Journal of Cultures and Ideas is an international and interdisciplinary journal that seeks to extend the scope of scholarly debate about Africa and African issues. The journal serves the full spectrum of humanistic and social sciences disciplinary communities including anthropology, archaeology, history, law, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, demography, development studies, education, gender, peace and conflict studies, literature, and urban studies. Other fields are accepted insofar as they impact culture. The journal will accept empirical and research papers as well as theoretical and practice-oriented papers that contribute to a better understanding of the African experience in all its ramifications. The Editors will also welcome submissions for Special Issues of the Journal to be handled by guest editors on specific themes from time to time.

Submissions

Articles submitted to the journal must be original and should not have been previously published or be in the process of being considered for publication elsewhere. Articles should average between 5,000 and 9,000 words (excluding footnotes) in length. Case analyses should be between 1,500 and 2,500 words; comments/notes should not exceed 3,000 words and book reviews should be between 500 and 1,500 words. The Journal shall be published twice annually (June & December). This will be both in hard copies and online versions. All contributions should be submitted as Microsoft Word document and should follow the MLA Style.

Peer Review Statement, Ethics and Administration 

All articles and manuscripts submitted to the journal will undergo rigorous peer review processes. Decision on each submission will be based on the reports of two anonymous reviewers. The journal has zero tolerance for plagiarism.

Article Processing Charge

Journal of Cultures and Ideas does not charge any fees for the submission and publication of articles.

Open Access Policy

All published articles are freely available online without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

Copyright & Licensing

Authors retain the copyright of their published articles. This work is licensed under a https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Repository Policy

Authors have the freedom to deposit submitted version, the accepted version, and the Version of Record of their work in an institutional or other repository of their choice.

Archiving Policy

The journal contents are archived with CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, and PKP PN