As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or other word document file format.
Where available, URLs or DOI for the all references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end and are properly labelled.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
I have read the author guidelines. AEMR publication is completely free for all authors: no submission fee, article processing charge (APC), or publication fee is payable.
Author Guidelines
Overview and submission
The African Economic and Management Review (AEMR) is an international, Africa-focused peer-reviewed journal publishing sound theoretical and empirical research in economics, business, management and related social sciences. It encourages applied economics and sound business practices that contribute to economic development in Africa, and the dissemination of research on business practices and corporate governance in Africa and beyond.
Register or log in to submit through the AEMR dashboard and follow your manuscript’s progress. For assistance, contact aemr@nokspublishing.com. Manuscripts may also be provided by email as an attachment or an accessible author-supplied Google Drive or Google Docs link. Please respond promptly to editorial queries.
No publication charges
Publication in the African Economic and Management Review (AEMR) is completely free for all authors. There are no submission fees, article processing charges (APCs), editing charges or publication fees.
Manuscript requirements
Originality: Submit original work that is not under consideration elsewhere. Preprints are permitted; disclose the preprint with your submission.
Format: Submit an editable Microsoft Word or compatible document, using single spacing and 12-point text. Include readable, numbered tables and figures with captions in the manuscript; supply original figure files where available.
Length: The normal guide is 4,000–7,000 words, including references, tables, figures and appendices. This is a guide rather than an automatic exclusion rule; the editors may allow a different length for a significant contribution.
Title and authors: Use a concise title. Provide each contributing author’s name, current affiliation and email, in the agreed author order. An institutional email is preferred where available.
Abstract and keywords: Describe the purpose, methodology, main findings, originality and contribution. The normal guide is no more than 200 words including keywords, with at least six appropriate keywords. Editors may waive this length guide where the contribution justifies it.
References: Use APA 7th edition consistently for in-text citations and the reference list. Every cited source must appear in the reference list, and every listed source must be cited. Include a DOI where available. The APA 7th edition requirement takes precedence over older examples.
Funding and acknowledgements: Declare all funding and explain the funder’s role. Optional biographies and acknowledgements may be supplied separately; keep each author biography within 100 words.
Research ethics and permissions
Authors are accountable for the accuracy and integrity of their work and should follow the publication ethics guidance of COPE. Include only authors who made a substantial contribution; acknowledge other assistance. Declare conflicts of interest. Where research involves human participants, report the appropriate ethics approval and informed consent, and provide relevant participant information documentation. Obtain necessary permission for third-party material and acknowledge its source. Plagiarism and other research-integrity concerns are assessed through the journal’s editorial procedures.
Initial assessment and peer review
The journal supports research in Africa and welcomes relevant research from authors worldwide. Editors begin with a constructive initial assessment of scope, contribution, methods, results, implications, ethics, references and presentation. This assessment is distinct from external double-blind peer review. Before peer review, requests for author correction focus on substantive matters that cannot be resolved through editorial editing, such as methodology, data, results, interpretation, ethics or essential evidence. Routine language and presentation work is handled at the later editing stage, after acceptance has been decided and communicated. Initial assessment or a request for clarification does not constitute acceptance.
The editorial office aims to provide initial feedback within five working days. Check your dashboard or contact aemr@nokspublishing.com for progress updates.
Authors retain copyright. The journal’s current publication licence is Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): CC BY 4.0 licence. Readers may copy, share and adapt licensed material, including for commercial use, provided they give appropriate credit, link to the licence and indicate changes. No additional restrictions may be imposed. Third-party material is covered only where the article explicitly states that it is included in the licence; otherwise permission may be required. Authors grant the journal the right of first publication. This policy takes effect on 6 October 2026. Earlier articles retain the licence expressly stated in their published version unless the rights holders authorise a change.
