Journal of Popular Education in Africa (JOPEA)
ISSN 2523-2800
Abbreviated key title: J. pop. educ. Afr.
Parallel title: JOPEA
URL: http://www.jopea.org/index.php/current-issue
Journal of Popular Education in Africa (JOPEA)
Journal of Popular Education in Africa (JOPEA) is a refereed academic journal that publishes interdisciplinary research outputs from Africa and the rest of the world. With basis in education, the journal seeks to provide a niche for researchers in education in Africa and abroad. It is a rigorous platform that provides academics from diverse fields' opportunity to accomplish their scholarly desires in knowledge creation and dissemination. The journal provides space for both junior and senior scholars to articulate their ideas and research findings in various disciplinary fields, without discrimination based on gender, race, creed or political belief. Designed to serve scholars researching on Africa and the entire world, the journal seeks to make noble efforts for the enlightenment of multidisciplinary issues using case studies and examples from all parts of the world. We produce this electronic journal monthly and promote the vibrant research entries with precise and appropriate touches and by bridging the gap between perception and the inception. The journal is published on behalf of African Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ASREA)
Description:
- Area of concentration: Multidisciplinary
- Frequency of publishing: Monthly
- Mode of publishing: online (e-journal)
- Language of publication: English
- Double Blind Review Process
- Zero Level Plagiarism Tolerance
JOPEA – Benefits to online publications:
- Easy and fast publishing process
- Can be accessed anywhere by other scholars
- JOPEA is an open source journal and promotes wider circulation
- Low publication fee to promote research work
- JOPEA hopes to be indexed in Google Scholar, Docstoc, ResearchGate, Scribd and many others
- JOPEA provides individual Soft Copy of Certificate of Publication to each Author of an article.
Features:
- Rigorous peer review process
- Platform to share research knowledge with the world
- Promoting research work
- Platform to showcase research findings
- Dedicated specialist editorial and review team
- Multicultural and interdisciplinary focus
- Low publication fee to promote research work
The principal purpose of us is to provide assistance to both senior and junior scholars by promoting their research and dissemination. We promote mentoring of junior scholars by senior scholars. We assist scholars to understand peer review comments and incorporate them. We provide space to allow them to transform their research findings and academic papers into publications. We promote interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research using unique designs such as descriptive survey, case studies, meta-analysis, grand narratives and theories as well as theoretical articles. Please send your paper to: jopeajournal@gmail.com
Submission Guidelines
We provide one of the easiest environments to authors who seek to publish their work with JOPEA. We recommend 'Times New Roman' font style and font size of 12, line spacing of 1 and normal margins on all sides. Authors can easily get started in the easy submission process. Headings (up to 3 levels) should be clearly marked and numbered. Also, if there are tables and diagrams included, these should be placed within the body of the paper near the text that refers to them with appropriate titles and table/figure numbers. References should follow the American Psychological Association (APA) 5th edition style. For more information please visit: http://www.apastyle.org. Please send your paper to
Submission deadline
There is no deadline. Submission is Open throughout the year as roll in
Paper Publication (Online)
About Us
The Journal of Popular Education in Africa (JOPEA) is published in Nairobi by the Centre for Democracy, Research and Development on behalf of the African Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ASREA). It is a vigorous interdisciplinary educational research platform providing scholars from diverse fields an ideal opportunity to accomplish their academic desires in knowledge creation and dissemination. The journal provides space for both junior and senior scholars to articulate their ideas and search findings in various disciplinary fields.
Submission Guidelines for Journal of Popular Education in Africa (JOPEA)
Journal of Popular Education in Africa (JOPEA) is an online journal. The JOPEA is the principal academic and scholarly journal of the Centre for Democracy, Research and Development (CEDRED) and the African Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ASREA). The JOPEA appears monthly. Manuscripts submitted to the journal should be typed double-spaced, 12 point font (preferably Times New Roman). Submission must be in electronic version, saved as MS Word or RTF attachment (not as PDF). Articles should be between 6,000 and 7,000 words (25 to 30 pages). If copies of maps, charts and graphs are used, they should be provided in camera-ready form. For style manual, use the APA or Harvard Reference System (author - date) for bibliographic referencing, e.g.:
The Abasiekwe clan of Bunyore in Western Kenya are regarded as rain makers largely because of their knowledge of reading weather and climate patterns over the years (Amutabi 2015: 119).
Cover page: Name and institutional affiliation: Authors should indicate their full name, address (including e-mail contact, fax and telephone), their academic status and their current institutional affiliation. This should appear on a separate cover page since manuscripts will be sent out anonymously to outside readers. Manuscripts should be submitted as Word or RTF documents via e-mail attachment to either the corresponding editor jopeajournal@gmail.com or the editor responsible for a particular edition.
