About the Journal

Aim & Scope

RUTA: The Journal of African Indigenous Knowledge and Research (R-JAIKR)) is the official publication of the African Indigenous Knowledge Research Network (AIKRN). This is an association of scholars, academics and intellectuals dedicated to interdisciplinary research that recenters African indigenous knowledges as one of the fundamental frameworks for sustainable development in Africa. R-JAIKR constitutes the outlet for the dissemination of the association’s research data and outputs that centralizes the place of indigenous knowledge in the search for sustainable development on the continent.

R-JAIKR is a peer review journal that focuses on the full spectrum of theoretical and practical analyses, essays, research outputs and policy briefs that have implications for praxis and policies about African development and knowledge production on the continent. The objective of the journal is to publish original research articles, reviews, field reports, policy briefs and comparative analyses of indigenous knowledge and practices that promote exciting scholarly discourses and understanding about indigenous knowledges, experiences and sustainable development in Africa and other regions of the world.  

RUTA is committed to peer-review integrity that upholds the highest standards of academic review. A submission to R-JAIKR is first assessed for suitability by the editor(s) before it is then peer reviewed by independent reviewers.