The International Journal of African Historical Studies

4.6k papers and 75.2k indexed citations i.

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The 4.6k papers published in The International Journal of African Historical Studies in the last decades have received a total of 75.2k indexed citations. Papers published in The International Journal of African Historical Studies usually cover Anthropology (1.9k papers), Sociology and Political Science (1.1k papers) and Political Science and International Relations (945 papers) specifically the topics of African history and culture studies (1.5k papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (641 papers) and African history and culture analysis (594 papers). The most active scholars publishing in The International Journal of African Historical Studies are James C. McCann, James C. Scott, Creighton Gabel, Jan Vansina, Sara Berry, Ralph A. Austen, Lina Fruzzetti, Lidwien Kapteijns, Paul E. Lovejoy and T. O. Beidelman.

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Fields of papers published in The International Journal of African Historical Studies

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries where authors publish in The International Journal of African Historical Studies

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