African Minds

Peer Review Policy

African Minds publishes books for the academic market as well as titles that are the outcome of research conducted by non-governmental organisations. All academic titles are peer reviewed. The review process for non-academic titles is more flexible but nevertheless involves both internal and external review in some form. African Minds makes explicit on the imprint pages of its publications the nature of the review process followed.

Academic books

Manuscripts undergo a double-blind peer-review process. At least two external reviews are sought. Reviews are considered by the List Editor and the Editorial Board before a decision is taken to accept a manuscript for publication. In cases where conflicting reviews are received, a third reviewer is requested to make recommendations. All reviewers must meet African Minds’ selection criteria in order guarantee the quality of the review. These criteria include the reviewer being a recognised expert in the field and not being affiliated with the same institution as the author(s).

Example of statement on the imprint page of a peer reviewed African Minds publication:

A NOTE ABOUT THE PEER REVIEW PROCESS

This open access publication forms part of the African Minds peer reviewed, academic books list, the broad mission of which is to support the dissemination of African scholarship and to foster access, openness and debate in the pursuit of growing and deepening the African knowledge base. Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education was reviewed by two external peers with expert knowledge in higher education in general and in African higher education in particular. Copies of the reviews are available from the publisher on request.