The Africa Initiative (AfIn)

Responding to Africa's OSCM research needs, IJOPM launched the Africa Initiative (AfIn) in January 2025 to guide, promote, and facilitate the dissemination of OSCM research in and from Africa. As part of this initiative, IJOPM has established a dedicated Manuscript Section for empirical papers focused on Africa. AfIn also serves as a platform and support system for Africa-based scholars and the global OSCM community conducting research in Africa or seeking to publish work using African data. 

The AfIn Manuscript Section encourages researchers to submit either a brief proposal (via [email protected]) for developmental feedback or a full manuscript through the journal's submission portal. 

Read more about the AfIn in the latest positioning paper: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-05-2025-0390.