Journals

  • East African Journal of Communication Studies

    East African Journal of Communication Studies

    The East African Journal of Communication Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing scholarly understanding of human communication across diverse contexts. Serving as a platform for innovative research and critical insights, the journal publishes studies in various subfields of communication, including but not limited to interpersonal communication, organizational communication, digital communication, political communication, intercultural and cross-cultural communication, health communication, science communication, development communication, environmental communication, crisis and risk communication, strategic communication and rhetoric studies.

  • The African Review

    The African Review is an international journal. Since 1971, it has established itself as a peer-reviewed academic journal of repute in Africa and beyond. The journal hosts intellectual debates and discussions on African politics, development and international affairs.

    Since 2019 The African Review has been published by BRILL. Please visit our journal at Brill publisher's website link

    Submit your manuscript at Brill publisher's website Submit Here

  • Kioo cha Lugha

    Kioo cha Lugha is a peer-reviewed international journal published by the Institute of Kiswahili Studies (IKS) at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). The journal is devoted to publishing articles on Kiswahili language, literature, linguistics, and other African languages. From 2021 it is published bi-annually. We accept scholarly articles written in Kiswahili or English.

    Please visit our journal at https://journals.udsm.ac.tz/index.php/kcl,

    Also, a copy of it is found at the African Journals Online (AJOL) at   https://www.ajol.info/index.php/kcl

  • Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

    The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences is an interdisciplinary international journal devoted to the study of matters related to humanities and social sciences. The main aim of the journal is to gather and disseminate under a single cover a wide variety of research and discussion of fundamental concerns to all those scholars who have an interest in humanities and social sciences.

    P.O. Box 2329, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA

    To access the Journal website click the journal link here

  • Utafiti Journal

    We seek to publish scholarship that goes beyond the research report stage of conveying scientific findings and providing recommendations. We are interested particularly in papers that inspire or propose radical, alternative paradigmatic shifts in the standard assumptions and methodologies involved in knowledge production about Africa. Utafiti is not bound by narrow confines of disciplines and its format does not follow the standard research report framework.

    Please visit our journal at the publisher's site at the link: https://brill.com/view/journals/utaf/utaf-overview.xml

  • Kiswahili

    Kiswahili is a multi-disciplinary Journal advancing Swahili language, linguistics and literature. It is the peer-reviewed journal of the Institute of Kiswahili Studies, University of Dar es Salaam. Its main aim is to gather and disseminate under a single cover a wide variety of research and discussions concerning Kiswahili language, linguistics and literature.

  • Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology

    Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET) emerged in 2006 from the Uhandisi Journal, established in 1974. From 1974 to 2005, the Journal was published in print form under the name Uhandisi Journal. However, efforts were made to ensure that all available past articles were scanned and uploaded online to preserve the history and track record of the Journal. Following the institutional transformation of the College of Engineering and Technology at the University of Dar es Salaam, it was considered necessary to change the name of the Journal to meet new challenges and opportunities over the years. In 2006, the Journal's name was changed to Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET). The Journal is a forum for communication and dissemination of applied sciences, engineering and technological research between and among Engineers, Scientists, allied professionals and the general public. It is published in print and electronic forms by the College of Engineering and Technology twice a year, normally in June and December.

    From 2023 to the latest issues can be accessed through the link: https://tjet.udsm.ac.tz/index.php/tjet

    Another site related to this journal is: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjet/about

  • TJS

    Tanzania Journal of Science

    Tanzania Journal of Science (Tanz. J. Sci.)   is an international journal published by the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Journal of Science, formerly known as "University Science Journal", was established in 1975 as a forum for communication and co-ordination between and among scientists and allied professionals. It is also intended as a medium for dissemination of scientific knowledge among scientists and the public at large to promote the advancement of pure and applied sciences. Tanzania Journal of Science publishes high quality contributions on original works in the fields of pure and applied sciences. Its review processes and decision criteria are rigorous. The manuscripts are evaluated by expert reviewers and editors to assess their scientific quality. Those manuscripts judged by the editors and Chief Editor to be of insufficient scientific quality or interest, or generally inappropriate are rejected promptly without formal review. Also, manuscripts not complying with the journal requirements and author guidelines are returned to the authors or rejected. The decisions regarding acceptance or rejection of papers are independent, unbiased and fair.

