Journal of Contemporary African Studies

The Journal of Contemporary African Studies is a research journal on human science study of Africa.

Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Discipline	African studies
Language	English
Edited by	Prof Nthabiseng Motsemme (University of Johannesburg)
Publication details
Publisher	Routledge (United Kingdom)
Impact factor	1.1 (2022)
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	J. Contemp. Afr. Stud.
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ISSN	0258-9001 (print) 1469-9397 (web)

The journal was originally published biannually, later changing to quarterly.^[1][2] It is interdisciplinary in nature, with a focus on human sciences.^[3]

It is hosted in Rhodes University, South Africa.^[3] The chief editor is Nthabiseng Motsemme and the deputy editor in chief is Bhaso Ndzendze.^[1]