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Africa (journal)

academic journal

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ4689536 ↗
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Africa is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the International African Institute. The journal covers the study of African societies and culture. The journal was established in 1928 and the editors-in-chief are Julie Archambault (Concordia University) and Joost Fontein (University of Johannesburg).

Africa strives to shed light on African philosophers, writers, and cultural and societal shifts.

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According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 1.235.

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The public source identifies “Africa (journal)” as academic journal. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Africa, journal and academic.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1928, 2021—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Africa, journal and academic providing the first useful test.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4689536. The first chronological checks are 1928 and 2021.

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This entry incorporates text from “Africa (journal)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.