The Nordic Journal of African Studies is an interdisciplinary journal published by the Nordic Association of African Studies (NAAS). Its focus is on Africa, and, starting from the first issue of 2008, it publishes material primarily in the following interrelated fields:

• African language studies
• African literatures
• African cultural studies

Each article submitted for publication will be independently peer-reviewed before being selected for publication. The primary publication language of the NJAS is English, but articles in French and Swahili will also be published. Book reviews and news about ongoing research, workshops and conferences are also published.

The NJAS has appeared since 1992, initially with two issues per year, but from 2000 three numbers were printed annually. Starting from 2004, however, the journal became purely electronic, and since then the Web version has appeared four times per year.

One of the most notable developments in the journal in recent years has been the increasing number of contributions from Africa.

This publication has regularly received financial support on an annual basis from the Nordic Committee for the Publication of Periodicals in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOP-HS).

Editorial Board

• Fleisch, Axel (Editor)
  axel.fleisch@helsinki.fi, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Stotesbury, John (Treasurer)
  john.stotesbury@uef.fi, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
• Teppo, Annika
  Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden
• Andersen, Torben
  Aalborg University, Denmark
• Hurskainen, Arvi
  University of Helsinki, Finland
• Legere, Karsten
  University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• Endresen, Rolf Theil
  University of Oslo, Norway
• Weiss, Holger
  University of Helsinki, Finland
• Downing, Laura
  University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• Einarsdóttir, Jónína
  University of Iceland, Iceland

Former Board members

• Lodhi, Abdulaziz (Publication secretary)
  Uppsala University, Sweden
• Hansen, Holger Bernt
  University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Pálsson, Gísli
  University of Iceland, Iceland
• Talle, Aud
  Oslo University, Norway

Copyright restrictions

Correspondence

All correspondence concerning editorial matters as well as manuscripts for publication should be sent to the Editor, whose address is given below. Before sending any material, please read the instructions to authors.

Please send manuscripts for review to: njas-info@helsinki.fi