title: Social Dynamics: A Journal of African Studies
text: # Social Dynamics: A Journal of African Studies
  
  Social Dynamics: A Journal of African Studies is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by Routledge in association with the Centre for African Studies (University of Cape Town). It was established in 1975 and covers African studies. The editors-in-chief are Christopher Ouma (University of Cape Town), Bernard Dubbeld (Stellenbosch University), and Lauren Paremoer (University of Cape Town).
  
  ## Abstracting and indexing
  
  The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
  
  * Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences
  * EBSCO databases
  * Index Islamicus
  * Modern Language Association Database
  * ProQuest databases
  * Scopus
  * Social Sciences Citation Index
  * CSA databases
  
  According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 0.483.
  
  