African Journal of Economic and Management Studies Cover Image for Volume 17, Issue 4
Current Issue
Volume 17,
Issue 4,
20 July 2026

About the African Journal of Economic and Management Studies

The African Journal of Economic and Management Studies advances both theoretical and empirical research, informs policies and practices, and improves understanding of how economic and business decisions shape the lives of Africans.

Submission information

Accepted manuscript types and word counts

  • Research Paper — up to 8000 words
  • Case Study — up to 8000 words
  • Conceptual Paper — up to 8000 words
  • Literature Review — up to 8000 words
  • Practitioner Viewpoint — up to 3000 words
  • Book Review — up to 1500 words
  • Editorial — up to 3000 words

Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more information. The word count includes all text, figures and tables. When estimating your total, please allow 280 words for each figure or table. Read more about the article types for this journal.

Reference style

Use the Harvard reference style. Read more about the reference types for this journal.

Keywords

Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper.

Peer review type

Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.

Open access options

This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.

Accepted languages

This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.

Accepted submission files

Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.

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Calls for papers

There are currently no open calls for papers for this journal. New calls are posted as they become available.

View all active calls for papers