributors should submit digital files of orimain text ≤ 1,000 words
- original researchThe journal will publish original research and review manuscripts in the five languages that are primarily used in the Yoruba world– English, French, Portuguese…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal will publish original research and review manuscripts in the five languages that are primarily used in the Yoruba world– English, French, Portuguese…Length not stated
- review essayReview EssayLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Data availability
Data-sharing policy Model summary
The Yoruba Studies Review data policy does not require data publication and citation at this time due to still-emergent standards for data peer review
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE workflows Model summary
Yoruba Studies Review follows workflows developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to deal with cases of plagiarism
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Yoruba Studies Review will not accept articles containing material plagiarized from other publications or authors. For the purposes of this policy, plagiarism is defined as copying of or reliance on work — including text, images and data — by others or yourself without proper attribution. Please be aware that you can plagiarize yourself; you must provide proper attribution in all cases where your …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review type: refereed journal Model summary
The Yoruba Studies Review is a refereed biannual journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism policy Model summary
Yoruba Studies Review will not accept articles containing material plagiarized from other publications or authors.
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
- LibraryPress@UF
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- Portuguese, Spanish, French, English, Yoruba
- ISSN
- 2473-4713
- Electronic ISSN
- 2578-692X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Yoruba Studies Review
How long does peer review take at Yoruba Studies Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Yoruba Studies Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Yoruba Studies Review based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Nigeria (4), United States (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Yoruba Studies Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Yoruba Studies Review is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Yoruba Studies Review open access, and what is the APC?
Yoruba Studies Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .