GIGA Journals with Strong Upwards Trend in Impact Factors
GIGA Journal Family
GIGA Journals with Strong Upwards Trend in Impact Factors
The recently published “Impact Factors 2024” by the specialist company Clarivate Analytics once again demonstrate the academic excellence of the GIGA Journal Family. The Journal of Politics in Latin America (JPLA) and Africa Spectrum in particular were able to further increase their visibility and relevance in the international research landscape.
The three journals listed in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) achieved the following impact factors for the year 2024:
Journal of Politics in Latin America, indexed in the ESCI: impact factor of 2.1 (previous year: 1.6). The journal improved significantly in the “Political Science” category to rank 92 out of 322 (previous year: rank 126 out of 318).
Africa Spectrum, indexed in the SSCI: impact factor of 2.2 (previous year: 1.9). The journal climbed to rank 9 out of 182 in the “Area Studies” category (previous year: 15 of 176).
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, indexed in the SSCI: impact factor of 1.7. The journal thus remains stable at a high level and is ranked 19th out of 182 (previous year: 7th out of 176) in the “Area Studies” category.
The impact factor measures the average number of times a journal's articles are cited in other scientific publications per year. It is an important indicator of the visibility and relevance of scientific journals.
GIGA President Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach acknowledges the achievements of the respective editorial teams: “The current Impact Factors are a great success. My heartfelt thanks go to everyone involved – especially the current and former editors and editorial team members. Their continued high-quality work is paying off.”
The GIGA Journal Family remains committed to the principle of Open Access: all articles are freely accessible on a permanent basis, at no cost to authors or readers. In this way, the GIGA is making an important contribution to open and globally accessible science.
Outstanding contributions by researchers from all over the world feature in the GIGA’s four journals. The GIGA Journal Family is presided over by Sage, maintaining the ”platinum standard” of the Open Access model.
The GIGA strives to publish research results as promptly as possible according to the Open Access principle. Open Access represents free online access to research results – without financial, technical, or legal barriers.
The Open Access journals of the GIGA Journal Family were able to further increase their reach and influence in 2023. Sage has announced the new impact factors.
