Africa Spectrum


Africa Spectrum is an interdisciplinary double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal concentrating on current political, sociological, historical, and development matters in Africa. It was founded in 1966 and was the only German academic journal exclusively devoted to Africa. Today, Africa Spectrum is published in English and is Platinum Open Access. Africa Spectrum is published three times a year by the GIGA Institute of African Affairs. The journal is part of the GIGA Journal Family of the GIGA-Institute of African Affairs within the German Institute for Global and Area Studies in. Issues starting from the year 1966 are available at JSTOR, with a three-year moving wall.

Concept

Africa Spectrum publishes scientific knowledge on politics, societies, and development in Africa, as well as Africa's role in the international system. Africa Spectrum is double-blind peer reviewed and, as of 2024, tied as the highest ranked African studies journal. Its intended audiences are academics, students, general readers, and practitioners with a concern for contemporary Africa. Since 2003, the journal collaborates closely with the Association of Africanists in Germany.

Indexing

The journal is indexed by the Social Sciences Citation Index, African Studies Abstracts Online, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Scopus, and the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences.