The Journal of China-Africa Studies is an academic quarterly journal focusing on studies of Africa and China-Africa relations. It is supervised by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), sponsored by the China-Africa Institute (CAI), co-sponsored and published by the Social Sciences Academic Press (SSAP). At the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held on September 3, 2018, President Xi Jinping announced that “China decided to establish the China-Africa Institute”, so as to promote people-to-people exchanges and deepen exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and African civilizations. On April 9, 2019, the China-Africa Institute was officially established in Beijing. On April 9, 2020, at the first anniversary of the establishment of the China-Africa Institute, the Journal of China-Africa Studies was officially launched. This journal adheres to the principle of maintaining academic standards and intellectual depth and pursuing innovation and inclusiveness. It mainly publishes high-quality academic articles on studies of Africa and China-Africa relations contributed by scholars from both China and abroad, with columns including Special Contribution, Special Feature, Academic Forum, Academic Reviews and Book Reviews, etc.

The Journal of China-Africa Studies is dedicated to promoting outstanding academic works and facilitating academic exchanges. While promoting the development of an academic discourse system in China and Africa, it also works to contribute to the common development of China and Africa, as well as the building of China-Africa community with a shared future.