Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Kiswahili Story Database is no longer being published. All past issues of Kiswahili can be accessed via our curated resource, the Enriching Resource Document & Archive.

The database was curated by Professor Brillian Besi Muhonja of James Madison University and David B. Otiende of The Cooperative College of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, from 2009 to 2014.

Kiswahili Story Database [KSD] is a new initiative of Africa Resource Center that is curated by Dr. Brillian Besi Muhonja, professor of Africana Studies, Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and Women's Studies at James Madison University, and David B. Otiende, Deputy Director of Academic Affairs at The Cooperative College of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya. The database of all Kiswahili stories is a growing collection of African folktales. It is our hope that the database will facilitate a new surge of interest in these treasured histories.

 

Section Policies

Hadithi (Stories)

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Ngano (Folktales)

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Mawazo (Reflections)

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Methali (Proverbs)

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Mashairi (Poems)

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

Kiswahili Story Database peer reviews all scholarly articles published in this journal. Generally, evaluations are elicited from one or two reviewers depending on the initial assessment of the article by the co-editors.

Reviewing Your Paper Submission (Publishing your manuscript)

Once you have submitted your paper for a review, you must email us to indicate your copyright option. The review will not start until an email notification has been sent and acknowledged.

  • Copyright conferment for your submission
  • If non-exclusive or open-access is chosen, payment of the article is required prior to publication

All authors must email their decision of copyright conferment prior to the review of their articles. A confirmation email will be sent to your account email address.

Peer Review Process

The journal editor(s) make an initial appraisal of each submission. If the topic and treatment seem potentially appropriate for the journal, the manuscript is sent out to 2 reviewers.

ARC Journals has a "double blind" peer review process. Authors are not told who reviewed their paper and reviewers are not told who wrote the paper. Peer reviewers become aware of the identity of the authors after the article is published.

A decision on the manuscript may take 2 months depending on delays in obtaining reviewers. Manuscripts are sent out for review electronically, and all correspondence takes place on the Africa Resource Knowledge Project system. Although the peer review process is accelerated by the use of electronic communication, traditional high-quality, peer-review standards are applied to all submission to Africa Resource Knowledge Project.

 

Publication Frequency

The database is continuously updated throughout the year.

Subscription

Subscribers to Kiswahili Story Database (KSD) receive a Table of Content via electronic mail when new materials are published. The database is available only in electronic format to paid subscribers. There is no print version of the database. Subscriptions require payment.