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 Somali Studies: A Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal for Somali Studies publishes peer-reviewed scholarly papers which are the work solely of the author and must not have been previously published elsewhere, nor under the consideration by any other publication. The submission may be original research, review paper or book review. Somali Studies publishes book reviews on newly printed books, and also publishes the abstracts of theses and dissertations.

Somali Studies publishes in English and Somali languages in a clear and correct style. The manuscripts should follow the academic standards with appropriate methodology for each discipline. The citation and references can be in any format as long as the format is consistent. 

The author must ensure that the manuscript does not violate any copyright or intellectual property rights. Plagiarism is a scholarly misconduct and violation of publication ethics and must be avoided. The authors have the primary responsibility to ensure that their manuscript is free from plagiarism. However journal’s editors and reviewers carefully detect and scrutinize any plagiarism in the manuscript.

All submissions to Somali Studies undergo initial evaluation by the editors. Only the suitable manuscripts are then peer reviewed by two or more referees, in double-blind peer review process, in which both identities of reviewers and author are anonymous from each other during the review process. According to the reviewers` recommendations and comments the editor takes the final decision on the manuscript.

The final decision may be one of the following: accept the article in principle, accept with minor changes, return to author for major changes, or reject it. Only accepted manuscripts will be published after completing the editing process.

A symbolic honorarium is paid to the author(s) for each published article or essay as a token of gratitude for their contribution, to promote quality research, and to motivate young researchers facing economic constraints.

The published article in Somali Studies, both the journal and the author have a full copyright of the work, and have the right to re-use it in any form, though providing the first publication is acknowledged. 

For more submission guidelines, please refer to author guidelines.

Somali Studies is open access journal and all articles are freely available to read, print and download from the website of the institute.

Disclaimer

All views and opinions expressed in the article(s) published in Somali Studies are the sole responsibility of author(s) of the article(s). It does not necessarily reflect those of the editors, editorial board, the journal, nor the Institute for Somali Studies. 

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Author Guidelines

Somali Studies: A Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal for Somali Studies accepts scholarly papers in broad areas and disciplines on Somalia, Horn of Africa, and the Somali diaspora around the globe. The journal invites submissions from scholars and researchers, both within and outside of Horn of Africa, who comply with the following guidelines:

1. The Journal publishes academic articles, which are the work solely of the author and must not have been previously published elsewhere, nor under simultaneous consideration by any other publication.

2. The journal publishes manscripts in English and Somali languages in a clear and correct style. 

3. The manuscript should follow the academic standards with appropriate methodology for each discipline. The citation and references can be in any style as long as the format is consistent throughout the manuscript. 

4. The manuscript should not violate any copyright or intellectual property rights, and must be free from plagiarism. Ensuring this is the sole responsibility of the author.

5. The manuscript must be written with Microsoft Word, font Times New Roman size 12. All manuscripts must be submitted electronically.

6. The recommended length for an article is 5,000-10,000 words, with an abstract of 100 to 250 words and around 5 keywords.

7. The submission begins with an abstract and a biography of the author with full contact details, at any time. We highly appreciate early submission.

8. The manuscripts undergoe initial evaluation by the editors. Suitable papers are then peer reviewed by two or more anonymous reviewers, and only approved papers will be published.

9. Proposed changes, if any, will be sent to the author to make necessary modifications, but minor adjustments are made by editors with notification of the author.

10. The journal publishes book reviews on newly printed books, and also publishes the abstracts of theses and dissertations in its scope.

11. After publication of the paper, both the journal and the author have a full right to reuse it, in any form, though providing the first publication is acknowledged.

12. A symbolic honorarium is paid to the author(s) for each published article or essay as a token of gratitude for their contribution.

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About This Journal

Somali Studies: A Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal for Somali Studies is a broad scope multidisciplinary academic journal devotes to Somali studies; published annually by the Institute for Somali Studies at Mogadishu University. It is the first of its kind issued from Somalia.

Somali Studies saccepts scholarly works in different areas and disciplines on Somalia, Horn of Africa, and the Somali diaspora communities around the world. Somali Studies invites submissions fromall scholars and researchers, both within and outside of Horn of Africa. 

Somali Studies appreciates papers exploring the historical background or navigating the contemporary issues; special consideration will be given to issues which are critical to the recovery and rebuilding of Somalia, a country emerging from a devastating civil war. 

About submission guidelines, please refer to author guidelines.

Aims & Scope

Somali Studies provides a forum for publication of academic articles from scholars in Somali studies in broad scope of areas and disciplines, particularly focused on the social science and humanities disciplines. 

Somali Studies aims to promote a scholarly understanding of Somalia and the Horn of Africa, specifically issues relevant to the Somali people,and the Somali diaspora communities around the globe.

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