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About This Journal

The Journal of African Trade (JAT) is a scholarly journal Published by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Its goal is to promote and disseminate cutting-edge research in the areas of international trade, trade finance, economic growth, and development, as well as international finance. See the Aims and Scope for a complete coverage of the journal.

All articles published in the journal are subject to a peer-review process managed by our editorial board to ensure that all published articles meet the highest standards regarding academic integrity and excellence. The journal policies adhere to the guidelines and standards set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All editors, reviewers, and authors are subject to these policies and must adhere to them.

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is the foremost Pan-African multilateral financial institution devoted to financing and promoting intra- and extra-African trade. The Bank was established in October 1993 by African governments, African private and institutional investors, and non-African investors. The Bank’s mission is to stimulate a consistent expansion, diversification and development of African trade while operating as first-class, profit-oriented, socially responsible financial institution and a centre of excellence in African trade matters.

The Journal of African Trade is a fully open access journal. All articles are published under a CC BY 4.0 license. Publishing in this journal is free of charge for authors. All publication fees are subsidized by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).

Journal History

The Journal of African Trade was established to help address the perennial concern of African policy makers, researchers, trade development centres, export promotion agencies, and international trade practitioners, among others, interested in the development of African trade, regarding the lack and/or limited availability of credible trade data, information and in-depth research on issues relating to the promotion and financing of African trade. The required data and other relevant information range from issues concerning the development of major commodity of trade interest to Africa, diversification of exports in terms of products and geography, identification of new markets, potential impact of economic agreements, emerging opportunities on intra- African trade, among other key trade-related subjects about which reliable information is needed for informed decision-making by policy makers, trade financiers and African traders. There is also an abundance of trade and trade finance issues which are clouded in uncertainty due to limited research that can shed light on them. Hence, in pursuit of its mission of being “the centre of excellence in African trade matters”, and cognisant of the importance to contribute towards narrowing the gap in the collation and dissemination of accurate trade information and statistics and publication of cutting-edge research on trade-related issues of interest to Africa, Afreximbank launched the Journal of African Trade in 2014 as an independently managed peer-reviewed journal, with the maiden issue published in December of the same year.

Journal Information

  • E-ISSN (online): 2214-8523
  • ISSN (Print): 2214-8515
  • Language: English
  • First Published: 2014
  • Publication Frequency: Annual
  • Type of Articles Covered: Research Articles and Reviews

Open Access Statement

The Journal of African Trade is a fully open access journal. All articles are made immediately and permanently available online without subscription or access charges. Readers are free to read, download, copy, distribute, and reuse published content in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. The journal does not charge article processing charges (APCs) or submission fees to authors, as publication costs are supported by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).

Average Time for acceptance and Publishing

  • Submission to First Decision: 30 - 40 Days
  • Submission to Acceptance: 90 - 120 Days
  • Acceptace to Publication: 14 - 30 Days

Publication Schedule

One issue is published annually in December. Special issues may be published occasionally at the discretion of the editorial board.

Digital Archiving

Articles are archived in CLOCKSS and Portico, two major long term preservation services.
Articles also receive Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) from the CrossRef organization to ensure they can always be found.

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The journal does not accept third-party advertising. Any informational materials included relate only to the publisher and its academic or research activities.

Publisher/Editorial Office Information

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
Contact Person:
Email: jat@afreximbank.com
72 (B) El-Maahad El-Eshteraky Street – Heliopolis, Cairo 11341, Egypt Postal Address: P.O. Box 613 Heliopolis, Cairo 11757, Egypt
tel: +20-2-24564100/1/2/3; +20-2-24515201/2
Fax: +202-24564110; +202-24515008