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Aims & Scope

Aims

YALJOD aims to:

• Publish high-quality, original research that advances understanding of Africa’s development challenges and solutions
• Encourage interdisciplinary dialogue across politics, economics, leadership, governance, culture, and technology
• Support evidence-based policymaking and civic innovation in Africa - Provide a reputable publication outlet for early-career African scholars alongside established academics
• Contribute African perspectives to global academic and policy debates

Scope

The journal publishes empirical, theoretical, and applied research articles (up to 8,000 words) that address issues relevant to African development, including but not limited to:

• Political institutions, democracy, governance, and public policy in Africa
• Economic development, political economy, trade, and industrialization
• Leadership, youth participation, and civic engagement
• Gender, social inclusion, and human rights
• Education, health, and social policy
• Peace, security, and conflict transformation
• Technology, innovation, and sustainable development
• Regional integration and Pan-Africanism
• Africa’s role in global governance and international relations

YALJOD encourages submissions that are methodologically rigorous, theoretically grounded, and clearly situated within existing scholarly literature.