African Studies Abstracts Online (ASAO) was a quarterly
abstracting service
An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding, or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose. When used, an abstract alway ...
covering
academic journal
An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...
articles and edited works on
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
in the field of the
social sciences
Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of so ...
and the
humanities
Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...
. It was published by the
Afrika-Studiecentrum Leiden
The African Studies Centre (Afrika-Studiecentrum) is a scientific institute in the Netherlands that undertakes social-science research on Africa with the aim of promoting a better understanding of historical, current and future social developments ...
. The journal was established in 1968 as ''Documentatieblad'' and renamed ''African Studies Abstracts'' in 1994, before obtaining its current name in 2002 when print was abandoned and with volume numbering re-starting at 1. ASAO no. 60 (2017) was the last issue.
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Academic journals established in 1968
Bibliographic databases and indexes
African studies journals
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