About the AJESI

The African Journal of Education, Skills and Innovation (AJESI) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing critical research, policy dialogue, and innovation at the intersection of education, skills development, and innovation systems in Africa and the Global South. The journal provides a platform for academics, practitioners, and policy actors to engage with emerging issues shaping human capital development, institutional reform, and socio-technical transformation in developing contexts.

AJESI responds to the urgent need for rigorous, context-sensitive scholarship that addresses the continent's development priorities — especially those linked to youth employability, higher education reform, entrepreneurship, digital transformation, and the future of work. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from education, social sciences, STEM, economics, public policy, development studies, and related fields. We particularly encourage submissions that explore African perspectives, policy innovations, and ground-level realities.

AJESI is committed to knowledge equity and research excellence. We operate a double-blind peer review process, ensuring scholarly rigour, and publish accepted manuscripts on a rolling basis to promote rapid dissemination of ideas. The journal is hosted and published by the African Skills and Innovation Network (ASIN) and aims to serve as a knowledge hub for researchers, educators, innovators, and policymakers.

Scope

We invite contributions from practitioners, policy makers, and from early-career and established scholars alike. We are especially interested in work that bridges theory and practice and advances inclusive, sustainable development through education and innovation. Areas of interest include:

• Higher education reform and institutional leadership
• Education policy and public sector governance
• Curriculum innovation and pedagogy
• Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
• STEM education
• Digital learning and educational technology
• Digital transformation, AI, automation and skills development
• The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Future of Work in Africa
• Entrepreneurship education and startup ecosystems
• Labour market transitions and employability
• Innovation systems, R&D and knowledge transfer
• Industry–university collaboration and partnerships
• Development leadership and skills for public service
• Funding systems for skills and innovation
• Research–policy–practice linkages across African contexts

Journal highlights

• Focused on education, skills, and innovation in African and Global South contexts.
• Welcomes empirical, theoretical, and policy-oriented contributions.
• Double-blind peer review process to ensure academic integrity.
• No submission or publication fees (Diamond Open Access).
• Rapid online publication to support timely knowledge dissemination.
• Indexed and archived for long-term access and citation.
• Supported by a diverse editorial board of experts across disciplines.

Open access & licensing

All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. Authors retain copyright and grant AJESI the right of first publication.

Publication frequency

Continuous publication, compiled into thematic issues.

ISSN

• Print ISSN: 2978-2074
• Online ISSN: 2978-2082

Contact

For submissions, editorial enquiries, and collaboration proposals, contact the editorial team at editor@ajesi.org.