HTI Journal of African and African Diasporic Studies/ La revue des études sur l'Afrique et la diaspora africaine
An official journal of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas, the HTI Journal of African and African Diasporic Studies (JAADS) is an international, peer-reviewed, and bilingual journal that publishes research that advances our understanding of African people and African-descended people across the diaspora. // La revue officielle de l’Institut Harriet Tubman pour la recherche sur l’Afrique et ses diasporas. La revue des études sur l'Afrique et la diaspora africaine (READA) est une revue internationale bilingue avec comité de lecture qui publie des recherches qui font progresser notre compréhension des peuples africains et des personnes d’origine africaine à travers la diaspora.
HTI Journal of African and African Diasporic Studies/ La revue des études sur l'Afrique et la diaspora africaine
Journal Description
An official journal of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas, the HTI Journal of African and African Diasporic Studies (JAADS) is an international, peer-reviewed, and bilingual journal that publishes research that advances our understanding of African people and African-descended people across the diaspora. The journal seeks to facilitate collaborations and engagement within and beyond the academy, encouraging contributions from both scholars and practitioners working on issues pertinent to Black communities.
La revue officielle de l’Institut Harriet Tubman pour la recherche sur l’Afrique et ses diasporas. La revue des études sur l'Afrique et la diaspora africaine (READA) est une revue internationale bilingue avec comité de lecture qui publie des recherches qui font progresser notre compréhension des peuples africains et des personnes d’origine africaine à travers la diaspora. La revue cherche à faciliter les collaborations et l’engagement au sein et au-delà de l’académie, en encourageant les contributions des chercheurs et des praticiens travaillant sur des questions pertinentes pour les communautés noires.
Aims and scope
The mission of the journal is to communicate significant, relevant and critical thinking on the experiences of the African and African-descended people across the Diaspora. The aim of the journal is to identify problems, share solutions and novel ideas with the community, researchers, policy and decision makers in support of Africa and its diaspora.
The journal welcomes research not limited to labour, mobility, expressive culture and belief systems, oral traditions, politics, economics, social justice, gender and sexualities, critical scholarship on science, health and wellbeing, disability, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and humanities, focusing primarily on African and African-descended people across the diaspora.
Submissions are invited in English or in French. The journal is methodologically open, drawing on interdisciplinary insights offered by a diversity of intellectual traditions, and appealing to a diverse readership.
All submissions to the journal are reviewed using the general criteria of quality, creativity, originality, accuracy, and contribution to the field.
Some of the most interesting studies related to African and African-descended people across the Diaspora are being conducted by emerging scholars. We actively encourage such researchers to submit articles with the aim of providing them with a supportive and encouraging refereeing process.
Peer Review Statement
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, they will undergo rigorous peer review by anonymized referees.
Ethical Publishing Practice
The journal abides by COPE’s Code of Conduct and aim to adhere to its Best Practice Guidelines.
Objectifs et champ d’application
La mission de la revue est de communiquer une pensée significative, pertinente et critique sur les expériences des Africains et des descendants d’Africains à travers la diaspora. L’objectif de la revue est d’identifier les problèmes, de partager des solutions et des idées nouvelles avec la communauté, les chercheurs, les politiques et les décideurs en faveur de l’Afrique et de sa diaspora.
La revue accueille la recherche non limitée sur le travail, la mobilité, la culture expressive et les systèmes de croyances, les traditions orales, la politique, l’économie, la justice sociale, le genre et les sexualités, l’érudition critique sur la science, la santé et le bien-être, le handicap, la science, la technique, l’ingénierie, les mathématiques (STEM) et les sciences humaines, en se concentrant principalement sur les personnes africaines et d’origine africaine à travers la diaspora.
Les soumissions sont invitées en anglais ou en français. La revue est méthodologiquement ouverte, s’appuyant sur des idées interdisciplinaires offertes par une diversité de traditions intellectuelles et attirant un lectorat diversifié.
Toutes les soumissions à la revue sont examinées selon les critères généraux de qualité, de créativité, d’originalité, de précision et de contribution au domaine.
Énoncé d’évaluation par les pairs
Tous les articles soumis sont soumis à une évaluation initiale par l’éditeur. Cette première lecture déterminera si l'article sera soumis au processus d'évaluation (des modifications à l'article peuvent être demandées avant que l’article soit transmis aux évaluateur/ évaluatrices externes).
