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Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities

Addis Ababa University · Ethiopia · Est. 1970

ISSN1810-4487eISSN2520-582X
DOAJOpen Access
H-Indexi
7
Total Worksi
149
Total Citationsi
305
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.41
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

About the Journal 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. It was officially launched in 2003 as the official journal of the college of social sciences, Addis Ababa University. The journal 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. EJOSSAH is an Open Access journal. Contributions to the journal shall be submitted in English, with summaries in English . The Journal is issued 2 times a year (every June and December ) The journal is indexed in EJOL , AJOL , DOAJ and other scholarly search engines and aggregators . Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in EJOSSAH undergo editorial screening and double-blind peer review. SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT Contributions should be submitted online using the following link: http://ejol.aau.edu.et/index.php/EJSSH/about/submissions Journal Identifiers eISSN: 2520-582X print ISSN: 1810-4487

General Information

Country / RegionEthiopia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1970
Frequencybiannually
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications149
Publisher OrgAfrican Journals OnLine
OA Since2017
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Addis Ababa University
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1810-4487 / 2520-582X
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
9
22
2019
6
13
2020
5
11
2021
20
17
2022
8
3
2023
8
4
2024
14
4
2025
5
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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

Frequently asked questions about Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities

Is Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities?

Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.41.

Is Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities?

About the Journal 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. It was officially launched in 2003 as the official journal of the college of social sciences, Addis Ababa University. The journal 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 in

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref