About the Journal

The Center for African Studies founded the African Studies Quarterly (ASQ) in 1997 to promote research on Africa. It is an interdisciplinary, fully refereed, online open access journal dedicated to publishing the finest scholarship relating to the African continent. ASQ invites the submission of original manuscripts on a full range of topics related to Africa in all areas. To qualify for consideration, submissions must meet the scholarships standards within the appropriate discipline and be of interest to an interdisciplinary readership. We welcome submissions that are of a time-sensitive nature.

ASQ undertakes several types of publications. Most issues contain articles from a wide range of authors on diverse topics. ASQ also publishes Special Issues that focus on a specific theme. ASQ also welcomes At-Issue articles of a scholarly nature that are short commentaries, opinion pieces, and reactions on diverse topics. Books available for review are listed here.

African Studies Quarterly provides open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There are no publication charges, and all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author for non-commercial purposes. Nonetheless, reproduction, posting, transmission or other distribution or use of the article or any material therein requires credit to the original publication source with a link to both the article and the license. This open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative’s (BOAI) definition of open access.

African Studies Quarterly is a publication of the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida. All materials contained within the journal are expressly copyrighted by the University of Florida Board of Trustees, a public corporation of the State of Florida. Permission is hereby granted for individuals to download articles from the journal for their own personal use, as long as this statement accompanies all materials. Opinions herein are those of the authors solely and do not reflect the views of ASQ, the University of Florida Board of Trustees or the State of Florida.

ASQ permits and encourages authors to post items submitted to the journal on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, its publication in this journal.

Content published in ASQ will be preserved by the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida. The Libraries are committed to long-term digital preservation of all materials in UF-supported collaborative projects. Redundant digital archives, adherence to proven standards, and rigorous quality control methods protect digital objects. The UF Digital Collections provide a comprehensive approach to digital preservation, including technical supports, reference services for both online and offline archived files, and support services by providing training and consultation for digitization standards for long-term digital preservation.