Originality
Articles submitted to Journal of Popular Education in Africa (JOPEA) should be original contributions and should not be under consideration by another publication at the same time. If an article is under consideration by another publication the author should inform the editor at the time of submission. Authors are entitled to 40 complementary (free) electronic off-prints in form of pdf file for either printing or distribution.
Abstract and keywords: Authors should provide an abstract of their paper (not exceeding 150 words). The abstract should state the main research problem, major findings and conclusions. Articles that do not follow this format will have their processing delayed. A maximum of six words should be given below the abstract.
Line spacing: Articles should be double-spaced excluding abstracts, notes and references).
Font: Articles, including tables and illustrations, should be submitted in 12pt Times New Roman font.
Paragraphs: Authors should indent each new paragraph, except those immediately following a heading, which should be flush left. Do not leave blank lines between paragraphs.
Mission: The mission of JOPEA is to publish the highest quality articles, as well as book and film reviews in all academic disciplines that are of interest to the interdisciplinary audience of the academic world. The editors welcome manuscript submissions from scholars everywhere, whether or not they are from Africa or abroad. Each submitted article is usually sent out to panels of peer reviewers whose verdict the editors rely upon in deciding whether to accept the script for publication or not. The articles that appear in the JOPEA are edited by Maurice Amutabi (Lukenya University), Linnet Hamasi (Kenyatta University), Pamela Akinyi Wadende (Kisii University) and Magdalene Ndeto Bore (Lukenya University). Book reviews are commissioned and edited by Joe Mwinzi (University of Nairobi).
The Review Process: Each manuscript received by JOPEA for publication is immediately assigned a review number to facilitate tracking, and an acknowledgment is sent to the author. The editors read the article and decide whether to go forward with a peer review or to decline to consider it because it fails to meet the JOPEA mission or format. If the manuscript is to be reviewed, the editors consult the frequently updated reviewer database of JOPEA and AISA, to construct a unique panel of reviewers, whose expertise matches the content of the manuscript. Individuals on this panel are then invited to review the manuscript, and to return their reviews within 20 days. Once three blind peer reviews are received, the editors make a decision whether to accept, to decline the manuscript, or to invite the author to correct and resubmit it. The editors notify the author immediately, and in all cases, the reviewers' observations are sent to the authors, with the reviewers' personal identities masked. The revised articles are then published after satisfying remaining editorial requirements.
Manuscript Reviews: The JOPEA is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal. The editors, while knowledgeable in African studies, cannot possibly command the entire breadth of scholarship on Africa, and so depend on a vast network of experts to evaluate manuscripts and to write substantive reviews. It is double blind because neither the reviewer nor the author knows each other's identity. JOPEA invites original, scholarly articles that discuss the education and learning of adults from different academic disciplines, perspectives and traditions. It encourages diversity in theoretical and methodological approach and submissions. All published contributions in JOPEA are subjected to a rigorous peer review process based on two moments of selection: an initial editorial screening and a double-blind review by at least two anonymous referees. Clarity and conciseness of thought are crucial requirements for publication. The peer review process is the best assurance that JOPEA will maintain its scholarly quality into the future.
The title page: The title page of each paper or article should include, in the following order: Title of the article; Author name(s) (preceded by first names, but with no academic titles given); Name of the institution or organization (if there is more than one author or institution, affiliations should be indicated using superscript Arabic numerals); and an address for correspondence (including the name of the corresponding author with e-mail address and fax and phone numbers).
Reference citation: Reference citations in the text and in the reference list proper should follow conventions listed in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association latest edition, referred to hereinafter as the APA Manual. Provide a reference or bibliography that lists every work cited by you in the text.
Tables: Tables should be numbered. They must be cited in the text (e.g., ―As shown in Table 1). Below the table number, a brief descriptive title should be given; this should then be followed by the body of the table.
Figures: Figures should be numbered. Each figure must be cited in the text (e.g., ―As illustrated in Figure 1). As online submission requires papers to be submitted as one file, figures and tables etc should be embedded or appended to the paper and not be sent as separate files. However, upon acceptance of an article, it may be necessary for figures to be supplied separately in a form suitable for better reproduction: preferably high-resolution (300 dpi) or vector graphics files. Where this is necessary, the corresponding author will be notified by the publishers. Figures will normally be reproduced in black and white only. While it is possible to reproduce color illustrations, authors are reminded that they will be invoiced for the extra costs involved.
Scientific classification and style: Authors should follow the guidelines of the APA Manual regarding style and nomenclature. Authors should avoid using masculine generic forms in their manuscripts. Statements about groups of people should be written in gender-neutral form (See APA manual, 66-7).
Language: It is recommended that authors use American English spelling. Standard US American spelling and punctuation as given in Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary should be followed.
Proofs: Proofs of camera-ready articles will be sent to the corresponding author for errors. Changes of content or stylistic changes may only be made in exceptional cases in the proofs.
