AJSTID is a multi-disciplinary and refereed international journal on science, technology, innovation and development in Africa and other low-income countries. It was established in appreciation of the role and importance of innovation in the development processes and the recognition of the relative absence of research in this area in Africa. AJSTID encourages research along the following broad areas:

The role of science, technology and innovation in the processes of industrial growth and development.
The emergence and the making of innovation systems in the context of broader socio-economic development.
Exploring the inclusion of innovation and knowledge in sub-national, regional, global and local innovation networks and cross border integration processes in Africa.
Research on the interaction among governments, industries, businesses, universities and communities in the use and application of science, technology and innovation policies; particularly comparative works that have implications for all developing economies.
Critiques of science, technology and innovation policies and their applications in Africa.
Exploring co-evolutions, broad-based innovations and indigenous knowledge systems in the context of African development.

AJSTID will solicit submissions in these research areas from micro-empirical to the meta-theoretical levels.

AJSTID targets industrialists, technologists, policy-makers academics communities with interests generally on science, technology and innovation processes relating to industrial, economic, and social development in Africa and the developing world. AJSTID will publish research papers that will benefit policymakers at national and international levels, businesses, industries, research institutions, civil society organisations and development agencies. The journal fosters research and policy options that can impact significantly on decision making at various levels, including governments, universities and industries. AJSTID contributes knowledge that could influence STI policies in Africa and other developing countries.

AJSTID targets the following groups: the academic community including research students, policy makers at various levels, businesses and industries as well the civil society.

AJSTID publishes empirically and theoretically oriented articles based on original research, research notes, book reviews and commentaries. The journal encourages comparative studies of regions, countries or sectors across countries. The journal periodically publishes special editions on specific themes by inviting guest editors.

AJSTID covers a wide range of issues and topics relating to science, technology, innovation and development in Africa and the rest of the developing world. Some of the indicative themes include:

The emergence and making of innovation systems at various levels: local, sectoral, regional and national etc.
Broad-based innovation systems – from the communities, rural and urban centres.
Co-evolution of knowledge, technologies and institutions for making innovation systems in the context of African transformation.
Innovation in the core-evolution of agriculture and industry in Africa’s economic development.
Research related to the conversion of indigenous knowledge into innovation.
Technological development, learning and innovation processes at the firm level and their impact on industrial economic performance. Development of non-technological (e.g., marketing, finance) capabilities and their interactions with technological capabilities at the firm level.

Technological development, learning and innovation processes at the sector/cluster level and their impacts.
National and regional innovation systems and their impacts on socio-economic development.
Process of globalisation and its impact on science, technology, and innovation processes particularly in developing countries.
Indicators of science, technology and innovation in developing countries.
Intellectual property regimes and innovation in developing countries.
University-industry linkages and Innovation.

Financing innovation.