African Affairs

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The journal was established in 1901 [1] as the Journal of the African Society and was published as the Journal of the Royal African Society ( ISSN   0368-4016) from 1936 to 1944. In 1944, the journal obtained its current name.[ citation needed ]

The journal offers an African Author prize, which is awarded for the best article published in the journal by an author based in an African institution, or an African Ph.D student based in an overseas university. [2]

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According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 3.017. [3]

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References

  1. Elisabeth Gayon (1985). "Guide documentaire de l'étudiant et du chercheur en science politique". In Madeleine Grawitz [in French]; Jean Leca [in French] (eds.). Traité de science politique (in French). Presses Universitaires de France. p. 305. ISBN   2-13-038858-2.
  2. "Author prize | African Affairs | Oxford Academic". Archived from the original on 18 February 2015.
  3. "African Affairs". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate. 2022.