Pratique éditoriale éthique
La revue respecte le code de conduite de COPE et vise à adhérer à ses lignes directrices sur les meilleures pratiques.
Co-editors
Ifeyinwa (Ify) Okadigbo
Dr. Cheikh N'Guirane
Editorial Board
Dr. Sylvia Bawa, York University
Dr. Jude Kong, University of Toronto
Dr. Gertrude Mianda, York University
Dr. Uzoma Okoye, University of Nigeria
Dr. Salewa Olawoye, York University
Dr. Ruth Rodney, York University
Dr. Hanétha Vété-Congolo, Bowdoin College
Guide for Authors
Thank you for choosing to submit your paper to the HTI Journal of African and African Diasporic Studies/ La Revue des études sur l'Afrique et la Diaspora Africaine. These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production, and publication smoothly. Please take the time to read and follow them as closely as possible, as doing so will ensure your paper matches the journal’s requirements.
About the Journal
The HTI Journal of African and African Diasporic Studies/La Revue des études sur l'Afrique et la Diaspora Africaine is an international, peer-reviewed, and bilingual journal publishing high-quality research. Please see the journal's Aims & Scope for information about its focus and peer-review policy.
Types of paper
The following types of contribution are published in the HTI Journal of African and African Diasporic Studies/ La Revue des études sur l'Afrique et la Diaspora Africaine:
Original articles (maximum 8,000 words inclusive of the abstract and references)
Articles present and discuss findings from a piece of original research.
Review Articles (maximum 10,000 words inclusive of the abstract and references)
Only critical review papers will be considered that provide a novel perspective and critical evaluation on topics of interest to broader JAADS readership. Manuscripts simply summarizing the current state of knowledge are not suitable.
Practice Notes (maximum 3,000 words inclusive of the abstract and references)
The practice note seeks to bridge academia and practice. It aims to provide a space for both applied researchers and practitioner insights to contribute to African and African Diaspora related issues. There should be several key insights and recommendations. All practice notes are reviewed by the editorial team and are not subject to external review by independent, anonymous referees.
Viewpoints (maximum 3,000 words inclusive of the abstract and references)
A viewpoint article presents an author’s personal views, supported by evidence, which provide contemporary insights relevant to Africa and its diaspora. Viewpoints include commentaries, interviews, field insights, event analyses, and reviews of recent books that focus on Africa and its diaspora. Viewpoint articles can map out new directions for research, practice, or policy; they can be propositional, providing new thinking on topics that is not directly based on the outputs of research projects. All viewpoints are reviewed by the editorial team and are not subject to external review by independent, anonymous referees.
Style Guidelines
The journal uses the APA citation style. For every in-text citation, there should be a full citation in the reference list and vice versa.
Reference Citations in Text
Sources should be cited in the text (i.e., the author's surname, the publication date of the work cited, and a page number if necessary). Full details should be provided in the reference list (under the heading References).
Reference List
References cited in the text of a paper must appear in a Reference List or bibliography. This list provides the information necessary to identify and retrieve each source.
- Order: Entries should be arranged in alphabetical order by authors' last names. Sources without authors are arranged alphabetically by title within the same list.
- Authors: Write out the last name and initials for all authors of a particular work. Use an ampersand (&) instead of the word "and" when listing multiple authors of a single work. e.g., Obiang, O., & Tobias, M.
- Titles: Capitalize only the first word of a title or subtitle, and any proper names that are part of a title.
- Indentation: The first line of the entry is flush with the left margin, and all subsequent lines are indented (5 to 7 spaces) to form a "hanging indent".
- Underlining vs. Italics: It is appropriate to use italics instead of underlining for titles of books and journals.
Two additional pieces of information should be included for works accessed online.
- Internet Address: A stable Internet address should be included and should direct the reader as close as possible to the work. If the work has a digital object identifier (DOI), use this. If there is no DOI or similar handle, use a stable URL. If the work’s URL is not stable, as is often the case with online newspapers and some subscription-based databases, use the home page of the site you retrieved the work from.
2. Date: If the work is a finalized version published and dated, as in the case of a journal article, the date within the main body of the citation is enough. However, if the work is not dated and/or is subject to change, as in the case of an online encyclopedia article, include the date that you retrieved the information.