One source of continuous frustration for ICT4D academic researchers is the glacial pace of academia. One has to submit papers 8 months in advance for conferences that are over a year away. Or it usually takes about 2 years minimum to get a paper published in a journal.
In the university setting, journals are often considered the only “real” publication venue for three reasons:
If you are a researcher, you have to mentally prepare for that wait or look for a different way to get your ideas into the ICT4D conversation. One way is to start a blog, another is to submit your paper to an existing blog – we love guest posts!
We want to help those trying to get research validation. Here is a list of 79 journals that publish articles related to the use of information and communication technologies to accelerate the social and economic advancement in the development world.
Publishing in academic journals offers researchers in ICT4D the benefits of increased credibility, academic reach, field contribution, and professional development, making it a vital aspect of their academic and professional journey. Do you know of other journals or publications we should add to this list? Please let us know in the comments.
Special thanks to Laura Hosman and Revi Sterling for putting this list of journals together
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When I think of academic journals the big issue I focus on is “open access”. So I wonder, of these 79 journals which are freely accessible to the world? Those that are not accessible without payment or other forms of restrictions should go in another list. 🙂
First Monday, historically open access, has had some nice articles over the years that have changed the way I looked at the int’l tech world.
For instance:
http://www.firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1126/1046 (Black star: Ghana, information technology and development in Africa by G. Pascal Zachary)
http://www.firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1625/1540 (The genesis and emergence of Education 3.0 in higher education and its potential for Africa )
Focused on public financial management including ICT: International Journal on Governmental Financial Management, free download. http://www.icgfm.org/journal.htm
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