Selected Journals
- Aethiopica: international journal of Ethiopian studies. (Wiesbaden) (BUTLER Stacks)
- Africa. (London) (BUTLER)
- Africa review of books. 2004- (Dakar, Senegal)
- Africa today. (Bloomington, IN) (LEHMAN)
See also:
- African affairs. (London) (LEHMAN)
- African archaeological review. 1983 to present available online (Cambridge, UK) via SpringerLink
-- 1983-2008 in print (BUTLER stacks)
- African arts. (Los Angeles) (FINE ARTS)
See also:
- African book publishing record, The. (Oxford) (BUTLER)
- African diaspora archaeology newsletter. 2005- (Urbana, Illinois)
- African historical review. 2007- (Pretoria) Supercedes: Kleio. (BUTLER)
- African journal of history and culture. 2009- (Lagos, Nigeria)
- African research & documentation. 1973- (Birmingham & London) (BUTLER)
- African studies. (Johannesburg) (BUTLER)
See also:
- African studies review. (Atlanta) (LEHMAN)
See also:
- Afrika zamani. (Dakar) (BUTLER stacks only)
See also:
- Afriques: débats, méthodes et terrains d'histoire. (Paris) (via Revues.org)
- Agenda: a journal about women and gender. (Durban) (BUTLER)
- Annales d'Éthiopie. (Paris) (BUTLER Stacks: 2000-)
See also:
- ASA news (New Brunswick, NJ) 2012 to present
See also: 2004 to 2009, via Black Studies Center
Plus, 1981-2006 in print (LEHMAN stacks)
- The Australasian review of African studies. 1979- (Adelaide, Australia)
- Azania. (Nairobi) (BUTLER)
- Billets d'Afrique et d'ailleurs. (Paris)
- Black renaissance/Renaissance noire. (Bloomington) (BUTLER)
- Bulletin de l'APAD. (Association euro-africaine pour l'anthropologie du changement social et du développement) (Leiden; Marseille)
- Bulletin de l'Institut français d'Afrique noire. Série B, Sciences humaines. 1954-1965 Dakar, Senegal : IFAN, 1954-1965. (AFRICAN STUDIES READING ROOM)
- Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. Série B, Sciences humaines. 1966-1987. Dakar, Senegal : IFAN, 1966-1987. (AFRICAN STUDIES READING ROOM)
- Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire Cheikh Anta Diop. Série B, Sciences humaines, 1996-2012. Dakar, Sénégal : Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire Cheikh Anta Diop, 1996-. (AFRICAN STUDIES READING ROOM)
- Cahiers d'études africaines. (Paris) (BUTLER)
- Canadian journal of African studies. (Montreal) (LEHMAN)
- CODESRIA Bulletin. 2001- (Dakar) (LEHMAN)
- Critical African studies.. 2009- (Edinburgh, UK)
- Electronic journal of Africana bibliography. (Iowa City)
- Eritrean studies review. (Lawrenceville, NJ) (LEHMAN)
- Ethiopiques: revue negro-africaine de littérature et de philosophie. (Dakar)
(AFRICAN STUDIES READING ROOM, 1975-)
- Ghana studies. (Madison, Wis.) (BUTLER)
- History in Africa. (Waltham, MA) (BUTLER stacks only)
--See also: 2005 to present online via Project Muse
- Horn of Africa. (Summit, NJ) (LEHMAN)
- International journal of African historical studies. (Boston) (BUTLER)
- Islamic Africa. 2010- (Evanston, IL) via INGENTA and JSTOR
- Journal des africanistes. (Paris) (BUTLER)
For tables of contents, book reviews, & full-text--2005 and earlier, see: Persée
- Journal of African cinemas. (Bristol, UK)
- Journal of African history. (Cambridge) (BUTLER: 1960-2006 only, LEHMAN: 1960-1999 only; BARNARD.)
See also:
- Journal of African law. (Oxford) (LAW)
- Journal of eastern African studies. 2007 to present available online (Nairobi)
- Journal of modern African studies. (London) (LEHMAN)
See also:
- Journal of religion in Africa. (Leiden) (LEHMAN)
See also:
- Journal of southern African studies. (Cambridge, UK) (LEHMAN)
See also:
- Journal of West African history. 2015-- (East Lansing, Michigan) -- via JSTOR
- Journal of West African languages. 1964 to present. (Ibadan; Benin City, Nigeria)
- Kleio: Bulletin of the Department of History, University of Pretoria. 1976-2006. (Pretoria) (BUTLER Stacks)
- Law in Africa = Recht in Afrika = Droit en Afrique. (Cologne) (LAW)
- Liberian studies journal. (Hamilton, New York) (LEHMAN)
See the cumulative online index (1968-1996) for this journal at the home page of the Liberian Studies Association.
