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Alternative publishing distribution models for African journals with reference to Africa: The Journal of The International African Institute

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Stephanie Kitchen
Stephanie Kitchen*
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International African Institute
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Abstract

This paper considers different publishing and distribution models for African studies journals. The case considered in detail is that of Africa, the journal of the International African Institute (IAI). I discuss the publishing model employed by the Institute for its journal, some other comparable African studies journals, and the dissemination of journals edited from Africa. Flowing from our experiences of publishing an important journal in the field, I offer some more general reflections on the possible directions of publishing African journals in the era of electronic publishing.

The IAI was established as the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures in London in 1926. It had a dual mandate of providing an international centre to promote research and dissemination of information and knowledge on Africa cultures; and increasing and strengthening the link between knowledge and practical activities and the needs of administrators, educators and missionaries (Schapera 1949).

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African Research and Documentation , Volume 107 , 2008 , pp. 3 - 11
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Copyright © International African Institute 2008

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A fuller length version of this paper was presented at the Third Conference on Electronic Publishing and Dissemination hosted by CODESRIA, Dakar, Senegal, 6-7 October 2008. The draft, together with the other papers presented at the conference, is available at http://www.codesria.org/Links/conferences/el_publ08_eng/elpubl08_papers.htm. A final version will be published by CODESRIA in 2010, before the fourth edition of the conference, which will be held in Europe.

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