MAI Journal

Aims & Scope

MAI Journal publishes multidisciplinary peer-reviewed articles around Indigenous knowledge and development in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand. All papers must critically address and engage with current international and national literature and academic and/or Indigenous theory and make a significant contribution to the field of Indigenous studies. Our journal is a coveted space for Māori and Indigenous scholars, who are working in Indigenous-led spaces. As a publishing avenue for Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, we also share the intent of Ngā Pae’s strategic direction to “ grow and enhance excellent Māori researchers and Māori-led research that together build the foundations for flourishing Māori futures.” This is the basis from which MAI makes its publishing decisions. There are few avenues for Māori and Indigenous scholars to publish their work, and MAI is proud to offer one of these platforms.

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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.

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