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Ikenga

Ikenga is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 0.5). Published by University of Nigeria, Institute of African Studies.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2006-4241Verify ISSN ↗2714-4321Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: University of Nigeria, Institute of African Studies

Scopus · Q2

0.5

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 300 of 1186 · 74th pctile

Indexed in

major index

Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

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Status

Active

Coverage

2019–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

CiteScore

0.5

SJR · SCImago

0.176

Q1 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q2 · 74th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Literature and Literary Theory	300 / 1186	74th	Q2
History	787 / 1936	59th	Q2
Religious Studies	333 / 760	56th	Q2
Cultural Studies	758 / 1434	47th	Q3
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	368 / 692	46th	Q3
Archeology (arts and humanities)	251 / 462	45th	Q3
Gender Studies	180 / 233	22nd	Q4
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)	575 / 744	22nd	Q4

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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is Ikenga indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 0.5.

What quartile is Ikenga in Scopus?

Ikenga is Q2 in Literature and Literary Theory (rank 300 of 1186), Q2 in History (rank 787 of 1936) and Q2 in Religious Studies (rank 333 of 760), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 8 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Ikenga?

Ikenga is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.5, quartile Q2, 74th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.176, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 5.

Who publishes Ikenga and what is its ISSN?

Ikenga is published by University of Nigeria, Institute of African Studies. Its print ISSN is 2006-4241 and its online ISSN is 2714-4321.

Is Ikenga in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is Ikenga open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is Ikenga? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Ikenga has an h-index of 5 and a 2-year mean of 0.19 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.5, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #278 of 1,079 Scopus journals in Literature and Literary Theory.

h-index

0.19

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

195

works indexed

158

total citations

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#278 of 1,079 Top 26% Literature and Literary Theory

#667 of 1,704 Top 40% History

#285 of 634 Top 45% Religious Studies

Papers published per year

Ikenga published 46 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

African cultural and philosophical studiesPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceReligion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in Ikenga? — latest 64 articles, 2023–2026

In its latest 64 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from Nigeria (63%), Kazakhstan (9.4%) and United States (5.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Ikenga? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. 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 statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Author concentration63% of recent authorship from Nigeria

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.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ ISSN Portal · 2006-4241 ↗ISSN Portal · 2714-4321 ↗

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