Intra-African Trade and Development in a Changing World: Sustainability, Skills, Governance, and Innovation

Call for Papers

Intra-African Trade and Development in a Changing World: Sustainability, Skills, Governance, and Innovation

Journal: International Journal of Development Issues
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 November 2026

International Journal of Development Issues invites submissions for its Special Issue on Intra-African Trade and Development in a Changing World: Sustainability, Skills, Governance, and Innovation.

About the Special Issue

This Special Issue explores how intra-African trade can accelerate sustainable economic development, innovation, and regional prosperity across the continent. It aims to bring together interdisciplinary research on trade, governance, sustainability, entrepreneurship, education, digital transformation, logistics, and social inclusion to generate practical and policy-relevant insights for Africa's evolving development landscape.

The issue welcomes conceptual, empirical, comparative, and policy-focused research that examines the opportunities, challenges, and outcomes of intra-African trade. Contributions that offer rigorous analysis and actionable recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and development scholars are particularly encouraged.

Topics of Interest

Submissions may include, but are not limited to:

• Sustainable development and climate change in Africa

• Environmental sustainability

• Innovation and technology-enabled entrepreneurship

• Trade, logistics, and global value chains

• Public and private procurement

• International trade and exporting

• International migration and youth development

• Higher education and skills development

• Transnational Education (TNE)

• Digital transformation in healthcare, FinTech, agriculture, and education

• Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs)

• Gender and youth entrepreneurship

• Women entrepreneurship

• Corporate governance and social responsibility

• e-Government and smart cities

• Small business development

• Project management and stakeholder engagement

• Media, culture, and economic development

• Talent management and skills recruitment

• Public health, wellbeing, and economic development

• Emotional intelligence, diversity, and social inclusion

Preferred Article Types

The journal welcomes:

• Conceptual Papers

• Empirical Research Articles

• Comparative Studies

• Policy-Focused Papers

Submission Information

• Manuscript Submission Opens: 31 July 2026

• Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 November 2026

• Manuscripts must be submitted through the ScholarOne Manuscripts submission system.

• Authors should select the appropriate Special Issue during the submission process.

• All submissions must strictly follow the journal's official Author Guidelines.

• Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.

Guest Editors

• Olamide A.T. Olusegun, University of the West of Scotland, UK

• Adebisi Adewole, University of the West of Scotland, UK

• Adetuyi Ayodele, University of the West of Scotland, UK

• John Grover-Minto, University of the West of Scotland, UK

• Attahir Abubakar, University of the West of Scotland, UK

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