About the Journal

Editorial Sponsorship of JAPPD is provided by FSU Libraries at Florida State University.

Mission
The mission of JAPPD is to assess the results of public policy on African citizens and their nations. JAPPD will contribute to scholarly thought on public policy in Africa through rigorous and timely research. The journal will help create a new publishing avenue for authors researching African public policy, using Open Access publishing to increase research accessibility and contribute to developing a sustainable ecosystem for scholarly publishing in Africa.

Focus and Scope
Journal of African Politics, Policy, and Development is an Open Access journal publishing original research that examines the creation and outcome of public policy in terms of African economies, societies, and politics.

JAPPD welcomes contributions by academics and practitioners from all over the world on the state of affairs in Africa, with African researchers and experts in the field encouraged to submit. Acceptable submissions come in a variety of forms, including essays and book or chapter reviews relevant to African politics, policy, and development.

General Topics of Interest Include:

  • Education
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Migration
  • Refugees
  • Conflict
  • Infrastructure
  • Labor
  • Employment
  • Economy
  • Climate Change
  • Industry (Agriculture, Technology, Electricity)
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • Elections
  • Governance
  • Environment
  • International Development
  • Local Government
  • Regional Cooperation
  • Military Affairs
  • Human rights
  • Democracy

In addressing these topics, authors are encouraged to emphasize the practical applications of their knowledge and findings for public policy makers in Africa.

Sections

  • Essays (Short and Extended)
  • Reviews
  • Editorials

Open Access Policy
The Journal of African Politics, Policy and Development is dedicated to making research open and accessible. Our publication policies allow for unconstrained research and research sharing. Authors of works published by JAPPD retain the copyright of their article, which is freely distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, permitting the unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction of the article in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Authors grant JAPPD the right of first publication and the nonexclusive right to publish, archive, and make accessible works accepted to the journal.

Copyright Notice
Authors of works published by JAPPD retain the copyright of their article, which is freely distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, permitting the unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction of the article in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Authors grant JAPPD the right of first publication and the nonexclusive right to publish, archive, and make accessible works accepted to the journal.

Privacy Statement
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Provisional Electronic ISSN: ISSN 2996-8976