Journal Information

Journal Information

Aim and Scope

The African Solutions Journal is an initiative of the Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University. The Journal is an inter-disciplinary African studies Journal focusing broadly on the fields of peace and security in Africa. It covers the interface between ‘academia and practice’ and ‘theory and policy’. The Journal particularly publishes synthesis and thick analysis of unique African elements of social, cultural and political factors influencing peace and state building in Africa. It ultimately aims to gather crosscutting themes that would inform policy-makers, civil society and academicians, and advance the promotion of effective interventions across Africa.


Publication Frequency


The AfSol Journal is published biannually (two issues per year). The Editorial Committee may approve the publication of special issues where necessary.


Open Access and Distribution


The AfSol Journal is an open access journal. All published articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University is acknowledged as the original publisher.

Core Values
 

  • Strives to attain the highest levels of excellence in all publications
  • Innovation, creativity, evidence-based, and action-oriented
  • Pan-Africanism, diversity, integrity, and inclusion
  • Commitment to delivery and social transformation

 
Copy Right and Licensing

Authors grant copyright to the Institute for Peace and Security Studies for the publication of articles in line with the journal’s Licensing Policy.

 
Revenue Sources 

The African Solutions Journal (AfSol) is supported by the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), Addis Ababa University, and its partner programmes. The journal does not charge authors any fees for manuscript submission, processing, peer review, or publication and does not generate revenue through subscriptions or advertising.

Editorial decisions are based solely on the scholarly merit, originality, and relevance of submitted manuscripts. The journal’s sources of financial or institutional support have no influence on editorial decision-making.

ISSN and DOI Prefix


e-ISSN: 2518-8135
DOI Prefix: 10.63990/afsol

 
Editorial Team & Contact Information

Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Andrew E. Yaw Tchie
Senior Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
Training for Peace (TfP) Programme Coordinator

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +47 906 22 889 | +44 7803 817896

Managing Editor

Cynthia Happi

Africa Peace and Security Programme (APSP)
Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS)
Addis Ababa University

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +251 991 161 950

Editorial Office

Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS)
Addis Ababa University
P.O. Box 1176
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

General Editorial Enquiries: [email protected]