Open Access Policy:

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

The Journal of Ethiopian Studies (JES) is an open access journal. All articles in JES are published open access with a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 user licence. All charges for publishing an article in the journal are funded by Addis Ababa University, Institute of Ethiopian Studies. Therefore, there is no charge to authors.  Authors will not have to pay an article processing charge (APC). 

Author fees

It is free to publish in this journal. This journal is also free to read. This journal is Diamond Open Access.

Publisher Information

Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia): https://www.aau.edu.et/ies/

Peer review

The JES employs a double-blind peer-review model. All manuscripts undergo an initial
assessment by the journal's editorial board. If they are considered suitable for peer review, manuscripts will then be a reviewed by a minimum of two external reviewers to assess its suitability for publication. Final responsibility for editorial decisions rest with the Editorial Board of the journal.

Publication Scheduling

This journal publishes 2 issues in 1 volume a year.


Journal Identifiers


eISSN: 3007-4088
print ISSN: 0304-2243