The Journal of African American Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of African American studies.

[1][3] The journal is edited by Judson L. Jeffries (Ohio State University) and published quarterly by Springer.

[1][3] The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Social services abstracts, and Sociological abstracts.

[4] The journal has a 2019 SCImago Journal Rank of 0.174.

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