    Indexed/Abstracted in: African Journals OnLine (AJOL); CAB International or CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International, UK); CAB Direct; CAB Abstracts; CAB Global Health; Google Scholar; Journals for Free (J4F) database

    Onother site related to this journal is:  http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol    

    e-mail: tjs@udsm.ac.tz

  • University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal

    The University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal (UDSMLJ) is an  interdisciplinary academic journal that publishes scholarly articles on all aspects of Library, information Science and and related fields of study. These include the organisation of knowledge, information dissemination , information and knowledge management, information technology and its application, management in libraries, communication, human information behaviour, records and archives management, information literacy, information retrieval, reference services, and information systems. The journal is published twice a year in June and December.  The information about editorial team is available through this link

    All manuscripts are subjected to a double-blind peer review process before they are published. Manuscripts should be submitted via the UDSM journal system. For more information on how to submit, please contact the Chief editor at  editor.libraryjournal@udsm.ac.tz   The journal is indexed by Africa Journal Online (AJOL) at  https://www.ajol.info/index.php/udslj.  The full list of articles is accessed through: http://www.ajol.info/index.php/udslj/issue/archive. All correspondence should be addressed to the Chief Editor, e-mail: editor.libraryjournal@udsm.ac.tz    

    The journal is published twice per annum, that is, in June and December.

    You can view the current issue by visiting this link __________________________________________________________________________________

    ©University of Dar es Salaam Library (2024)

     ISSN: 2953-2515

    e-ISSN: 2953-2515

  • Tanzania Journal of Development Studies

    Tanzania Journal of Development Studies is an interdisciplinary journal. It encourages research that seeks to transcend the conventional disciplinary boundaries in social science to capture broader and more nuanced perspectives of development problems. Inter-disciplinary sits at the heart of the Journal, reflecting the recognition of the necessity to engage politics, political economy and history to advance an understanding of local realities within a global context and of the global from the vantage point of the local. More specifically, it focuses, among other issues, on topics that deal with the analysis of rural and agricultural transformation, industrialization, development strategies, gender and poverty issues, science and technology and the environment with respect to Tanzania and other African countries.

    The journal can also be accessed online through AJOL at  https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjds

  • Tanzania Zamani

    Tanzania Zamani Journal is the official publication of the History Department, University of Dar es Salaam and the Historical Association of Tanzania (HAT). The journal promotes historical thinking through research and writing on Tanzania. In particular, we are interested in articles that invoke African agency in African history and challenge conventional colonial and postcolonial assumptions. The journal is registered in EBSCO database.

  • Mulika Journal

    MULIKA ni jarida la taaluma ya Lugha na Fasihi ya Kiswahili. Jukumu lake kuu ni kukusanya na kusambaza maarifa yanayohusu Lugha na Fasihi ya Kiswahili yaliyokitwa katika utafiti mpevu. Kutokana na mahitaji kwa baadhi ya watumiaji wa Kiswahili katika njanja nyingine, muda si mrefu jarida hili litaanza kupokea makala yaliyoandikwa kwa Kiswahili lakini yanahusu nyanja nyingine nje ya Lugha na Fasihi ya Kiswahili. MULIKA limeendelea kuwa daraja kati ya watumiaji wa Kiswahili popote walipo, na wataalamu wa Kiswahili katika shule za Sekondari na Vyuo vya Elimu ya Juu Afrika ya Mashariki na kwingineko. Jarida linapatikana katika tovuti ya Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam kwa anwani ifuatayo: https://journals.udsm.ac.tz/index.php/mj

  • Tanzania Journal of Sociology

    The Tanzania Journal of Sociology is the newcomer on the list of journals published at the University of Dar es Salaam and, indeed, the first of its kind in the United Republic of Tanzania.

