| Social Dynamics | |
| Cover: | Cover_of_Social_Dynamics,_A_Journal_of_African_Studies.jpg |
| Abbreviation: | Soc. Dyn.: J. Afr. Stud. |
| Discipline: | African studies |
| Editor: | Christopher Ouma, Bernard Dubbeld, Lauren Paremoer |
| Publisher: | Routledge, in association with the Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town |
| Country: | South Africa |
| History: | 1975–present |
| Frequency: | Triannually |
| Impact: | 0.483 |
| Impact-Year: | 2021 |
| Issn: | 0253-3952 |
| Eissn: | 1940-7874 |
| Lccn: | 78645757 |
| Oclc: | 1058064108 |
| Website: | https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rsdy20 |
| Link1: | https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsdy20/current |
| Link1-Name: | Online access |
| Link2: | https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rsdy20 |
| Link2-Name: | Online archive |
| Link3: | http://www.africanstudies.uct.ac.za/cas/resources/social_dynamics |
| Link3-Name: | Journal page at Centre for African Studies website |
Social Dynamics: A Journal of African Studies is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by Routledge in association with the Centre for African Studies (University of Cape Town). It was established in 1975 and covers African studies. The editors-in-chief are Christopher Ouma (University of Cape Town), Bernard Dubbeld (Stellenbosch University), and Lauren Paremoer (University of Cape Town).
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 0.483.[4]