The African Journal of AI for Development (AFJAD) is an open-access, peer-reviewed, international multidisciplinary journal dedicated to advancing research, innovation, and the responsible application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for sustainable development across Africa.
AFJAD provides a platform for researchers, technologists, policymakers, educators, and development practitioners to share original research, case studies, and critical reviews on how AI technologies can address Africa's developmental challenges and opportunities. The journal welcomes theoretical, empirical, and applied contributions across (but not limited to) the following areas:
AFJAD publishes original research articles, review articles, case studies, and short communications. All submissions undergo double-blind peer review (see Peer Review Process below).
AFJAD follows a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure academic integrity:
Authors must ensure manuscripts do not contain identifying information for double-blind review. Upon acceptance, authors complete a Journal Publishing Agreement.
AFJAD is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics, in line with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines. The journal expects:
Allegations of misconduct are investigated in accordance with COPE guidelines, and appropriate corrective action (correction, retraction, or notice) is taken when warranted.
AFJAD is a fully open-access journal. All published content is freely available to readers and institutions without subscription or paywall, immediately upon publication. Readers never pay to access, download, or reuse published articles; publication costs are instead met by an Article Processing Charge paid by authors upon acceptance (see 1.6). Articles are published under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence, allowing free reuse with proper attribution to the original authors and source.
AFJEI is a fully open-access journal supported by an Article Processing Charge (APC) paid by authors (or their institution/funder) upon acceptance of a manuscript for publication. There is no charge for submission or peer review. The APC is only payable once a manuscript has been accepted.
Standard APC: NGN 35,000 / USD 40 per accepted article.
The APC covers editorial processing, peer review coordination, copyediting, typesetting, DOI registration, and permanent open-access hosting. Payment does not influence editorial decisions, all manuscripts are assessed on scholarly merit prior to any request for payment.
All submitted manuscripts are screened for originality prior to being sent for peer review. Manuscripts with a similarity index above 10% are returned to the author for revision or rejected outright, depending on severity.
Submissions are made online via the journal’s system. Manuscripts that do not meet minimum quality standards may be desk-rejected.
Authors who publish with AFJAD retain copyright of their work and grant the journal right of first publication. Authors are free to share and disseminate their published work, provided the original publication in AFJAD is acknowledged.
Editorial office email: support@afjad.org
Publisher: EmpiricalOpen Publishers Ltd
www.empiricalopen.org
Editor in Chief
Dr. Kelechi Ugwu
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities
Institute of Managment and Technology, Enugu
Nigeria
Email: kcugwu@imt.edu.ng
Deputy Editor
Kaisu Mumuni
Department of Information Technology
Accra Institute of Technology, Accra,
GHANA
Email: mumuni@ait.edu.gh
Managing Editor/Secretary
Dr. Asanya Onyebuchi
Department of Electrical / Electronic Engineering
Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu
Nigeria
Email: oasanya@imt.edu.ng
