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Impact factor of History in Africa (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers History in Africa published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Journal Impact Factor from Clarivate; the value above is how often its recent papers are cited.
Rank in its subject categories
- Historyrank 48 of 565 journals
- Area Studiesrank 98 of 189 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of History in Africa
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). History in Africa is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no JCR quartile. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$3,550.
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for History in Africa
History in Africa follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Cambridge University Press: automatic 100% waiver for Research4Life Group A and 50% for Group B through the Cambridge Open Equity Initiative. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
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Who funds research published in History in Africa
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03Indexing
Indexing of History in Africa
- ISSN
- 0361-5413
- eISSN
- 1558-2744
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press all its journals →
- Subjects
- History, Area Studies
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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04How to submit
How to submit to History in Africa
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05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for History in Africa
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06Same subject
History journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to History in Africa when the 479 journals of History in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | HiSTOReLo Revista de Historia Regional y Local | 0.57 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 45 | Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History | 0.57 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 46 | Russian History | 0.57 | AHCI | Subscription |
| 47 | The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society | 0.57 | ESCI | Subscription |
| 49 | The Historical Journal | 0.54 | AHCI, SSCI | Subscription |
| 50 | Journal of American History | 0.54 | AHCI, SSCI | Subscription |
| 51 | International Labor and Working-Class History | 0.54 | AHCI, SSCI | Subscription |
| 52 | Sibirskie istoricheskie issledovaniya | 0.54 | ESCI | Fully open access |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
07Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
08Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of History in Africa?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of History in Africa is 0.55: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 0.55 times on average in a year. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.
What is the h-index of History in Africa?
The h-index of History in Africa is 45 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 45 of its papers have each been cited at least 45 times. Its i10-index is 304.
What is the APC of History in Africa?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$3,550 for History in Africa (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of History in Africa?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). History in Africa is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no JCR quartile. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is History in Africa indexed in Scopus?
Yes. History in Africa appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is History in Africa an SCIE journal?
History in Africa is listed in ESCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is History in Africa in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
History in Africa is not listed in the JCR 2024 list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Does History in Africa offer an APC waiver?
History in Africa follows the policy of Cambridge University Press: automatic 100% waiver for Research4Life Group A and 50% for Group B through the Cambridge Open Equity Initiative. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Who funds research published in History in Africa?
22% of 23 recent research articles in History in Africa name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, College of Arts and Sciences, College of William and Mary, American Council of Learned Societies.
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