About this journal

Aims and scope

About the journal
The African Security Review is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes articles on issues across the broad spectrum of human security in Africa.

The ASR encourages submissions from various perspectives (both traditional and innovative), different methodological backgrounds and divergent theoretical approaches, in order to broaden and widen cross-disciplinary discourse in the field of human security in Africa.

The ASR is affiliated with the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), a pan-African human security policy think-tank that aims to advance human security in Africa through evidence-based policy advice, technical support and capacity building.


Journal metrics

Usage

  • 59K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 1.1 (2023) Impact Factor
  • 1.3 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 1.9 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.447 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.339 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 35 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 46 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 30 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 32% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editors

Dr. Lisa Otto - University of Johannesburg
Prof. Andreas Velthuizen - University of South Africa


Editorial Board

Oboshi Agyeno – Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Nigeria
Kwesi Aning – Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Ghana
Alhaji Mohamed Sirjoh Bah – African Union Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations, USA
Annie Chikwanha – University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Paul-Simon Handy – Institute for Security Studies (ISS), South Africa
Ekaette Ikpe – King’s College London, United Kingdom
Sam Makinda – Murdoch University, Australia
Anthony Minnaar – University of Limpopo, South Africa
Candice Moore – University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala – Makerere University, Uganda
Cyril Obi – Social Science Research Council (SSRC), USA
Sunday Angoma Okello – Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Joao Gomes Porto – Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Maxi Schoeman – University of Pretoria, South Africa
Annette Seeger s – University of Cape Town, South Africa
Romi Sigsworth – Institute for Security Studies (ISS), USA
Ian Spears – University of Guelph, Canada
Timothy Shaw – University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA

Abstracting and indexing

African Security Review is accredited/indexed by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Scopus, the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and African Studies Abstracts Online (ASAO).

Open access

African Security Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

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  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
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  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

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