African Journal of Development Perspectives

African Journal of Development Perspectives

African Journal of Development Perspectives (AJDP) is published by the University of Dodoma (UDOM), Tanzania, established in October 2025. It seeks to disseminate a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research articles aiming in understanding social, economic, political, and ecological factors that impact development. In addition, AJDP serves as a platform in debating direction of Development Studies extending to development issues worldwide evolving from its historical focus on the developing world including Africa, Asia and Latin America. Therefore, the AJDP creates ...

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Author guidelines

Author Guidelines

The AJDP operates through clearly established guidelines to the authors providing structural organization of the article for publication. The title of the article should be on the title page and be made as concise as possible. The name of the author should come immediately below the title, followed by the authors’ affiliated institutions and e-mail addresses. The abstract should be indented with a length between 150–250 words and keywords should not exceed five. The length of one journal article should be between 6,000–8,000 words. Shorter contributions and book reviews should be a maximum of 4,000 words. Tables and figures should be captioned and numbered on top (tables) or at the bottom (figures).

Language and Formatting

The preferred language is English (British) presented in Microsoft Word Format. Authors are advised to engage language editors to go through the manuscript before the first submission. The main text should be single-spaced with one line space between paragraphs. All texts should be in Arial, font size 12, justified except the title. Page numbers should be centred at the bottom of the page. The journal prefers a maximum of three level subheadings in flush left. First-level subheadings should be in bold and numbered (Arabic numerals), second-level subheadings should be numbered and bolded, while third-level subheadings should be numbered, italicized but not bolded.

Citation and Referencing

Under the AJDP all types of citations should be applied. However, footnotes and endnotes should be kept minimum in favour of the in-text citation. Therefore, in-text citations of the published work with authors should be cited as follows:

Kahimba (2019) or (Kahimba, 2019) or (Matunga, 2007: 123; Assenga and Katabaro, 1999: 23; Lufunyo, 1997: 45), (Edson et al., 1997: 53). Interview: If identity is not disclosed (Interview, 20.11.2024) or if identity is disclosed (Joseph, Interview, 20.11.2024). Newspapers: Daily News, 20.11.2024).

The style of article referencing accepted for publication in the proposed journal should be American Psychological Association (APA) for referencing books, edited books, chapters in edited books, journal articles, dissertations, newspapers, official publications, unpublished sources, website references and interviews as presented below.

Journal Article	Rugeiyamu, R. (2025). Effectiveness of Demand Side of Accountability in Tanzania Local Government. Public Integrity, 1-18. Makalanga, L. B. (2023). Women's Representation in Tanzania LGAs: Achievements and Limitations. Tanzania Journal of Development Studies, 21(1).
Book	Rugumamu, S. M. (2005). Globalization demystified: Africa’s possible development futures. Dar es Salaam University Press (DUP). Kikula, I. S. (1997). Policy implications on the environment: the case of villagisation in Tanzania. Nordic Africa Institute.
Edited Book	Baregu, M. L., & Landsberg, C. (Eds.). (2003). From Cape to Congo: Southern Africa's evolving security challenges. Lynne Rienner Publishers. Grosh, B., & Mukandala, R. S. (Eds.). (1994). State-owned enterprises in Africa. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Book Chapter	Matunga, B. N. (2022). Learning in communities of practice: How to become a good citizen in self-help groups in rural Tanzania. In Learning, Philosophy, and African Citizenship (pp. 135-154). Cham: Springer International Publishing. Kontinen, T., & Nguyahambi, A. M. (2023). Negotiating CSO legitimacy in Tanzanian civic space. In Civil Society Responses to Changing Civic Spaces (pp. 121-144). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Conference Paper	Kontinen, T. (2005, May). Institutional isomorphism and small non-governmental organisations in Tanzania. In Critical Management Studies Conference (Vol. 31).
Newspaper	Kissanga, T. (2004, October 5). Covid 19 Pandemic: What strategies can we use to overcome health crisis? The Guardian: Extra, p. 6.
Unpublished Thesis/ dissertation	Sansa, G. E. (2010). The impact of institutional reforms on poverty and inequality in Tanzania [PhD thesis], University of Bath].

