Africa Spectrum is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed academic journal concentrating on the analysis of current issues of development in Africa south of the Sahara. It is the only German academic journal exclusively devoted to Africa. Africa Spectrum is published three times a year by the GIGA Institute of African Affairs. The journal is part of the GIGA Journal Family of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (Hamburg, Germany).
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Overview | |
Publisher | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
Language | English |
Frequency | Continuous publication |
Publication Time | 6 |
Editorial Review Process | Double anonymous peer review |
General Details | |
Language | English |
Society/Institute/Sponsor | GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies |
Frequency | Continuous publication |
Publication Start Year | 1965 |
Publisher URL | Visit website |
Website URL | Visit website |
Publication Details | |
Plagiarism | Visit website |
Publication Time | 6 |
Editorial Review Detail | |
Editorial Team | Visit website |
Review Process | Double anonymous peer review |
Review Url | Visit website |
Information for authors | |
Author instructions | Visit website |
Deposit Policy | Sherpa/Romeo |
License type | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND |
OA statement | Visit website |
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Based on turnaround time from submission to publication for papers (articles & reviews) published in 2022 and for journals with a sample of more than 10 papers.
Africa Spectrum has been in operation since 1965 till date.
Africa Spectrum published with a Continuous publication frequency.
In 2023, Africa Spectrum published 18 articles.
For Africa Spectrum,eISSN is 1868-6869 and pISSN is0002-0397.
Citescore for Africa Spectrum is 1.7.
SNIP score for Africa Spectrum is 1.45.
SJR for Africa Spectrum is Q2.
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC is the publisher of Africa Spectrum.