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1988–1995
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African Languages and Cultures
African Languages and Cultures is not currently indexed in Scopus. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by University of London.
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Publisher: University of London
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Quick answers
Is African Languages and Cultures indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1988–1995).
What is the impact factor of African Languages and Cultures?
African Languages and Cultures has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes African Languages and Cultures and what is its ISSN?
African Languages and Cultures is published by University of London. Its ISSN is 0954-416X.
Is African Languages and Cultures covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is African Languages and Cultures in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is African Languages and Cultures open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed African Languages and Cultures for 8 years, between 1988 and 1995. Coverage ended in 1995, 31 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 153 works and 1,245 citations for the title. Its papers appear as late as 1997, 2 years after Scopus coverage ended in 1995. That pattern fits a journal Scopus stopped indexing while it kept publishing, but it can also come from a changed ISSN or merged records. Confirm the journal's current status before submitting.
How well cited is African Languages and Cultures? — open metrics via OpenAlex
African Languages and Cultures has an h-index of 17 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
17
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
35
i10-index
153
works indexed
1,245
total citations
African Languages and Cultures published 12 papers in 1997; its busiest recent year was 1991 with 20. 2026* is the year so far.
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h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for African Languages and Cultures? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1995. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 1995
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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