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Journal of African Cultural Studies Template

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About the Journal of African Cultural Studies format

Journal of African Cultural Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering African history and culture studies, African studies and sociopolitical issues, Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies.

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." Journal of African Cultural Studies 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inAfrican history and culture studies African studies and sociopolitical issues Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies Global Maritime and Colonial Histories African history and culture analysis
ISSN1369-6815
Citation impact (2-yr)1
h-index40
i10-index223
Total citations8,246
Top institutions publishing hereSOAS University of London
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Journal of African Cultural Studies per year

29
2014
42
2015
37
2016
30
2017
29
2018
32
2019
37
2020
52
2021
17
2022
41
2023
51
2024
25
2025

Citation impact of Journal of African Cultural Studies by publication year

379
2014
794
2015
651
2016
300
2017
336
2018
306
2019
291
2020
292
2021
54
2022
82
2023
67
2024
17
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of African Cultural Studies

Sheng: Peer language, Swahili dialect or emerging Creole?

Chege Githiora · 1 Dec 2002

Quantitative data collected during a recent research trip have shed light on the social and linguistic factors that affect language choice and use in the complex multilingual setting of Nairobi City. The first section of this paper provides the sociolinguistic backdrop of Nairobi, addressing issues of language choice among the city residents, the general distribution…

African cuisines: Recipes for nationbuilding?

Igor Cusack · 1 Dec 2000

ABSTRACT Whenever possible, the state, ruling élites and other actors in the postcolonial world have appropriated available cultural material such as literature, music or oral heritage and placed this into a basket labelled 'the national culture.' As part of this process, the emergence of national cuisines has been noted and explored by various writers outside…

Dakar Wolof and the configuration of an urban identity

Fiona McLaughlin · 1 Dec 2001

Abstract The turbulent period of political and social unrest at the end of the 1980s and beginning of the 1990s in Senegal gave rise to the Set Setal movement in which the city of Dakar was recreated in the historical imagination of its youth. This essay argues that the Set Setal movement coincided with the…

Rethinking African culture and identity: the Afropolitan model

Chielozona Eze · 14 Mar 2014

Since the end of the Cold War and, in particular, the demise of apartheid in South Africa, there has been a sustained debate about African identity. There seems to be a consensus among scholars of African culture that the conventional notion of African identity that was conceived in opposition to the West is anachronistic. But…

The myths surrounding people with albinism in South Africa and Zimbabwe

Charlotte Baker, Patricia Lund, Richard Nyathi et al. · 15 Nov 2010

The myths associated with albinism in South Africa and Zimbabwe have a profound influence on the lives of people with the condition, from the moment of their birth until their death. The beliefs and superstitions surrounding the condition affect family life and interfere with access to education, employment and marriage. Drawing on a common interest…

Journal of African Cultural Studies template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Journal of African Cultural Studies use?
Journal of African Cultural Studies 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." Journal of African Cultural Studies 12 (3): 45–58.
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