Journal of Eastern African Studies is an international publication of the British Institute in Eastern Africa, published four times each year. It aims to promote fresh scholarly enquiry on the region from within the humanities and the social sciences, and to encourage work that communicates across disciplinary boundaries. It seeks to foster inter-disciplinary analysis, strong comparative perspectives, and research employing the most significant theoretical or methodological approaches for the region.
The region includes Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Malawi, Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles, Reunion, Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Editors also welcome submissions on transnational topics that are meaningfully connected to this region.
The Editors welcome submissions from all academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including archaeology, anthropology, cultural studies, development studies, economics, environmental studies, geography, history, international relations, literatures and languages, political economy, politics, social policy and sociology.
Peer Review Statement
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
144K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.9 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
1.8 (2023) 5 year IF
3.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.221 (2023) SNIP
0.554 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
12 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Florence Brisset-Foucault - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Andrea Purdeková – University of Bath
Editorial Advisory Board:
Chair David Anderson - Warwick University
Lovise Aalen - Chr. Michelsen Institute Samantha Balaton-Chrimes - Deakin University Nicole Beardsworth - Univeristy of Witwatersrand James Brennan - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dan Branch - Warwick University Neil Carrier - University of Bristol Max Chuhila - University of Dar es Salaam Clélia Coret - Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique (IFRA)-Nairobi Jennifer Cole - University of Chicago Marie-Eve Desrosiers - University of Ottawa Dereje Feyissa - Addis Ababa University Fana Gebresenbet - IPSS,Addis Ababa University Tom Goodfellow - University of Sheffield Mai Hassan - MIT Emma Hunter - University of Edinburgh Michael Jennings - SOAS Pamela Khanakwa - Makerere University Wangui Kimari - University of Cape Town Eric Kioko - Kenyatta University Asnake Kefale - Addis Ababa University Mehdi Labzaé - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut des Sciences Sociales du Politique (Nanterre) Cherry Leonardi - Durham University Claire Médard - l’Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) Joseph Mujere - University of York Kenda Mutongi - MIT Felix Ndahinda - University of Rwanda Christine Noe - University of Dar es Salaam Paul Omach - Makerere University Duncan Omanga - National Endowment for Democracy Derek Peterson - University of Michigan Helen Scanlon - University of Cape Town Sharath Srinivasan - Cambridge University Christopher Vaughan - Liverpool John Moores University Richard Vokes - University of Western Australia Richard Waller - Independent Njoki Wamai - United States International University Justin Willis - Durham University
Director of the BIEA Jane Humphris - British Institute in Eastern Africa
Abstracting and indexing
Journal of Eastern African Studies is abstracted and indexed in:
African Studies Abstracts Online
CAB Abstracts database
Thomson Reuters Social Sciences Citation Index® (SSCI)
Open access
Journal of Eastern African Studies 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.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
The BIEA has been active since 1960 and has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The Institute exists to promote research in all the disciplines in the humanities and social sciences within the wider region of eastern Africa – from Eritrea and Sudan in the north to Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the south, extending westwards to Rwanda, Burundi and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and including Madagascar and the islands of the Indian Ocean. It has a strong tradition of research in anthropology, archaeology, history and linguistics, and recent projects have embraced political, environmental and development studies, geography, public health, and art and performance.
Annual membership of the British Institute in Eastern Africa is open to all, and runs from January to December each year. Full membership costs just £20.00, and we offer a student membership at £15.00. There is also local membership for KES 2,000/=.
Members may subscribe to our journals Azania or Journal of Eastern African Studies, both published four times a year, at a substantially discounted rate of £25 for one journal (£45 for both). East African members can subscribe to the journals for KES 3,000/= per journal.
Please see the membership page for details of how to join the BIEA.
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