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Journal of Eastern African Studies
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Journal of Eastern African Studies

1753-1055

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rjea20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Political Science 309 4 5 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 7
Documents by Best Scientists*: 9
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 39
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.405
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Eastern African Studies?

The journal focuses on Politics, Political economy, Law, State (polity) and Gender studies. Democracy is a focus of the presented Politics works and it dives deep in Democracy. Political violence, Independence, Opposition (politics), Development economics and Power (social and political) are some topics wherein Political economy research discussed in Journal of Eastern African Studies have an impact.

Studies on Development economics discussed in Journal of Eastern African Studies link to the field of Economic growth. The journal facilitates discussions on Economic growth that incorporate concepts from other fields like Context (language use), Land tenure and Livelihood. The journal concentrates on Law topics that focus on Colonialism and Economic Justice.

The journal connects research in Colonialism with the related topic of Ethnology. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with State (polity) but it intersects with the subject of Somali. Gender studies research presented in Journal of Eastern African Studies encompasses a variety of subjects, including Identity (social science), Nationalism and Narrative.

  • Politics (38.55%)
  • Political economy (25.09%)
  • Law (19.45%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Political Economy of Kenya's Crisis (203 citations)
  • Voting in Kenya: Putting Ethnicity in Perspective (177 citations)
  • The Kenyan Elections of 2007: An Introduction (132 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Eastern African Studies:

The most cited articles investigate studies in Politics, Political economy, State (polity), Democracy and Development economics. While Politics is the focus of the published papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Economy and Public administration. The study of State (polity), which falls within the realm of Law, was the main focus of the studies in the most cited papers.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • China
  • Politics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Political economy, Politics, State (polity), Government and Criminology are the subjects of interest in the journal. It explores issues in Political economy which can be linked to other research areas like Decolonization, Independence, Opposition (politics), Informal sector and Foreign policy. Internationalism (politics) is a primary topic of Politics research in the journal.

Journal of Eastern African Studies focuses on State (polity) but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Somali, Economic governance and Media studies. While Journal of Eastern African Studies focused on Government, it was also able to explore topics like Public institution, Institution, Nationalism, Delegitimisation and Dissent. The journal explores issues in Criminology which can be linked to other research areas like Insider, Clan, Stalemate and Negotiation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Brokerage in the borderlands: the political economy of livestock intermediaries in northern Kenya (2 citations)
  • ‘Developmental nationalism?’ Political trust and the politics of large-scale land investment in Magufuli's Tanzania (1 citations)
  • Governing the economy: rule and resistance in the Ethiopia-Somaliland borderlands (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Eastern African Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David M. Anderson (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Justin Willis (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gabrielle Lynch (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tobias Hagmann (5 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Tim Allen (4 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Eastern African Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Oxford (43 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Cambridge (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • SOAS, University of London (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Edinburgh (16 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 14.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.69% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.34% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.90% of all publications and 62.07% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

About the Journal of Eastern African Studies

The Journal of Eastern African Studies is a multidisciplinary and dynamic academic journal committed to the broad examination of politics, political economy, law, gender studies and more within the scope of Eastern Africa. With its unique concentration on this particular geographic dimension, the journal acts as a leading authority for scholarly knowledge and discussion on these matters, thus holding a significant place in the world of academia.

Each issue offers an in-depth exploration of a variety of topics from every corner of the Eastern African region with the aim to inform, educate, and promote understanding and development. This makes the journal an invaluable resource for academics, policy-makers, development specialists and other professionals with an interest in the worked matters explored.

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Top Publications

  • Courses au pouvoir: the struggle over customary capital in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Legal autocratisation ahead of the 2021 Zambian elections

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Overcoming incumbency advantage: the importance of social media on- and offline in Zambia’s 2021 elections

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • The battle for Central: ethnicity, urbanization and citizenship in Kenya’s 2022 general elections

    (2024)
    3 Citations
  • Has Kenya democratized? Institutional strengthening and contingency in the 2022 general elections

    (2024)
    1 Citations

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