The inaugural issue of “Somali Studies: A Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal for Somali Studies”is released in Mogadishu on April 2016. 

Somali Studies: A Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal for Somali Studiesis a broad scope multidisciplinary academic journalspecialized in Somali Studies, publishing annually by ISOS in print and online forms. It is the first of its kind issued from Somalia.

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.

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.Somali Studies invites submissions from all scholars and researchers, both within and outside of Horn of Africa.For more details, please refer to author guidelines.

Somali Studies is open access journal and all articles are freely available online.