African Journal of Religious Studies

The African Journal of Religious Studies (AJRS) is an International Peer Reviewed and Refereed Online Journal. The journal is produced by the Writers Bureau Centre. AJRS publishes high-quality research articles in the field Religious Studies. AJRS is currently accepting manuscripts for publication consideration. The Journal’s peer-review is very fast, highly rigorous and it takes only seven (7) days and authors are carried along adequately in all the publication processes. Submission must be well researched, informed and demonstrate familiarity with the relevant literature and key concept informing the study. Further, the article(s) submitted for publication consideration should not have been published previously in another journal, magazine nor on any publicly available media like a website.

Format

The basic outline of publishing a research article with AJRS includes Abstract (100-200 words + keywords), introduction (incorporating a concise background to the study, statement of problem and thesis statement), methodology, results, discussion, conclusions and recommendations.

AJRS accepts articles that are between 2,500-3,500 words in length (5-7). The articles should be in English, in Microsoft Word, Times Roman, Size 12, Single spacing.

The style of writing may be in any consistent format such as Harvard system, APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, etc). We encourage authors to use DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for sources where suitable. Images (figures and tables) should be in-line (within document) and not more than 700 pixels. As much as possible, try to minimize the use of images or ensure you have a copyright to use the images.

Open Access

One paramount request of researchers across the world is open access to research publications. AJRS is fully committed to providing free access to all articles as soon as they are published. We ask you to support this initiative by publishing your research articles and papers in this journal. AJRS is indexed in Google, Yahoo and other indexing bodies.

Paper Submission

The Journal’s Editor-in-Chief informs the author of the decision on his/her manuscript within 24 hours of submission. Following acceptance, an article is normally published online in the issue of that month or the following month. An hyperlink and an electronic copy (.pdf) of the published article is sent to the corresponding author’s email.

Submitted research paper(s) should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Before submission, authors should carefully read over the journal’s Author Guidelines for authors and other details that are available. Click to read Author Guidelines.

Charges

Article Processing Charges: AJRS charges a one time publishing fee to meet the running costs which include peer reviews, copyediting and hosting. The journal charges 300 US Dollars for Authors from Developed Economies and US Dollars 150 for Authors from Transitional and Developing Economies.

Mode of Payment: Either Online Electronic Payment platform (Paypal) or bank (payable to the publisher – Writers Bureau Centre).

Submission Contacts

Prospective author(s) should submit their manuscript online via the following emails: ajrs@writersbureau.net and/or ajrsonlinejournal@gmail.com