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CALL FOR PAPERS… Journal of Oceans Governance in Africa (JOGA)

Background

The Journal of Ocean Governance in Africa (JOGA) is a blind peer-reviewed Journal housed in the South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI).

In 2020, it was decided to rename the publication to remove any suggestion that the Journal might focus primarily on ocean law by removing the word ‘law’ from the previous title of the Journal (The Journal of Ocean Law and Governance in Africa). The disciplinary and geographical width of the editorial team has also been broadened. The vision of the journal is to encourage and support the fast-growing pool of emerging African ocean governance scholars in publishing excellent research outputs on a scientific and policy platform with which they are as comfortable as possible. The JOGA editorial team is thus pleased to invite submissions for its second and third issues to be published in 2025.

The 2nd edition of the Journal is currently in publication.

Aim and Scope

The Journal of Ocean Governance in Africa (JOGA) will publish two issues in 2025 focusing on providing a dedicated platform for emerging African Ocean governance scholars to publish high-quality research outputs.  The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on ocean governance issues affecting Africa with a particular focus on policy development and implementation and ocean law and legal frameworks.

Author Guidelines

JOGA accepts the following submissions:

  1. Articles that do not exceed 12 000 words (including footnotes);
  2. Notes between 3 000 and 8 000 words (including footnotes);
  3. Updates and reports that do not exceed 3 000 words; and
  4. Book reviews between 2 000 and 5 000 words (including footnotes).

Manuscripts must be submitted to the following email address: joga@saimi.co.za by no later than 28 February 2025. Manuscripts must be in Microsoft Word (.doc) or (.docx) and must conform to JOGA’s stylistic guidelines.

Kindly note that a manuscript will be considered for publication:

  1. only on the assurance that it has not, in whole or in part or in substance, been published or submitted for publication elsewhere;
  2. on the understanding that it may be submitted in confidence to at least two expert referees for evaluation; and
  3. on the understanding that the editors reserve the right to make whatever changes they consider desirable:
    1. to bring the manuscript into the house style of JOGA;
    2. to eliminate errors of typing, grammar, syntax, punctuation, spelling, idiom and the like; to eliminate ambiguity, illogicality, tautology, circumlocution and redundancy;
    3. to produce accuracy and coherence;
    4. to improve the mode of expression and style of writing; and
    5. to avoid possible criminal or civil liability.

Further information can be obtained from:

Managing Editor at:  joga@saimi.co.za

See Notes to Contributors Here