Journal Overview

Journal of Psychology in Africa

ISSN: 1433-0237 (Print)

ISSN: 1815-5626 (Online)

Aims & Scope

Findings from psychological research across diverse cultural and regional contexts require an interdisciplinary forum for broad dissemination and application in the context of development. The Journal of Psychology in Africa serves as such a platform, advancing psychological research that contributes to socio-cultural and health development globally, with a particular emphasis on African settings and the African diaspora. While the journal encourages research that explores African heritage, social realities, and developmental opportunities, it also welcomes high-quality international submissions that address themes relevant to diverse cultural contexts, including those with translational significance for African communities. Contributions should aim to integrate local and global perspectives, methodologies, and applications, enriching the broader field of applied psychological sciences.

The Journal of Psychology in Africa publishes original empirical research articles, research reviews, conceptual development articles and thematic issues. Manuscripts can be regular research reports, brief reports, and those that address topical professional issues, including case analysis reports. Book reviews and special announcements are accepted for publication. Specifically, manuscripts with the following qualities are encouraged: 1) Combine quantitative and qualitative data, 2) Take a systematic qualitative or ethnographic approach, 3) Use an original and creative methodological approach, 4) Address an important but overlooked topic, 5) Present new theoretical or conceptual ideas; and 6) Present innovative context sensitive applications. Manuscript for publication consideration should show an awareness of the cultural context of the research questions asked, the measures used, the results obtained, and interpretations proposed. Finally, the papers should be practical, based on local experience, and applicable to crucial efforts in key areas of psychology for development in African cultural heritage and international settings.

Publication Frequency

Bi-monthly

Societies and Affiliations

Official Journal of Africa Scholarship Development Enterprise

Open Access

All articles published will be Gold open access under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0), and are made freely and permanently accessible online from the date of publication. For further information, please refer to the Open Access Policy.

Ethics Statement

TSP takes the responsibility to enforce a rigorous peer-review together with strict ethical policies and standards to ensure adding the highest quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication. TSP takes such publishing ethics issues very seriously on every level. Our staff are trained to identify and report any irregularities. Our editors follow Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and proceed with a zero tolerance policy for ethical violations, including plagiarism, data falsification and authorship misconduct. To confirm the originality of all submitted manuscripts, we use iThenticate for similarity checks against prior publications.