[Wigsat-l] African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (AJSTID) released

[Sophia Huyer]

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development  
(AJSTID)
  http://www.ajstid.com/

Harnessing  science  and  technology,  and fostering innovation have  
become
imperatives   to   address   the  problems  and  challenges  of   
structural
transformation  of  the  South.  This  is increasingly so in the  
context of
globalised and knowledge economy. As there is no journal with special  
focus
on  science,  technology,  and innovation in Africa, AJSTID aims to  
address
this  need.  While it provides special focus on works related to the  
nature
of  science, technology, and innovation process and learning across  
African
countries and other developing countries, it will also encourage  
submission
of  works  on  developed  countries.  Increasingly  process  and   
impact of
science,  technology,  and  innovation  are viewed at two levels –  
one, the
narrow  objective  of  achieving  industrial  growth  and  two, the  
broader
objective  of  achieving  socio-economic  development.  AJSTID will  
provide
importance  to  both  these  bodies  of  research at various levels:  
firms,
sectors/  industries/clusters, regions and countries. AJSTID aims to  
target
both  the  policy  making  (  at  corporate and government levels )  
and the
academic  communities  who  are  concerned  with  the  impact  of   
science,
technology  and  innovation  process  on  industrial,  economic, and  
social
development, particularly in Africa and in other developing economies.


One  of  the core aims of AJSTID is to encourage emerging research  
scholars
particularly in Africa to publish their work in a journal that will be  
read
by  the  global  community of scholars working on these topics. AJSTID  
also
intends  to  encourage well established researchers from all over the  
world
to  contribute  to  the  journal  and help to build it to be one of  
the top
ranking  journals. Although the main focus of AJSTID is Africa,  
researchers
and scholars from the rest of the world are encouraged to contribute  
to the
journal,  particularly  comparative  works  that  have implications  
for all
developing economies.


AJSTID aims to be distinct from many other journals in this area. For  
this,
it   includes  research  notes/commentaries  --  individual  accounts   
from
thinkers and experts in this area, and also accounts and contributions  
from
research  networks  about their activities. The research notes/ 
commentaries
will  provide  on  how  accomplished  researchers selected certain  
research
directions and not others and what influenced them to make their  
choices to
do  certain  research and not others. Accounts/ contributions from  
research
networks and their activities will be included to stimulate learning  
on how
functioning  research  networks  work.  Another novel addition is to  
invite
publication  of  reprints  of  path  breaking research articles from  
highly
rated journals such as Research Policy.

AJSTID is supported by the Institute for Economic Research on Innovation
(IERI) at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and the South African
Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI), South Africa and it is published by
Adonis-Abbey Publishers, London, UK



Thierry H. Amoussougbo
Regional Advisor, ICT Initiatives
ICT,  Science & Technology Division (ISTD)
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Tel: 251 11 5443053
Fax: 251 11 5510512
E-mail : tamoussougbo at uneca.org


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