Journal of Southern African Studies

1.9k papers and 21.6k indexed citations i.

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The 1.9k papers published in Journal of Southern African Studies in the last decades have received a total of 21.6k indexed citations. Papers published in Journal of Southern African Studies usually cover Sociology and Political Science (1.3k papers), Anthropology (685 papers) and Law (275 papers) specifically the topics of South African History and Culture (749 papers), African history and culture studies (606 papers) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (528 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Journal of Southern African Studies are Terence Ranger, William Beinart, Steven Robins, Robert Morrell, Antina von Schnitzler, Deborah Potts, JoAnn McGregor, Belinda Bozzoli, T. Dunbar Moodie and Keith Breckenridge.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published in Journal of Southern African Studies

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries where authors publish in Journal of Southern African Studies

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