ARAS is constantly seeking articles in the field of African Studies and welcomes contributions from all over the world. Submissions must be relevant to the discipline of African Studies which means centering research on African ways of knowing and giving Africa agency in all components of research, teaching and learning. Read this post to understand that African Studies is an academic discipline, epistemology and is the politics of decolonisation NOT as anything about Africa.

The following formats will be considered for publication:

• Scholarly articles: original, research-based articles between 1000-6000 words. Please include all relevant material such as graphs, maps and tables.
• Generalist articles, opinion pieces or debates between 1000-6000 words, relevant to African studies, African politics, society, economics, religion, literature or other relevant areas of interest to AFSAAP members.
• Field Notes of 1000-2000 words: any African fieldwork experiences or observations that would make an interesting contribution to the field of African studies. Please submit any photos that might be relevant.
• Book reviews between 300-1000 words.
• Review Essays between 1000-2000 words.
• Short notes / news / comments on reports 300-1000 words