The Journal of African History

1.8k papers and 18.7k indexed citations i.

About

The 1.8k papers published in The Journal of African History in the last decades have received a total of 18.7k indexed citations. Papers published in The Journal of African History usually cover Anthropology (1.2k papers), Sociology and Political Science (588 papers) and Political Science and International Relations (420 papers) specifically the topics of African history and culture studies (831 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (538 papers) and Colonialism, slavery, and trade (351 papers). The most active scholars publishing in The Journal of African History are Jan Vansina, Paul E. Lovejoy, Maynard W. Swanson, J. E. G. Sutton, Marion Johnson, Jane I. Guyer, Brian M. Fagan, Thomas Spear, A. G. Hopkins and Frederick Cooper.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published in The Journal of African History

Since Specialization
EngineeringComputer SciencePhysics and AstronomyMathematicsEarth and Planetary SciencesEnergyEnvironmental ScienceMaterials ScienceChemical EngineeringChemistryAgricultural and Biological SciencesVeterinaryDecision SciencesArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and AccountingSocial SciencesPsychologyEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth ProfessionsDentistryMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyNeuroscienceNursingImmunology and MicrobiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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Countries where authors publish in The Journal of African History

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