About the journal
Aims and Scope
JHTS publishes original, unpublished scholarship across the humanities and social sciences, in language, literature and linguistics, communication and media, education, technology and digital cultures, politics and governance, and philosophy, ethics and religion, with a particular interest in work that crosses borders between languages, cultures and disciplines. Its motto, Knowledge · Cultures · Global Voices, sums up that aim. Every submission is screened by the editors, checked for plagiarism and sent for double-blind peer review.
Subject areas
- 01Humanities and Social Sciences
Scholarship on human experience, society and the past: history, archaeology, the arts, music, theatre and performance, sociology, anthropology, psychology and related fields. We welcome studies of Nigerian and African societies and comparative work that sets them beside other parts of the world.
- 02Language, Literature and Linguistics
Studies of the structure, acquisition, use and change of language, from phonology and syntax to sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and applied linguistics; criticism and scholarship on fiction, poetry, drama, life writing and oral literature; and translation and interpreting as practice and theory. JHTS particularly welcomes work on Nigerian and other African languages and literatures, on Nigerian English and World Englishes, and on multilingual practice.
- 03Communication and Media Studies
Studies of communication in its social settings: journalism, broadcasting, film, digital and social media, rhetoric, public relations and development communication, including the language and ethics of media in Nigeria and beyond.
- 04Education and Pedagogy
Research on education as a social practice: language and literacy education, English for academic purposes, the teaching of the general studies curriculum, curriculum and policy, teacher education, assessment, and the place of the humanities in schools and universities.
- 05Technology, Innovation and Digital Cultures
Work on technology as a cultural and social force: digital humanities, computational and corpus approaches, artificial intelligence and language, online communities, digital literacies, e-learning, and innovation in Nigerian and African contexts.
- 06Culture, Identity and Transcultural Studies
Research on how cultural forms, ideas and identities move across borders and are remade in the process: diaspora, migration, hybridity, popular and material culture, gender, ethnicity, heritage and the politics of representation. This is the journal’s home ground, and interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged.
- 07Politics, Governance and Development
Studies of politics and public life: governance, democracy, policy, law and society, conflict and peace, and development, with attention to the role of language, media and culture in public reason in Nigeria, Africa and beyond.
- 08Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Philosophical, ethical and religious scholarship: African and comparative philosophy, applied and research ethics, religious studies, theology in its cultural setting, and the history of ideas.
- 09Interdisciplinary and Applied Research
Research that crosses or sits between the areas above, and applied work that brings the humanities and social sciences to bear on practical problems in communities, institutions and industry. If you are unsure whether your work fits, please contact the editorial office before submitting.
Article types
- Research articles
- Original studies based on analysis of texts, data, fieldwork or archives.
- Theoretical papers
- Arguments that develop, test or revise concepts and frameworks in the humanities.
- Critical reviews
- Critical surveys of a body of work, a debate or a tradition.
- Book reviews
- Assessments of recently published books, commissioned by the Book Review Editors.
Who may submit
JHTS welcomes work from scholars and researchers at any stage, and from undergraduate and postgraduate students. Every manuscript is judged on the same terms: originality, rigour, clarity and relevance to the journal’s scope.