Research in African Literatures (RAL)

Research in African Literatures, founded in 1970, is the premier journal of African literary studies worldwide and provides a forum in English for research on the oral and written literatures of Africa. In addition to thought-provoking essays, reviews of current scholarly books appear in every issue, often presented as critical essays, and a forum offers readers the opportunity to respond to issues raised in articles and book reviews. Thematic clusters of articles and frequent special issues reveal the broad interests of its readership. Research in African Literatures (RAL) is dedicated to following best practices on ethical matters, errors, and retractions. The prevention of publication malpractice is one of the important responsibilities of the editorial board. Any kind of unethical behavior is unacceptable, and RAL does not tolerate plagiarism in any form. Authors submitting articles to RAL affirm that manuscript contents are original.

Research in African Literatures (RAL) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, African Culture, African Literature, African Studies, Arts & Culture, Literary Studies, Modern Literature, Narratives, Poetry, Secularism, Theology , Online or Print , Quarterly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0034-5210, E-ISSN: 1527-2044, Established: 1970,
• Provides Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE