Journal of West African History

12/22/2025

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12/18/2025

12/15/2025

Are you curious about what inspires our editors beyond academia? This week, Dr. Getz shares his hobbies in our “Meet The Editors” video series. Check out this reel, share it with others, and follow us on Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

12/08/2025

Explore the latest video of our “Meet the Authors” series, where Dr. Bryant shares a valuable piece of advice to empower the next generation of scholars. Watch now, share with others, and follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.

12/05/2025

Take a look at our "Call for Papers" and send in your submissions.

CALL FOR PAPERS, JOURNAL OF WEST AFRICAN HISTORY

Founding Editor-in-Chief: Nwando Achebe
Editors: Saheed Aderinto, Trevor R. Getz, Toby Green, Vincent Hiribarren, Harry Nii Koney Odamtten.
Book Review Editors: Mark Deets, Nana Kesse, Madina Thiam.

The Journal of West African History (JWAH) is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary research journal dedicated to publishing high-quality scholarship on West African history. Positioned at the forefront of new research, JWAH addresses representation gaps by fostering critical scholarship on topics such as women and gender, sexuality, slavery, oral history, popular and public culture, and religion. The editorial board invites submissions that engage diverse topical, theoretical, and methodological approaches. Committed to rigorous analysis and international in scope, JWAH offers a critical intervention in knowledge production. Each issue includes scholarly book reviews, and articles are published in English, French, and Portuguese, with African-language abstracts. JWAH is published by Michigan State University Press.

The editorial board invites scholars to submit original article-length manuscripts (not exceeding 10,000 words including endnotes) accompanied by an abstract that summarizes the argument and significance of the work. Review essays should engage the interpretation, meaning, or importance of an author’s
argument for a wider scholarly audience. See what we have available for review on our Book Reviews page. Please get in touch with our Book Review Editors at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] for more information.

Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of West African History should be submitted online at https://lnkd.in/eDBDg6fX.
In order to submit an article, you will have to create an account. The site will guide you through this process.

12/04/2025

CALL FOR PAPERS, JOURNAL OF WEST AFRICAN HISTORY

Founding Editor-in-Chief: Nwando Achebe
Editors: Saheed Aderinto, Trevor R. Getz, Toby Green, Vincent Hiribarren, Harry Nii Koney Odamtten.
Book Review Editors: Mark Deets, Nana Kesse, Madina Thiam.

The Journal of West African History (JWAH) is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary research journal dedicated to publishing high-quality scholarship on West African history. Positioned at the forefront of new research, JWAH addresses representation gaps by fostering critical scholarship on topics such as women and gender, sexuality, slavery, oral history, popular and public culture, and religion. The editorial board invites submissions that engage diverse topical, theoretical, and methodological approaches. Committed to rigorous analysis and international in scope, JWAH offers a critical intervention in knowledge production. Each issue includes scholarly book reviews, and articles are published in English, French, and Portuguese, with African-language abstracts. JWAH is published by Michigan State University Press.

The editorial board invites scholars to submit original article-length manuscripts (not exceeding 10,000 words including endnotes) accompanied by an abstract that summarizes the argument and significance of the work. Review essays should engage the interpretation, meaning, or importance of an author’s
argument for a wider scholarly audience. See what we have available for review on our Book Reviews page. Please get in touch with our Book Review Editors at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] for more information.

Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of West African History should be submitted online at https://lnkd.in/eDBDg6fX.
In order to submit an article, you will have to create an account. The site will guide you through this process.

12/01/2025

Don’t miss this week’s episode of our ‘Meet the Editors’ video series! Check it out and join Dr. Getz as he takes us on an exciting journey into the future of West African history! Click to watch now, share it with others, and follow us on Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube.