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Journal of Black Studies

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Journal of Black Studies
DisciplineBlack studies
LanguageEnglish
Edited byChristel N. Temple
Publication details
History1970-present
Publisher
FrequencyBimonthly
1.108 (2020)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Black Stud.
Indexing
ISSN0021-9347 (print)
1552-4566 (web)
LCCN77022565
OCLC no.1799971
Links

The Journal of Black Studies is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the fields of social sciences and ethnic studies concerning African and African diaspora culture, with particular interest in African-American culture. As of 2023, the journal's editor-in-chief is Christel N. Temple (University of Pittsburgh), and the Book Review Editor is Taharka Adé (San Diego State University). The black studies journal was established in 1970 by Molefi Kete Asante and is currently published by Sage Publishing.

Abstracting and indexing

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The Journal of Black Studies is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index, among other databases. According to Journal Citation Reports, its 2020 impact factor is 1.108, ranking it 82nd out of 109 journals in the category "Social Sciences"[1] and 17th out of 20 journals in the category "Ethnic Studies".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Social Sciences". 2020 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2020.
  2. ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Ethnic Studies". 2020 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2020.
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