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Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities

Addis Ababa University · Ethiopia · Est. 1970

ISSN1810-4487eISSN2520-582X

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✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total15

H-Index

Total Works

149

Total Citations

305

2yr Mean Citedness

0.41

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Aims & Scope

The journal Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities (EJOSSAH) is dedicated to promote fresh scholarly enquiry on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. It is devoted to empirical and analytical research and its application in social sciences and humanities. EJOSSAH publishes original papers that have not been published previously. They include articles based on original research using primary empirical data, including surveys, in-depth interviews, key informant interviews, focus group discussions (FGD), archives, newspapers, and government and non-governmental organization documents or articles developed by using secondary data. In the latter's case, the author should clearly outline his/her fresh/new contributio n or a new reinterpretation of the existing literature . In addition, it also publishes book reviews , short communications , obituaries and conference papers.

General Information

Country / RegionEthiopia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Frequencybiannually

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications149

Publisher OrgAfrican Journals OnLine

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

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Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Addis Ababa University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1810-4487 / 2520-582X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

Yes

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture analysisRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyAfrican history and culture studiesPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsLand Rights and ReformsPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesAfrican Botany and Ecology StudiesAfrican studies and sociopolitical issues