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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
1930–1941 (also 1927, 1923, 1921)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
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Bantu Studies
Bantu Studies is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd..
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ISSN 0256-1751Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
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Quick answers
Is Bantu Studies indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1930–1941 (also 1927, 1923, 1921)).
What is the impact factor of Bantu Studies?
Bantu Studies 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 Bantu Studies and what is its ISSN?
Bantu Studies is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. Its ISSN is 0256-1751.
Is Bantu Studies in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Bantu Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Bantu Studies for 15 years, between 1921 and 1941, with 6 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 1941, 85 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Bantu Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Bantu Studies has an h-index of 65 and a 2-year mean of 0.71 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
65
h-index
0.71
2-yr mean citations
533
i10-index
2,420
works indexed
22,774
total citations
Bantu Studies published 27 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 84. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
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.
Who publishes in Bantu Studies? — latest 100 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from South Africa (34.8%), United States (8.7%) and Ghana (8.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Bantu Studies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1941. 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 1941
- 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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