The journal was established in 1958 as the African Studies Bulletin, obtaining its current name in 1970.

[1] During its history, it published several supplements, which have now all been consolidated in the main journal.

[2] The journal is indexed and abstracted in the following bibliographic databases:[3] The African Studies Review awards prizes to recognize the achievements in scholarship of African studies scholars.

In 2001, the board of directors of the African Studies Association established an annual prize, the Graduate Student Paper Prize, for the best graduate student paper presented at the previous year's Annual Meeting.

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