Editorial team

Editorial Team

Chief Editor

Prof. Albino J. Tenge

University of Dodoma, Tanzania

Assistant Editors

Dr. Benta N. Matunga, The University of Dodoma, Tanzania
Dr. Leonce S. Mujwahuzi, The University of Dodoma, Tanzania,
Dr. Joseph F. Kahimba,The University of Dodoma, Tanzania

Editorial Office

Dr. Emiliana Assenga, The University of Dodoma, Tanzania

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About the Journal

Online ISSN: 3108-8740 Print ISSN: 3108-8732

African Journal of Development Perspectives (AJDP) is published by the University of Dodoma (UDOM), Tanzania, established in October 2025. It seeks to disseminate a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research articles aiming in understanding social, economic, political, and ecological factors that impact development. In addition, AJDP serves as a platform in debating direction of Development Studies extending to development issues worldwide evolving from its historical focus on the developing world including Africa, Asia and Latin America. Therefore, the AJDP creates a platform for interrogating the interconnections between global, regional, national and local processes of change. All articles published in this Journal are Open Access and no Article Processing Charges apply. Authors are allowed to retain Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 user license.

Aim and Scope

The scope of the journal consists of strategies, views, policies and approaches in the course addressing development challenges in Africa and global scales from a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary point of view. AJDP invites research and publications that combine topics, theories, and practices with orientations of development studies, but not limited to, research findings involving empirical data analysis, systematic and bibliographic reviews in the following thematic areas

Development Administration and Management

Education, Science, Technology and Innovation

Technologies, Artificial Intelligence AI and Development.

Environment and Development

Gender, Social Inclusion and Development

Community Empowerment.

Governance and Leadership

Health and Development

Natural Resources Management

Political Economy and Development

Population and Development

Rural Transformation, Agriculture and Food Security

Contemporary Global South and North relations

Decolonization and Development

Development Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation

The Journal welcomes all research styles, from theoretical and empirical studies to practice based papers and research notes and embraces pragmatic methodological tradition as it is not biased to a particular methodological tradition. See Author Guidelines for further information

Editorial Policies

Frequency of Publication

Taking into consideration all review processes and quality assurance standards; the frequency of publication of AJDP is biannual in June and December in every calendar year. Occasionally, the proposed journal will accept the publication of special issues and guest-edited issues to give attention to specific events and activities of great interest in the world of research and scholarship.

Accessibility of the Journal

AJDP is an open-access journal, the open-access publishing model enhancing the visibility and accessibility of published research and the university in general.

Copyright Policy

Authors will be notified of acceptance of the submitted manuscripts for them to sign and return a contributor agreement form, which addresses license and copyright issues. Journal ownership remains with the University of Dodoma, while authors are allowed to keep the copyright of the article by retaining a Creative Commons CC BY user license.

Authorship and Contributors

The corresponding author must ensure that authorship and contributors including the ordering are agreed upon by contributors before submission. The corresponding author should ensure that only persons who significantly contributed to the paper's authorship are included. Persons who contributed to the research but did not participate in authoring a paper may be listed in the acknowledgments section. A person whose name has been included as one of the authors without his/her consent may petition the Chief Editor. The corresponding author must add all the contributors, affiliation, ORCID, and their valid email addresses during submission. AJDP will ensure that listed contributors are notified about every stage of the editorial process.

Ethical Issues

The AJDP strives to adhere to its Best Practice Guidelines and Code of Conduct for managing academic journals. First, the University of Dodoma's publication policy will apply including a plagiarism check to ensure that published materials are innovative and original. Every reasonable effort will be made to investigate any allegations of plagiarism brought to their attention, as well as instances that come up during the peer review process. The AJDP strictly prohibits authors from submitting the same manuscript under review by the AJDP to other journals for publication consideration without prior communication with the Chief Editor for withdrawal. Submission of articles is be online and there is no publication charges/fees. AJDP retains the right to remove any published content from its website if it establishes contributor violation of research/publication ethics or in the circumstances of receiving the order from the Courts of law.

Declaration of conflict of interests

Authors, editors and reviewers are responsible for disclosing any conflict of interest they might have concerning a particular manuscript. AJDP subscribes to COPE's definition of conflict of interest, stating that: “Conflicts of interest arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that are not fully apparent and that may influence their judgments on what is published.” The author who fails to disclose his/her conflict of interests will be deemed to have violated the Journal’s publication policies.

Complaint handling

The Chief Editor handles all complaints on publication processes and is responsible for providing timely feedback about the complaints raised. Complaints regarding author's research misconduct i.e. violation of research or publication ethics, will be referred to the Editorial Board. If the Editor engages in research misconducts, the author(s) should submit their complaint(s) direct to the Director of Research, Publications and Consultancy of the University of Dodoma (Email: drpc@udom.ac.tz). The Director will investigate the matter and take appropriate action.