The Journal of African Trade is a peer-reviewed, open access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing research and policy dialogue on international trade and trade finance, with a particular focus on Africa and its global economic relationships. Published by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), it features high-quality theoretical and empirical research on international trade, trade finance, economic development, and related policy and institutional issues, with special attention to Africa’s trade and development context.

The Journal of African Trade is a fully open access journal. All articles are made immediately and permanently available online without subscription barriers. From 2026 (Volume 13) onward, articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). For articles published before 2026, reuse is governed by the copyright and licensing terms stated in the individual published Version of Record. The journal does not charge publication fees to authors, as open access publishing costs are supported by Afreximbank.

For complete coverage of the journal’s focus and subject areas, please see the Aims and Scope page.