Aim and Scope

Research Aim

The African Quarterly Social Science Review (AQSSR) aims to provide a dynamic and vibrant platform for the dissemination of peer-reviewed research articles and empirically driven works within the realm of social sciences. By embracing intellectual exploration and methodological rigor, AQSSR is committed to advancing knowledge and understanding, fostering a diverse exchange of ideas, and promoting scholarly inquiry that shapes discourse and drives progress across Africa and beyond.

Review Scope

AQSSR focuses on publishing multidisciplinary empirical research, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews spanning a wide range of social science disciplines. The journal seeks to uphold the highest standards of scholarship by welcoming contributions from the following domains:

Agricultural Sciences: Exploring crop science, sustainable agriculture, soil science, agricultural economics, and innovations in agricultural technology.

Anthropology: Exploring human societies, cultures, and their development.

Applied Chemistry: Exploring chemical engineering, industrial chemistry, environmental chemistry, and the development of new materials and chemical processes.

Applied Mathematics: Studying mathematical modeling, statistical applications, computational mathematics, and the application of mathematics in solving real-world problems.

Biological Sciences: Researching molecular biology, genetics, ecology, and evolutionary biology.

Business: Exploring organizational behavior, management strategies, marketing effectiveness, and business ethics.

Climate Change: Researching the impacts of climate change, mitigation and adaptation strategies, and policy responses to climate change.

Communication Studies: Examining human communication processes, media studies, and the impact of communication technologies on society.

Cultural Studies: Analyzing cultural phenomena, practices, and the impact of culture on social dynamics.

Sociology: Studying the development, structure, and functioning of human society.

Spatial Studies: Investigating geographic information systems (GIS), spatial analysis, spatial planning, and the spatial dimensions of social and environmental processes.

Development Studies: Exploring issues related to economic development, social change, poverty alleviation, global inequality, sustainable development, and human rights.

Economics: Analyzing economic theories, policy impacts, market behavior, and financial systems.

Education: Investigating educational methodologies, curriculum development, educational psychology, and the impact of educational policies on student outcomes.

English: Examining language acquisition, linguistics, literature, and the teaching of English as a second language.

Guidance and Counseling: Examining counseling techniques, psychological assessment, career counseling, and the impact of guidance services on personal and academic development.

Human Resource Management: Examining employee relations, talent acquisition, performance management, training and development, and HR ethics.

Kiswahili: Investigating Kiswahili linguistics, literature, cultural studies, and the teaching of Kiswahili as a second language.

Land Use: Examining land use patterns, land management practices, urban planning, and the effects of land use changes on the environment.

Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Investigating logistics optimization, supply chain resilience, inventory management, and global supply chain dynamics.

Peace and Security Studies: Researching conflict resolution, international relations, security policies, and the impact of peacekeeping missions.

Political Science: Investigating political systems, government policies, political behavior, and institutional frameworks.

Project Management: Examining project planning, execution, monitoring, and control, as well as methodologies, tools, and best practices for effective project management across various sectors.

Procurement: Studying procurement processes, supply chain management, strategic sourcing, and vendor relationship management.

Psychology: Investigating cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, and mental health interventions.

Public Administration: Exploring governmental policies, public sector management, administrative theory, and the functioning of public institutions.

Religious Studies: Exploring the sociocultural impact of religions, comparative religion, theology, and the role of religion in contemporary society.

Research Methods: Evaluating qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, mixed methods, statistical analysis, and research ethics.

Resilience: Studying community resilience, disaster risk reduction, resilience in social-ecological systems, and strategies to enhance resilience against various stressors.

Sociology: Studying the development, structure, and functioning of human society.

Spatial Studies: Investigating geographic information systems (GIS), spatial analysis, spatial planning, and the spatial dimensions of social and environmental processes.

NB: For social science disciplines not listed above, the author(s) should contact the journal for information (editor@africanreview.net or africanquarterlyreview@gmail.com) on their propensity to be reviewed and included in this or our other sister journals.