Focus and Scope
New Dimensions for Africa’s Development is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal which is devoted to the critical analysis and discussion of current issues of development. The journal receives articles from Pure and Applied Sciences, and intellectual persuasions concerned with development. Empirical, theoretical and historical articles are all welcome.
New Dimensions for Africa’s Development regularly publishes the first results of important new field-based research. The journal invites notes and comments on the articles it publishes, with the objective of stimulating informed policy and theoretical debate.
Publications Audiences
NDAD recognizes the following audiences for information dissemination through its publications;
- International scientific community
- Grassroots communities/community based organizations
- Development actors
- International agencies
- Donors, Decision makers and Policy makers
- Students of PAID-WA
- The general public
Section Policies
Articles
Peer Review Process
Review Policy
Outline the journal's peer review policy and processes for readers and authors, including the number of reviewers typically used in reviewing a submission, the criteria by which reviewers are asked to judge submissions, typical time taken to conduct the reviews, and the principles for recruiting reviewers. This will appear in About the Journal.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.