International Journal of African Indigenous Knowledge and Traditional Practices (IJAIKTP)

About the Journal

The International Journal of African Indigenous Knowledge and Traditional Practices (IJAIKTP) is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the documentation, analysis, and critical examination of African indigenous knowledge systems and traditional practices. The journal provides a scholarly platform for preserving Africa’s rich intellectual heritage while subjecting it to rigorous academic inquiry and contemporary relevance. IJAIKTP engages themes such as traditional governance, healing systems, spirituality, cultural heritage, and community-based problem-solving, positioning African knowledge within global debates on decolonization, sustainability, and plural epistemologies. The journal values interdisciplinary approaches that respect cultural integrity while advancing scholarly rigor.
Researchers, anthropologists, historians, cultural scholars, and practitioners are invited to submit original studies, ethnographic research, and theoretical analyses that elevate African indigenous knowledge within global academic discourse.

Aim & Scope

IJAIKTP aims to promote scholarly engagement with African indigenous knowledge systems and traditional practices through rigorous and ethically grounded research. The journal publishes studies on African traditional religion, indigenous governance structures, traditional medicine and healing, oral traditions, cultural heritage, conflict resolution mechanisms, and community knowledge systems. It encourages interdisciplinary and decolonial research approaches that recognize the relevance of indigenous knowledge to contemporary social, environmental, and developmental challenges.