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Author Guidelines

The Pan-African Journal of Health and Psychological Sciences (PAJHPS) welcomes the submission of original manuscripts that fall within the journal’s aims and scope. All submissions undergo an initial editorial assessment to evaluate their relevance, quality, and adherence to the journal’s formatting requirements.

Manuscripts meeting these preliminary standards will proceed to a double-blind peer review process. Final acceptance or rejection decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief in consultation with the editorial team, based on reviewer feedback, academic merit, and overall contribution to the field.

Before submitting, authors must ensure the following:

  • Copyright & Permissions – Written permission has been obtained for all copyrighted material used (e.g., figures, photographs, datasets, or documents).

  • Authorship Agreement – All listed co-authors have consented to their inclusion and have made substantial contributions to the work.

  • Ethical Compliance – Where applicable, the study has received ethical clearance from a recognized institutional review board or ethics committee, following the regulations of the country where the research was conducted.

Please note: The Editor-in-Chief or Section Editors may desk-reject manuscripts that do not meet the journal’s academic, ethical, or editorial standards. To enhance your manuscript’s likelihood of progressing to peer review, ensure that:

  • The study design is clearly described and methodologically sound.

  • The research argument is coherent, logically developed, and well-supported by evidence.

  • The title is concise, accurate, and reflective of the study’s focus.

  • The abstract is self-contained, clearly summarizing the research problem, methods, results, and conclusions.

Once confident that your manuscript meets these requirements, please review the submission checklist and prepare your files according to the journal’s formatting instructions before submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements:

  • The manuscript complies fully with the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

  • The manuscript has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration by another journal.

  • All references have been thoroughly checked for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to the journal’s citation style.

  • All tables and figures are sequentially numbered, clearly labeled, and referenced within the text.

  • Appropriate permissions have been obtained for all photographs, datasets, and any other third-party material included in the submission.

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Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with the Pan-African Journal of Health and Psychological Sciences agree to the following terms:

  1. Copyright Retention: Authors retain copyright of their work while granting the journal the right of first publication. The work will be simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits others to share, adapt, and build upon the work, provided proper attribution is given to the original authors and the journal.

  2. Subsequent Distribution: Authors may enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of their work (e.g., posting to an institutional repository, or publishing in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.

  3. Pre-publication Sharing: Authors are encouraged to post and share their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories, personal websites, or preprint servers) both before and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

  4. Permissions: Authors confirm that any third-party material (including images, figures, or data) used in their work is either in the public domain, covered by fair use, or used with the appropriate permissions.

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