Editorial Practices of African Journals: A Qualitative Analysis from Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Mozambique

Patrick Amboka, Daniel Krugman, Abel Simiyu, H Kariuki, Benard Ondiek, Nosa Orobaton, Emmy Igonya, Alphonsus Neba, Marta Vicente-Crespo, Julius Kirimi Sindi

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DOI: 10.12688/verixiv.549.1
Published: 2025-01-30
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@article{allodium:10.12688/verixiv.549.1,
  title = {Editorial Practices of African Journals: A Qualitative Analysis from Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Mozambique},
  author = {Patrick Amboka and Daniel Krugman and Abel Simiyu and H Kariuki and Benard Ondiek and Nosa Orobaton and Emmy Igonya and Alphonsus Neba and Marta Vicente-Crespo and Julius Kirimi Sindi},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.12688/verixiv.549.1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.12688/verixiv.549.1}
}

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AU  - Daniel Krugman
AU  - Abel Simiyu
AU  - H Kariuki
AU  - Benard Ondiek
AU  - Nosa Orobaton
AU  - Emmy Igonya
AU  - Alphonsus Neba
AU  - Marta Vicente-Crespo
AU  - Julius Kirimi Sindi
PY  - 2025
DO  - 10.12688/verixiv.549.1
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Amboka, P., Krugman, D., Simiyu, A., Kariuki, H., Ondiek, B., Orobaton, N., Igonya, E., Neba, A., Vicente-Crespo, M., & Sindi, J. K. (2025). Editorial Practices of African Journals: A Qualitative Analysis from Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Mozambique. https://doi.org/10.12688/verixiv.549.1

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