Afrika und Übersee
Published by Hamburg University Press (Journal Finder)
ISSN : 0002-0427 eISSN : 2749-0971
Abbreviation : Afr. Übersee
Aims & Scope
Afrika und Ãœbersee is a premier academic journal dedicated to the dissemination of research on African languages and their social and historical contexts. Since 1910, it has been a leading platform for scholars to share their findings and contribute to the field of African studies.
The journal covers a broad range of topics within linguistics, with a particular focus on publishing primary linguistic data and in-depth analyses. As the oldest academic journal for African studies worldwide, Afrika und Übersee is published by the Department of African Languages and Ethiopian Studies in the Asien-Afrika-Institut at Universität Hamburg.
The journal accepts articles in English, French, and German, with the user interface available only in English. Authors submitting articles in languages other than English must provide metadata in both languages, including title, abstract, and keywords.
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Licensing & Copyright
This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.
Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.
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