The African Journal of Monitoring and Evaluation (AfriJME) is a peer-reviewed and open access journal manage and owned by The Regional Center for Project Management and Evaluation Training to promote the theory and practice of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of policies programmes, projects and interventions in Africa. AfriJME accepts and publishes a wide range of full-length articles on all aspects of the theory and practice of monitoring and evaluation of policies, programmes, projects and interventions. Articles accepted by AfriJME include the following:

Original Research: AfriJME accepts and publishes Original Research in monitoring and evaluation (M&E). An article is considered original research if it is the report of an empirical(primary) study written by the researcher/s who actually did the study, the researcher/s describe their hypothesis or research question and the purpose of the study, the researcher/s detail their research methods, the results of the research are reported. The Original Research format is suitable for many different M&E fields of study. It includes full Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections. They include hypothesis, background study, methods, results, interpretation of findings, and a discussion of possible implications. Original research articles are long, with the word limit ranging from 3000- 6000.

Review Article: AfriJME accepts and publishes Review Articles. Review Articles provide a comprehensive summary of research on an M&E topic, and a perspective on the state of the field and where it is heading. Review articles provide a critical and constructive analysis of existing published literature in the field of M&E, through summary, analysis, and comparison, often identifying specific gaps or problems and providing recommendations for future research. Review Articles are also considered as secondary literature since they generally do not present new data from the author’s experimental work. Review articles can be of three types: literature reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. Review articles can be of varying lengths depending on the topic/subject area. For narrative reviews or literature reviews, the length should be between 4000-6000 words while systematic reviews are usually less than 10,000 words long.

Policy Briefs: AfriJME accepts and publishes policy briefs as stand-alone articles. A Policy Brief is a short article that presents key findings and recommendations arising from a piece of novel monitoring and or evaluation research. AfriJME accepts policy briefs that aim to directly influence government policies, programmes, projects or interventions by reviewing current research in important areas. Policy briefs are a trusted, impartial source of information, act as evidence for policy developments and often advocate a particular course of action. Policy briefs need to be simple and direct and should be no more than 1,500 words including figures and tables. Accepted policy briefs should be evaluative and should only contain information essential to set out the author’s perspective and recommended action.

Perspective, Opinion, and Commentary: AfriJME accepts and publishes perspectives, opinions, and commentaries on monitoring and evaluation of policies, programmes, projects and interventions. Perspective pieces are scholarly reviews of fundamental concepts or prevalent ideas in the field of monitoring and evaluation field. These are usually essays that present a personal point of view critiquing widespread notions pertaining to the field of monitoring and or evaluation. A perspective piece can be a review of a single M&E concept or a few related concepts. These are considered as secondary literature and are usually short articles, around 2000 words. Opinion articles present the author’s viewpoint on the interpretation, analysis, or methods used in a particular M&E study. It allows the author to comment on the strength and weakness of a theory or hypothesis. Opinion articles are usually based on constructive criticism and should be backed by evidence. Such articles promote discussion on current M&E issues. These are also relatively short articles. Commentaries are short articles usually around 1000-1,500 words long that draw attention to or present a criticism of a previously published M& article, book, or report, explaining why it interested them and how it might be illuminating for readers.

Book review: AfriJME accepts and publishes book reviews. The aim of a book review is to provide insight and opinion on recently published scholarly books on monitoring and evaluation. Book reviews are also relatively short articles and less time-consuming. Book reviews are a good publication option for early-career researchers as it allows the researcher to stay abreast of new literature in the field, of monitoring and evaluation while at the same time, adding to the author’s publication list.

Letters to the Editor. AfriJME accepts and publishes Letters to the Editor. While AfriJME does publish “Research Letters” (short articles containing original data), it also publishes letters responding to a previously published article. Short articles containing original data should be submitted as general article, not as a letter. A letter to the editor must cite and critique or substantially comment on a recent paper published by AfriJME. The letter will be forwarded to the authors of the cited or critiqued article or other reviewers, and original authors will get a chance to respond. While some new data in a letter are allowed, a letter is NOT a short research report.

Conference Book of Abstract: AfriJME accepts and publishes conference book of abstracts related to monitoring and evaluations. Abstract book of a conference or workshop may include abstracts (or extended abstracts) of all accepted papers, poster presentations, oral communication, workshop, etc. M&E Conference organizers can publish abstracts of their meetings as a monograph with ISBN and DOI. AfriJME invites M&E conference organizers to submit a proposal for publishing their abstract as a book.

Conference Proceedings: AfriJME publishes M&E conference proceedings. A conference proceeding is the published record of an academic meeting such as a conference, workshop, symposium, webinars or other professional meeting hosted by an academic or research organization. Usually, proceedings include full-length papers presented at an academic meeting or conference. The papers presented at an academic meeting go by a variety of names, like conference papers, abstracts, extended abstracts, poster abstracts, manuscripts, presentations, etc. The collection, which includes only abstract or extended abstract of papers presented by the participants are known as Abstract book. If the publications are filled with full-length papers, they are considered proceedings, or conference proceedings. M&E Conference proceedings show the leading edge of research by revealing emerging trends and new ideas before they appear in related journals.

Submit your M&E article to : editor@afrijme.org