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The International Journal of Ethiopian Studies is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal published in English and Amharic twice a year. The journal will draw upon the vast expertise of scholars and journalists in addressing a diversity of the East African issues in a format that can be appreciated by both professionals and a general audience. By providing an open forum, the journal aims to promote the development of democratic values and institutions, social justice, tolerance, and the rule of law in Ethiopian society and the Ethiopian Diaspora. IJES explores the salient issues of today and the emerging issues of tomorrow. As the only journal to specifically address Ethiopia from the international perspective, IJES is in a position to document and analyze many of the changes that are redefining the future. This unique publication delivers national issues with a local/indigenous slant. IJES promotes important voices from within the country and around the world who speak with clarity and depth about Ethiopian history, culture, politics, economics, and society. The purpose of IJES is to foster research and reflection on Ethiopia’s religious and ethnic diversity and to contribute to the intellectual ferment necessary for developing a democratic, prosperous, and dynamic society. In pursuit of this purpose, IJES will serve as a worldwide venue for the sharing and cross-fertilization of research by scholars working on Ethiopian issues. |
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Peer review in International Journal of Ethiopian Studies (IJES) is designed to ensure that the research published is ‘good academics’. IJES accepts articles spanning a wide range of academic interests, as long as the results and conclusions are justified and not misleading. We recognize the importance of highlighting articles that contain the most interesting, important or significant research. Peer reviewers are asked to indicate which articles they consider to be especially interesting or significant. These articles will be given greater prominence within IJES and greater external publicity. Submitted articles will generally be reviewed by two external experts. Peer reviewers will have four possible options, for each article: 1. accept without revision 2. accept after revision without expecting to check those revisions 3. neither accept nor reject until author(s) make revisions and resubmit 4. reject because scientifically unsound In deciding whether to accept or reject an article, a reviewer asks him/herself whether the academic community is better served by publishing or not publishing the article. In the absence of compelling reasons to reject, IJES advises that reviewers recommend acceptance, as ultimately the quality of an article will be judged by the academic community after its publication. When asking for revisions, reviewers have two possible goals: to ask authors to tighten their arguments based on existing data or to identify areas where more data are needed. IJES normally allows authors a maximum of two revisions of an article. Peer reviewers are asked to say if the article is not sufficiently clearly written for publication. In such cases authors are asked to revise the article, seeking, if necessary, the assistance of colleagues or a commercial editing service. Despite the increasing submission of original research articles, we aim to publish contributions quickly as possible. Our electronic submission process is designed to facilitate rapid publication. |
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IJES publishes two issues a year to readers around the world. |
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International Journal of Ethiopian Studies | a Tsehai Publishers Publication | ISSN:1543-4133