Copyright Matters: By submitting an article, the author confirms and guarantees on behalf of him-/herself and any co-authors that the manuscript has not been submitted or published elsewhere, and that he or she holds all copyright in and titles to the submitted contribution, including any figures, photographs, line drawings, plans, maps, sketches, and tables, and that the article and its contents do not infringe in any way on the rights of third parties. The author agrees, upon acceptance of the article for publication, to transfer to the publisher the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the article and its contents, both physically and in nonphysical, electronic, or other form, in the journal to which it has been submitted and in other independent publications, with no limitations on the number of copies or on the form or the extent of distribution. These rights are transferred for the duration of copyright as defined by international law.
Online Rights for Articles appearing in JOPEA: Authors of articles published in JOPEA may post a copy of the final accepted manuscript for non-commercial purposes, as a word-processor, PDF, or other type of file, on their personal web page or on their employer's website after it has been accepted for publication.
How to become a member of African Interdisciplinary Studies Association (AISA) peer reviewer: because AISA is a professional organization engaged in research, dissemination and mentoring, the editors of the invite individuals, whether members of African Interdisciplinary Studies Association (AISA) or not, to participate in the process of reviewing manuscripts. No remuneration is involved, but you get to participate in shaping scholarship on Africa by providing thoughtful and appropriate comments on research articles and assist editors to make accurate decisions.
Journal editors
Prof. Maurice N. Amutabi
Prof. Elinami V. Swai
Prof. Winston Jumba Akala
Dr. Linnet Hamasi
Dr. Pamela Wadende
Dr. Magdalene Ndeto Bore
Editorial Advisory Board
Prof. Shadrack Nasongo, PhD
Rhodes College
Memphis, Tennessee
USA
Prof. Elinami Swai, PhD.
Open University of Tanzania,
Tanzania
Prof. Maurice N. Amutabi, PhD.
Lukenya University,
Kenya
Prof. John Musalia, PhD.
Northern Kentucky University,
USA
Prof. Jan Záhořík, PhD.
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
Pilsen,
Czech Republic
Prof. Ruth N. Otunga, PhD.
University of Eldoret,
Eldoret, Kenya
Prof. Frederick Nafukho Muyia, PhD.
Texas A&M University
Texas, USA
Prof. Mary Nyangweso-Wangila, PhD.
East Carolina University,
USA
Prof. Winston Akala, PhD.
University of Nairobi,
Nairobi, Kenya
Prof. Kefa Otiso, PhD.
Bowling Green State University,
Ohio, USA
Prof. Eunice Kamaara, PhD.
Moi University
Eldoret,
Kenya
Prof. Bongani D. Bantwini, PhD.
North West University
Potchefstroom Campus
South Africa
Prof. John Mwaruvie, PhD.
Karatina University, Karatina
Kenya
Prof. Edmond Maloba Were, PhD
Kisii University,
Kenya
Prof. Frank Khachina Matanga, PhD
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology,
Kakamega, Kenya
Prof. Justus Mbae, PhD
The Catholic University of Eastern Africa,
Nairobi, Kenya
Prof. (Eng). Abel Mayaka, PhD
Multimedia University of Kenya,
Nairobi, Kenya
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
How do I submit the paper?
It is essential to email the paper to jopeajournal@gmail.com by the researcher. The manuscript receipt will admit within by our Editorial support staff. In the call for paper page the particulars and information about a specific volume will be available.
How much time does it take to complete a review?
Domain experts and domain peers will review and peer review every submission as quickly as possible. Review process will take 7-8 days or more.
How many times can one do corrections on a paper before it is published?
This depends on the peer review comments and if they have asked for minor or major revisions. For any correction please contact the editorial team at jopeajournal@gmail.com. The corrections are made using track changes. If it conforms to JOPEA article policies the revised manuscript will be published.
What happens if I have not received any JOPEA notification even after 15 days of submission?
Sometimes the notification email may be directed to your spam folder rather than your inbox. It depends on your personal spam settings. If this is not the case, please mention the issue to jopeajournal@gmail.com. You request will be processed within 24 hours.
Do I need to submit the copyright form along with the manuscript?
JOPEA will not accept any copyright forms, in case of submission for publication. The copyright belongs to the journal and the article may not be published elsewhere without express permission of the journal.
Contact us:
Journal of Popular Education in Africa (JOPEA)
African Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ASREA)
P.O. Box 13447 – 00400 Nairobi - Kenya
Cell +254 700 744 545/ +254 729 758 193
Email: jopeajournal@gmail.com
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Prof. Maurice N. Amutabi, PhD
Vice Chancellor,
Lukenya University
P.O Box 619 - 00204
Athi River, Kenya
E-mail: Amutabi@yahoo.com or amutabi@gmail.comTel: +254-(0)700-744545
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