The African Journal of Creative Economy (AJCE), partnered with SACO for the 2025 international conference, and to keep the dialogue going and share the insights from the conference more widely, they invite speakers to contribute their work to the African Journal of Creative Economy.
The AJCE has an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary focus that includes the fields of Cultural Economics, Creative Industries, Arts and Culture Management and Cultural Studies and Cultural Policy.
The journal’s focus is on researching and discussing theoretical and practical issues pertaining to the cultural and creative economy in Africa.
The journal is primarily aimed at those researching, studying, and developing policies and practising activities that have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent, and which have the potential to contribute to employment, economic development and wealth creation.
The journal aims to publish research based on learnings from the African and Global South context, problematising commonly held (western) understandings of concepts like heritage, sustainability, and precarious employment.
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The Editors of the African Journal of Creative Economy (AJCE) invite you to submit your paper for review and consideration for publication. AJCE is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal with a multidisciplinary focus on the creative economy in Africa and the global South — including the creative industries, cultural policy, cultural management, and cultural economics. Although a new journal (established in 2024), articles published in AJCE have already been downloaded more than 18,000 times, and the journal is now included in EBSCO’s databases. More information about AJCE’s focus, scope, and author guidelines can be found on the journal website.
If you’d like advice on whether your paper fits the journal’s scope, please contact one of the Editors-in-Chief:
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