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African Affairs
''African Affairs'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Oxford University Press on behalf of the London-based Royal African Society. The journal covers any Africa-related topic: political, social, economic, environmental and historical. Each issue also includes a section of book reviews. It is the No 1. ranked journal in African Studies and the No 1. ranked journal in Area Studies. The journal is also ranked within political science. It was established as the ''Journal of the African Society'' in 1901, and was published as the ''Journal of the Royal African Society'' from 1936 until it obtained its current name in 1944. History The journal was established in 1901 at the same time as the society, under the title of the ''Journal of the African Society''; it was published as the ''Journal of the Royal African Society'' () from 1936 to 1944, and obtained its current name in 1944. The journal's initial scope was defined as covering "many subjects in Africa, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
African Studies
African studies is the study of Africa, especially the continent's cultures and societies (as opposed to its geology, geography, zoology, etc.). The field includes the study of Africa's History of Africa, history (pre-colonial, Colonisation of Africa, colonial, Decolonisation of Africa, post-colonial), Demographics of Africa, demography (Ethnic groups in Africa, ethnic groups), Culture of Africa, culture, Politics of Africa, politics, Economy of Africa, economy, Languages of Africa, languages, and Religion in Africa, religion (Islam in Africa, Islam, Christianity in Africa, Christianity, Traditional African religion, traditional religions). A specialist in African studies is often referred to as an "Africanist". Africanists argue that there is a need to "deexoticize" Africa and banalise it, rather than understand Africa as exceptionalized and exoticized.Mamdani, M. (1996), Chapter 1 from Mamdani, M., ''Citizen and Subject: contemporary Africa and the legacy of late colonialism''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nic Cheeseman
Nic Cheeseman is a British political scientist and professor of democracy at the University of Birmingham. He works on democracy, elections and African politics. He is also a columnist for ''The Africa Report'' and South Africa's ''Mail & Guardian'', and the editor of the website ''Democracy in Africa''. A regular commentator in the media, he is sometimes referred to by his Twitter handle, @fromagehomme. Education and career Cheeseman read politics, philosophy and economics at the University of Oxford, and then received an MPhil and DPhil in politics from the same university. He was elected as a Cox Fellow at New College, but left in 2006 to take up the position of associate professor of African politics at Jesus College, Oxford. He served as the director of Oxford's African Studies Centre, before moving to the University of Birmingham in January 2017 to become the professor of democracy and international development. In 2022, he became the inaugural Director of the University' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Quarterly Journals
A magazine is a periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content forms. Magazines are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combination of the three. They are categorised by their frequency of publication (i.e., as weeklies, monthlies, quarterlies, etc.), their target audiences (e.g., women's and trade magazines), their subjects of focus (e.g., popular science and religious), and their tones or approach (e.g., works of satire or humor). Appearance on the cover of print magazines has historically been understood to convey a place of honor or distinction to an individual or event. Term origin and definition Origin The etymology of the word "magazine" suggests derivation from the Arabic (), the broken plural of () meaning "depot, storehouse" (originally military storehouse); that comes to English via Middle French and Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Oxford University Press Academic Journals
Oxford () is a cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world; it has buildings in every style of English architecture since late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, science, and information technologies. Founded in the 8th century, it was granted city status in 1542. The city is located at the confluence of the rivers Thames (locally known as the Isis) and Cherwell. It had a population of in . It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. History The history of Oxford in England dates back to its original settlement in the Saxon period. The name “Oxford” comes from the Old English ''Oxenaforda'', meaning “ford of the oxen,” referring to a shallow crossing in the river where oxen could pass. The town was of strategic signific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Academic Journals Established In 1901
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and Skills, skill, north of Ancient Athens, Athens, Greece. The Royal Spanish Academy defines academy as scientific, literary or artistic society established with public authority and as a teaching establishment, public or private, of a professional, artistic, technical or simply practical nature. Etymology The word comes from the ''Academy'' in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, ''Akademos''. Outside the city walls of Athens, the Gymnasium (ancient Greece), gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive Grove (nature), grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". In these gardens, the philos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
African Studies Journals
This is a list of articles about academic journals related to the field of African studies. A * '' Abasebenzi'' * '' ACBF Newsletter'' * '' Acta Germanica'' * ''Africa'' * '' Africa & Asia: Göteborg Working Papers on Asian and African Languages and Literatures'' * '' Africa Bibliography'' * '' Africa Confidential'' * '' Africa Development'' * '' Africa Education Review'' * '' Africa Insight'' * '' Africa Media Review'' * '' Africa Renewal'' * '' Africa Research Bulletin'' * '' Africa Review of Books'' * '' Africa, Rivista semestrale di studi e ricerche'', successor of ''Africa: Rivista trimestrale di studi e documentazione'' * '' Africa Spectrum'' * '' Africa Today'' * '' Africa Update'' * '' Africa Week'' * '' Africa Yearbook'' * '' Africa-Asia Confidential'' * '' African Affairs'' * '' African and Asian Studies'' * '' African and Black Diaspora'' * '' African Anthropologist'' * '' African Archaeological Review'' * '' African Arts'' * '' African Book Publishing Record'' * '' Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
