Critical African Studies seeks to advance critical approaches and theoretical innovation within African Studies. We aim to champion representation and inclusion, and seek to support and advance the decolonization of knowledge. We publish theoretically informed scholarship of importance for Africa and the diaspora, from diverse disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences. We encourage pieces of critical enquiry that subvert colonial framings and question long-held or widely assumed truths, and that transcend disciplinary boundaries.
We offer authors a more flexible publishing platform than other journals, allowing them greater space to develop empirical discussions alongside theoretical and conceptual engagements. Our aim is to publish scholarly articles that generate and engage with theory from the African continent and its disaporas. We aspire to publish articles based on original empirical research that has been undertaken with the highest ethical research standards.
We invite contributions, including special issue proposals, that meet the aims of the journal, that offer original and critical empirical and theoretical insights into African Studies debates.
Peer Review Statement
All submissions are evaluated by an editor before being sent out for anonymous peer review. Reviewers are selected according to their expertise in the area of the submitted paper and we seek to have at least one reviewer from the country or region that is the focus of the article. We aim to provide authors with a decision on their manuscript within three months. This decision, along with any recommendations and comments from the referees, will be sent to the author by the handling editor, who makes the final decision on accepting or rejecting papers.
Co-Chairs:
Mohammad Amir Anwar - University of Edinburgh
Akin Iwilade - University of Edinburgh, UK
Editorial Team:
Ruchi Chaturvedi - University of Cape Town, South Africa
Shari Daya - University of Cape Town, South Africa
Jean-Benoit Falisse - Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK
Salona Lutchman - University of Cape Town, South Africa
Gerald Mazarire - National University of Lesotho, Lesotho
Nelson Oppong - University of Edinburgh
Rike Sitas - University of Cape Town, South Africa
Tammy Wilks - University of Cape Town, South Africa
Editorial Assistant:
John Reid - University of Edinburgh, UK
Journal Email:
[email protected]
Advisory Board:
Adia Benton , Northwestern University, USA
Alexander Beresford, University of Leeds, UK
Rose Boswell, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
Elizabeth W Giorgis, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Hazel Gray - Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK
Shose Kessi, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Thomas Kwesi Tieku, University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Zethu Matebeni, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Patricia McFadden, University of Botswana, Botswana
Claire Mercer, London School of Economics, UK
Prishani Naidoo, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Basile Ndjio, University of Leiden, Netherlands
Iwebunor Okwechime, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Lyn Ossome, Makarere University, Uganda
Stefan Ouma, University of Bayruth, Germany
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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