Africa Spectrum’s revitalisation continues. We have embarked on a process of building on the journal’s traditional strengths while seeking to increase its ability to publish original scholarship that informs important debates that pertain to the African continent. Early efforts led by Julia Grauvogel are already paying off. The journal’s impact factor has increased for the second year in a row, rising from 0.833 in 2018 to 0.903 in 2019. With the continued support of the GIGA Institute for African Affairs (IAA), our goal is to continue this upward trend in the coming years as we take further steps to increase the diversity of the scholars we publish, particularly women and scholars based on the continent, all while maintaining our commitment to scientific integrity and disciplinary pluralism. We are currently in the process of analysing the journal’s submission and publication track record to address these issues in a comprehensive manner. We plan to provide more details hereon in coming issues.

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新声音，新观点

非洲光谱的振兴还在继续。我们已开始着手利用该杂志的传统优势，同时力求提高其发表原创学术论文的能力，从而为有关非洲大陆的重要辩论提供依据。朱莉娅·格劳沃格尔（Julia Grauvogel）领导的早期努力已见成效。该期刊的影响因子连续第二年增加，从2018年的0.833增加到2019年的0.903。在GIGA非洲事务研究所（IAA）的持续支持下，我们的目标是在未来继续保持这种上升趋势。十年来，我们采取了进一步措施，以增加我们发表的学者的多样性，尤其是非洲大陆的妇女和学者，同时保持我们对科学诚信和学科多元化的承诺。我们目前正在分析该期刊的投稿和出版记录，以全面解决这些问题。我们计划在以后的问题中提供更多详细信息。