HathiTrust
HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries. Its holdings include content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries. Etymology ''Hathi'' (), derived from the Sanskrit , is the Hindi word for 'elephant', an animal famed for its long-term memory. History HathiTrust was founded in October 2008 by the twelve universities of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation and the eleven libraries of the University of California. As of 2024, members include more than 219 research libraries across the United States, Canada, and Europe, and is based on a shared governance structure. Costs are shared by the participating libraries and library consortia. The repository is administered by the University of Michigan. The executive director of HathiTrust is Mike Furlough, who succeeded founding director John Wilkin after Wilkin stepped down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William Hugh Beeton
William Hugh Beeton, CMG (14 October 1903 – 26 March 1976) was the Chief Commissioner of Ashanti, which became Ghana in 1957. Beeton also served as Vice President of The Royal African Society. Education William Hugh Beeton was educated at Strathallan School in Perthshire and the London School of Economics, University of London. Career * Assistant District Commissioner, Gold Coast, 1926. * District Commissioner, Gold Coast, 1932. * Administrative Officer, Class II, 1943. * Senior Assistant Colonial Secretary, 1944. * Administrative Officer, Class I, 1946. (Assistant Chief Commissioner, Ashanti) * Chief Commissioner, Ashanti, 1950-54. (Title changed to Chief Regional Officer 1952) Awards Appointed a Companion of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Political Science Journals
This is a list of political science journals presenting representative peer-reviewed academic journals in the field of political science. A *'' Acta Politica'' *'' African Affairs'' *'' American Affairs'' *'' American Journal of Political Science'' *'' American Political Science Review'' *'' American Politics Research'' * '' The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science'' *'' Annual Review of Political Science'' *'' Armed Forces & Society'' *'' Australian Journal of Political Science'' *'' Australian Journal of Politics and History'' *'' Australian Quarterly'' B *'' British Journal of Political Science'' *''British Journal of Politics and International Relations'' C *'' Canadian Journal of Political Science'' *'' Caucasian Review of International Affairs'' *''Central European Journal of International and Security Studies'' *'' Chronicles'' *'' City Journal'' *'' Claremont Review of Books'' *'' Comparative European Politics'' *'' Comparative Political Stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Web Of Science
The Web of Science (WoS; previously known as Web of Knowledge) is a paid-access platform that provides (typically via the internet) access to multiple databases that provide reference and citation data from academic journals, conference proceedings, and other documents in various academic disciplines. Until 1997, it was originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information. It is currently owned by Clarivate. Web of Science currently contains 79 million records in the core collection and 171 million records on the platform. History A citation index is built on the fact that citations in science serve as linkages between similar research items, and lead to matching or related scientific literature, such as academic journal, journal articles, conference proceedings, abstracts, etc. In addition, literature that shows the greatest impact in a particular field, or more than one discipline, can be located through a citation index. For example, a paper's influence can be d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clarivate
Clarivate Plc is a British-American Public company, publicly traded analytics company that operates a collection of subscription business model, subscription-based services, in the areas of bibliometrics and scientometrics; business intelligence, business and market intelligence, and competitive landscape, competitive profiling for pharmacy and biotech, patents, and regulatory compliance; trademark protection, and Domain name, domain and brand protection. Clarivate calculates the impact factor of scientific journals, using data from its Web of Science product family, that also includes services and applications such as Publons, EndNote, and EndNote Click. Its other product families are Cortellis, DRG, CPA Global, Derwent, CompuMark, and Darts-ip, and also the various ProQuest products and services. Clarivate was formed in 2016, following the acquisition of Thomson Reuters' Intellectual Property and Science business by Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia. Clarivate ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Impact Factor
The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a type of journal ranking. Journals with higher impact factor values are considered more prestigious or important within their field. The Impact Factor of a journal reflects the yearly mean number of article citations published in the last two years. While frequently used by universities and funding bodies to decide on promotion and research proposals, it has been criticised for distorting good scientific practices. Impact Factor is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate, Clarivate's Web of Science. History The impact factor was devised by Eugene Garfield, the founder of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in Philadelphia. Impact factors began to be calculated yearly starting from 1975 for journals listed in the ''Journal Citation Reports'' (JCR). ISI was acquired by Thomson Scientific & Healthcare in 1992, and became known as Thomson ISI. In 2018, Thomson Reuters, Thomson-Reuters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
