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Call for Papers on Science Technology Innovation and Development in Africa in a special issue of JSCIRES
*Call for Papers in a special issue of the Journal of Scientometric <br>Research * <br>Special issue on: Science Technology Innovation and Development in Africa <br> <br> <br>*Background* <br> <br>The African Union (AU previously OAU) has developed a science, technology <br>and innovation strategy for African sustainable development. There are many <br>strategies adopted from time to time. For example, in 1979 Africa adopted <br>the Monrovia Strategy; in 1980 adopted the Lagos Plan of Action. In 2013, <br>the AU has produced “Agenda 2063 to realize fully the African unity by <br>integrating the economy with science, technology and innovation. The Africa <br>Union has NEPAD, Peer Review Mechanism, Peace and Security, the African <br>Parliament, STISA 2024 and Agenda 2063. The AU is good at producing <br>protocols to generate the "Africa We Want" to transform Africa "into the <br>global powerhouse of the future". This agenda 2063 has also included <br>science, technology and innovation (STI) for Africa’s overall integrated <br>and sustainable development by aligning with the STISA 2024 that has been <br>declared a year after agenda 2063. In 2014, the AU created a specific <br>sectoral strategy on science, technology and innovation by adopting a <br>10-year Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa <br>(STISA-2024). The strategy aims to address the pressing challenges through <br>skill development, capacity building, entrepreneurship development, <br>intellectual property generation and protection. <br> <br>The strategies are well articulated; but the implementation is challenging. <br>There are a few countries like South Africa, Rwanda, Kenya and the Northern <br>African countries which are quite well performing while some other <br>countries are lagging behind. Some research output shows that there is a <br>significant increase in the number of scientific publications and patents <br>from Africa. However, the publications and patents from Africa are <br>attributed to only a few countries for example South Africa from South and <br>Egypt from the North. There is a need to cover as many parts of Africa as <br>possible to discover the research publications and patents generated in all <br>parts of Africa. <br> <br>This special issue of *Journal of Scientometric Research <br>* <br>(JSCIRes) calls for papers on various Science and Technology issues of <br>African Continent to comprehend the breadth and depth of the scientific <br>publications and patents, innovation hubs and industrial parks from Africa. <br>Papers for the special issue are called for in any of the following <br> Science, Technology and Innovation thematic areas: <br> <br> 1. ST&I indicators with special reference in the African context. <br> 2. Country specific case study including the S, T & I policy <br> perspectives. <br> 3. Science and technology measurements from the regional perspective for <br> example S&T development in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), Southern African <br> Development Community (SADAC), The Intergovernmental Authority on <br> Development (IGAD), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) <br>and <br> in specific manufacturing, agricultural and service sectors. <br> 4. The digital and knowledge economy with Science, Technology and <br> Innovation for African Sustainable Development. <br> 5. Intra and Inter African Scientific collaborations. <br> 6. Open science and its relevance in developing countries particularly <br> in African context. <br> <br>*Submission Guidelines* <br> <br>To submit the full manuscript, authors should read carefully the journal <br>instructions and requirements in terms of length, reference style. <br>Submissions can be made using the following links: <br>https://www.journalonweb.com/jscires/ <br> <br>Full manuscript to be considered for publication in the Special issue of <br>“Science Technology Innovation and Development in Africa”. Submission of <br>a <br>full manuscript does not indicate automatic acceptance for the present <br>special issue. <br> <br>All full manuscripts to be considered for the special issue must be <br>submitted through the online submission system and subjected to double <br>blind peer review and inclusion in the Special Issue will be determined on <br>a final acceptance decision by the Editor-in-Chief the basis of peer <br>reviews and recommendations made by the Guest Editors. <br> <br>*Important dates* <br> <br> - Abstract submission deadline: 31st March 2020 (to be sent to the <br> Guest Editors ) <br> - Full paper submission deadline: 30th June 2020 (should be submitted to <br> the online journal submission system) <br> - Publication of the issues: October/ November 2020 <br> <br>*Guest Editors: * <br> <br> - *Swapan Kumar Patra *(skpatra[@]gmail.com , <br> PatraSK[@]tut.ac.za ) <br> - *Mammo Muchie *(Mammo.muchie[@]gmail.com ; <br> muchiem[@]tut.ac.za ) <br> <br> <br>*Further Details <br>* <br>_______________________________________________ <br>EASST's Eurograd mailing list <br>Eurograd (at) lists.easst.net <br>Unsubscribe or edit subscription options: http://lists.easst.net/listinfo.cgi/eurograd-easst.net <br> <br>Meet us via https://twitter.com/STSeasst <br> <br>Report abuses of this list to Eurograd-owner@lists.easst.netview formatted text
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