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African Historical Review Template

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About the African Historical Review format

African Historical Review is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering African history and culture studies, South African History and Culture, African studies and sociopolitical issues.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." African Historical Review 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inAfrican history and culture studies South African History and Culture African studies and sociopolitical issues Legal Issues in South Africa Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
ISSN1753-2523
Citation impact (2-yr)0.19
h-index21
i10-index49
Total citations1,641
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of South Africa
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in African Historical Review per year

33
2013
36
2014
27
2015
28
2016
22
2017
16
2018
30
2019
11
2021
6
2022
13
2023
12
2024
9
2025

Citation impact of African Historical Review by publication year

144
2013
232
2014
169
2015
182
2016
149
2017
30
2018
25
2019
15
2021
2
2022
20
2023
2
2024
1
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in African Historical Review

Europe’s First Settler Colonial Incursion into Africa: The Genocide of Aboriginal Canary Islanders

Mohamed Adhikari · 2 Jan 2017

The annihilation of the aboriginal societies of the Canary archipelago, which consists of seven islands off the coast of southern Morocco and was populated by indigenes derived from Berber-speaking communities of north-west Africa, represents modern Europe’s first overseas settler colonial genocide. The process of social destruction, initiated by European slave raiders in the first half…

Problems and Prospects for Community-based Tourism in the New South Africa: The 2010 FIFA World Cup and Beyond

Andrea Giampiccoli, John Nauright · 1 Jun 2010

Abstract Mega-events such as the FIFA World Cup or the Olympic Games are promoted widely for the economic, tourism and social benefits they bring to host nations. The relative ‘benefit’ of such events has been widely debated. However, even when positive benefits are achieved they are vastly uneven within host nations. The Olympic Games are…

‘Go Outside’: The History, Economics and Geography of Ghanaian Football Labour Migration

Paul Darby · 1 Jun 2010

Abstract By the beginning of the new millennium, Ghana had become one of the primary exporters of football labour from the African continent. This article examines the history, geography and economic dimensions of this migratory trend. It reveals that the movement of Ghanaian footballers into the international football market was slow in developing. This was…

From Narratives of Miscegenation to Post-Modernist Re-Imagining: Toward a Historiography of Coloured Identity in South Africa

Mohamed Adhikari · 1 Jun 2008

Abstract This article traces changing interpretations of the nature of Coloured identity and the history of the Coloured community in South Africa in both popular thinking as well as the academy. It explores some of the main contestations that have arisen between rival schools of thought, particularly their stance on the popular perception that Colouredness…

A history of conservation of built heritage sites of the Swahili Coast in Tanzania

Elgidius B. Ichumbaki · 2 Jul 2016

The interaction between the Swahili Coast of the present-day Tanzanian coast and other parts of the Indian Ocean world dates back to the first millennium AD. This commercial communication resulted in the rise of several coastal city-states (stonebuilt towns), some of which date back to the tenth century. Unfortunately, some of these states started to…

African Historical Review template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the African Historical Review format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the African Historical Review template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does African Historical Review use?
African Historical Review uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." African Historical Review 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to African Historical Review?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready African Historical Review document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes African Historical Review?
African Historical Review is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's African Historical Review template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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