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Journal of Southern African Studies Template

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About the Journal of Southern African Studies format

Journal of Southern African Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering South African History and Culture, African history and culture studies, 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." Journal of Southern African Studies 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inSouth African History and Culture African history and culture studies African studies and sociopolitical issues Legal Issues in South Africa Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
ISSN0305-7070
Citation impact (2-yr)0.58
h-index90
i10-index1,129
Total citations51,792
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Journal of Southern African Studies per year

106
2014
113
2015
119
2016
118
2017
79
2018
90
2019
87
2020
89
2021
93
2022
69
2023
65
2024
59
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Southern African Studies by publication year

1.3K
2014
1.1K
2015
1.6K
2016
878
2017
430
2018
611
2019
483
2020
317
2021
209
2022
134
2023
63
2024
8
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Southern African Studies

Nationalist Historiography, Patriotic History and the History of the Nation: the Struggle over the Past in Zimbabwe

Terence Ranger · 1 Jun 2004

Over the past two or three years there has emerged in Zimbabwe a sustained attempt by the Mugabe regime to propagate what is called ‘patriotic history’. ‘Patriotic history’ is intended to proclaim the continuity of the Zimbabwean revolutionary tradition. It is an attempt to reach out to ‘youth’ over the heads of their parents and…

Of boys and men: masculinity and gender in Southern African studies

Robert Morrell · 1 Dec 1998

Abstract Southern African historiography has become increasingly gender‐sensitive in the last decade. Primarily as a result of the impact of feminism in the world of work and in universities, research on women has burgeoned. The inclusion of women in the study of the past and the recognition of their agency has filled an important lacuna…

Citizenship Prepaid: Water, Calculability, and Techno-Politics in South Africa*

Antina von Schnitzler · 28 Nov 2008

Since the first general elections in 1994, the post-apartheid state has been faced by widespread non-payment of service charges in townships, often interpreted as a ‘culture of non-payment’ held to stem from the anti-apartheid rent boycotts of the 1980s. After the spectacular failure of a campaign to encourage payment for services, and in a context…

Naturing the Nation: Aliens, Apocalypse and the Postcolonial State

Jean Comaroff, L. Comaroff · 1 Sep 2001

This paper examines the predicament of the postcolonial nation-state through the prism of environmental catastrophe. When are plant 'invaders' likely to become an urgent political issue? And, when they do, what might they reveal of the shifting relations among citizenship, community, and national sovereignty under neo-liberal conditions? Pursuing these questions in the 'new' South Africa,…

Journal of Southern African Studies template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Southern African Studies format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Southern African Studies 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 Journal of Southern African Studies use?
Journal of Southern African 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 Southern African Studies 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of Southern African Studies?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Journal of Southern African Studies document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes Journal of Southern African Studies?
Journal of Southern African Studies is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Journal of Southern African Studies template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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