Overview

Journals in this cluster examine communities, behaviour, society, development, politics, culture, inequality, identity, and social transformation. They support research that helps explain how African societies function, how people experience change, and how social, political, and economic realities influence everyday life and collective futures.

Why Social Sciences Journals Matter

• Strengthens the visibility and discoverability of Social Sciences research across Africa
• Provides a credible publishing home for Social Sciences scholarship, built on strong standards, guidance, and long-term support
• Creates space for Social Sciences research on society, communities, politics, culture, inequality, identity, and social transformation in African contexts
• Supports institutions in demonstrating active research production and knowledge sharing within Social Sciences
• Creates publishing opportunities for researchers, emerging scholars, and postgraduate contributors in Social Sciences
• Encourages collaboration across Social Sciences research, public discourse, community engagement, and policy
• Contributes to a stronger Pan-African scholarly publishing ecosystem that advances African leadership in Social Sciences knowledge production