- Lusotopie: enjeux contemporains dans les espaces lusophones. (Paris) (LEHMAN)
See also: 2005 to 2009
- Mande studies. (Madison, Wis.) (BUTLER)
- Nordic journal of African studies. 1992- (Helsinki, Finland)
- Orita: Ibadan journal of religious studies. (Ibadan) (LEHMAN)
- Philosophia africana. (Chicago) (BUTLER)
See also:
- Politique africaine. (Paris) (LEHMAN)
See also:
- Présence africaine. (Paris) (BUTLER)
- Psychopathologie africaine: sciences sociales et psychiatrie en Afrique. (Dakar) (BUTLER)
- Research in African literatures. (Bloomington, IN) (BUTLER)
See also:
- Research review. 1965-2012. (Legon, Accra, Ghana) (LEHMAN) Ceased
- Revue noire. (Paris) (FINE ARTS)
- Rural and urban African studies. (East Lansing, MI) (LEHMAN) (Since 1994, replacing "Rural Africana" and "African urban studies")
- Safundi: the journal of South African and American studies. (Nashville)
See also:
- Slavery & abolition. (London, UK) (BUTLER)
See also:
- South African historical journal. (Bloemfontein) (BUTLER)
- Southern African humanities, 2000 to present available online. (Pietermaritzburg) via SAePublications
- Transition. (New York ; Kampala, Uganda) (BUTLER)
See also:
- Transafrican journal of history. (Nairobi) (LEHMAN)
Online Journal Services
Africa Portal Library (Centre for International Governance Innovation, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; South African Institute of International Affairs, Johannesburg, South Africa)
A digital library of over 5000 books, journals, and documents related to African policy issues; a directory of experts; plus, current news analysis and opinion articles.
African e-Journals Project (Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan)
The full text archive of 11 African journals, and a searchable directory of African e-journals--with links to websites. Includes: African Journal of Political Science, Glendora, Journal of Social Development in Africa, Transformation, Zambezia, and others
See also:
E-Journal Directory.
African Journals OnLine (AJOL) (International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK)
"African Journals OnLine (AJOL) is an online service to provide access to African-published research, and increase worldwide knowledge of indigenous scholarship. AJOL is a Non Profit Organisation based in South Africa."
AnthroSource. -- Berkeley, California: University of California Press [in partnership with the American Anthropological Association], 2004-
A searchable database providing access to the full texts (via AnthroSource or a link to JSTOR) of all of the journals and bulletins of the American Anthropological Association since the 1880s.
Bioline International Publications: Abstracts, Full Texts for Selected Journals, and Subscriptions (Centro Referência Informação Ambiental, Brazil ; Electronic Publishing Trust for Development, UK.)
A selection of African medical, crop science, insect science, and/or general science journals, plus numerous others from outside of Africa, can be accessed online. There are also links to technical reports and newsletters. NOTE: To view online or receive full texts, paid registration is required. There are journals from Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa.
Black Studies Center (ProQuest Information & Learning, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Combines three resources: Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, International Index of Black Periodicals (IIBP)---with back issues of major journals in full text, and The Chicago Defender.
Digital Library of Open Access Journals (UK)
A searchable, online library of open access journal articles which can be read online; downloading the full text is only possible through an institutional subscription.
Electronic Journals and Newspapers on Africa, (Columbia University Libraries).
Global Journals Portal---Africa (Institut national d'histoire de l'art, Paris, France)
An annotated catalog of open access, digitized collections of selected African journal titles from the 19th and 20th centuries.
JSTOR: the scholarly journal archive
(New York)
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"African Studies" filter
Persée: portail de revues scientifiques en sciences humaines et sociales. ([Paris]: Aliacom;
Lyon: Université Lumière Lyon 2, pour le Ministère de l'éducation nationale, de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche, 2004-)
Sabinet Reference -- Open Access South African Journals in Social Sciences and Sciences (Sabinet, Centurion, South Africa)