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Dollar Dominance, AI and the Future of Labour
We have another colourful collection of articles to share this month, featuring the latest issues of Policy Perspectives from Pakistan and World Review of Political Economy, looking at dollar dominance and the impact of AI on labour.
Shakespeare: Repositioning the Flow of Knowledge
This Open Access Week the African Journals Initiative title Bakwethu: A Journal of Shakespeare Studies considers Open Access as a direct expression of its mission to extend and reposition the flow of knowledge in Shakespeare studies.
Whose Voices Can We Afford to Lose?
The African Journal of Bioethics considers the “Cost of Knowledge: Whose Voices Can We Afford to Lose?”. Open Access is not a publishing preference; it’s an ethical commitment to ensure that people can both contribute to and benefit from knowledge.
Muslim Manosphere & Palestinian Resistance
The latest issues of ReOrientt: The Journal of Critical Muslim Studies and Arab Studies Quarterly bring a pertinent collection of articles exploring the Muslim Manosphere and Palestinian struggle, memory and resistance.
Nigeria at 66: the Past & Reimagining the Future
Nigeria marks 66 years of independence & the Ibadan Journal of Sociology (IJS) joins Nigerians at home and globally to reflect on the essence, possibilities and continuing work of resilient and sustainable nationhood.
2027 Call for Applications and the New Map of Africa
We’re calling for applications from partner journals, published from the African continent, for 2027. Chenjerai Mabhiza joins the advisory board and the decision to replace the traditional world to accurately reflects the size of Africa.
Impacts of climate change, technology and war
We’re sharing latest publications from the International Journal of Disability and Social Justice and Prometheus – Critical Studies in Innovation, Ghana Journal of Sociology & Anthropology and People Centred – The Journal of Development Administration.
Fair Trade, Dollar Dominance & Future Labour
Topics of Fair Trade, Dollar Dominance, AI and the Future of Labour are covered within thought provoking articles from the Journal of Fair Trade, World Review of Political Economy and the mega final issue of Work Organisation, Labour & Globalisation.
Pan-African Women’s Day & Other News
In this African Journals Initiative newsletter, we would like to bring your attention to the recently celebrated Pan-African Women’s Day. We highlight an article by Derosha Moodley and Ansurie Pillay in the latest issue of Bakwethu.
Top-Read 2025 Articles & State Crime Journal
New from State Crime Journal + Most-Read 2025 Articles. The most-read Pluto Journals articles published in 2025 reflect readers’ interest in major political, economic and social issues. All publications are Diamond Open Access.
Mandela Day & Botswana Notes and Records
African scholarship plays an important role in representing the continent’s lived realities and reflecting them within academic discourse. We are pleased to bring you three journal offerings journeying from Nigeria, Tanzania, to Botswana.
Critical Diversity, Change in Cuba & Indenture Afterlives
See latest issues of International Journal of Critical Diversity Studies, International Journal of Cuban Studies & Journal of Indentureship and Its legacies. Read new AJI issues: Ibadan Journal of Sociology, Zamani and Botswana Notes and Records.
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