Africa Today
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Aims and Scope
Africa Today is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary academic journal with articles about contemporary Africa. It was founded in 1954 and is published quarterly by the Indiana University Press. The editors accept submissions based on original research in any humanities and social science discipline. The journal publishes research articles, commentaries, and book reviews. Past special issues have focused on migration and social class, the future of African artistic practices, and family-based healthcare in Ghana. According to Project Muse, it "publishes peer-reviewed, scholarly articles and book reviews in a broad range of academic disciplines on topics related to contemporary Africa" and "seek[s] to be a venue for interdisciplinary approaches, diverse perspectives and original research in the humanities and social sciences." It is indexed in CABI, EBSCOhost, Scopus, Gale, ProQuest, and Sage Publications, Inc., among other places. Less
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- PublisherIndiana University Press
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Who is the publisher of Africa Today? 
The publisher of Africa Today is Indiana University Press.
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What is the eISSN and pISSN number of Africa Today?
The eISSN number is 1527-1978 and pISSN number is 0001-9887 for Africa Today.
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