     

    ISSN 1821 - 9632

  • Papers in Education and Development

    Papers in Education and Development (PED) is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research articles that advance the field of education. The journal provides a platform for scholars and practitioners to share knowledge, with a particular focus on educational issues that impact the development of communities, regions, and nations.

    Editorial Team

    • Chief Editor: Prof. Eustella P. Bhalalusesa
    • Associate Chief Editor: Dr. Joseph C. Pesambili

    The journal is managed by an experienced editorial board of 14 members and guided by an advisory board comprising five distinguished experts. Together, this team ensures the rigorous peer-review process and the dissemination of impactful educational research.

  • Tanzania Journal for Population studies and Development


  • Tanzanian Economic Review

    Tanzanian Economic Review (TER) is a peer-reviewed journal of the School of Economics, of the University of Dar es Salaam. TER aims to promote a greater understanding of socio-economic factors and processes that influence and shape the transformation of developing countries. The Journal is not limited to the Tanzanian Economy, it covers all aspects of Economics and Economic Transformation in developing countries and beyond.

    TER is normally published biannually with issues produced in July and December.

    Journal Indexing: TER is currently indexed in EBSCO, RePEc, EcoPapers and IDEAS.

    From 2023 to the latest issues can be accessed through the link: https://ter.udsm.ac.tz/

  • ORSEA JOURNAL

    Operations Research Society of Eastern Africa (ORSEA) Journal, is a semiannually refereed journal publishing original scholarly and practitioner material on operations research. It is open to, and indeed encourages a wide range of topical issues and emerging methods, conceptual approaches, and substantive problem areas within the domain of operations research.
    It is devoted to the improvement and further development of theories and practices of operations research and it is designed to appeal to academics, practitioners and policy makers.

  • Journal of Linguistics and Language in Education

    The Journal of Linguistics and Language in Education (JLLE) is an academic journal published by the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics of the University of Dar es Salaam. It provides a platform for different theoretical and thematic approaches to all aspects of linguistics, language teaching, language in education and discourse analysis.

  • Business Management Review

    Business Management Review (BMR) is a semi-annually refereed journal publishing original scholarly research on business and organisational management. BMR is intended to foster research from a variety of business-related disciplines. It is open to and encourages a wide range of topical issues and emerging methods, conceptual approaches, and substantive problem areas within business and organisational management. It is devoted to improving and developing theories and practices of business/organizational management and is designed to appeal to academics, practitioners and policymakers.

  • Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania

    The Journal of Geographical Association of Tanzania (JGAT) is an international journal of Geography which encourages peer review process. Its main emphasis is on theoretic and methodological debates in balance with recent empirical geographical and related social science research. Particular value is set on high-quality research works that apply theories and scientific models in explaining contextual realities.

  • The Eastern African Law Review

    EASTERN AFRICA LAW REVIEW (EALR)

    A Journal of Law and Development

  • Studies in the African Past

  • Umma Journal of Contemporary Literature and Creative Arts

    Umma Journal of Contemporary Literature and Creative Arts is a Senate-approved biannual publication jointly operated by the departments of Literature and Creative Arts in the College of Humanities of the University of Dar es Salaam. The journal aims to stimulate and encourage debate on key themes in African literature and the creative arts. In 1966, two years after the Department of Literature was established in 1964 as part of the University of East Africa, a journal/magazine, Darlite, was born primarily as a students ' literary magazine. In 1970, it became Umma: A Literary Magazine from the University of Dar es Salaam before morphing into Umma: A Magazine for Original Writing (both under ISSN 0856-0854).

  • Journal of ICT Systems

    Journal of ICT Systems (JICTS) is a refereed open-access journal that disseminates original research on the design, development, implementation, management and evaluation of ICT systems. The journal covers a wide range of topics such as computer science, computer engineering, informatics, electronics, and telecommunications. The research areas covered by the journal include but are not limited to, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, blockchains, circuits and systems, e-governance, E- and M-Learning, embedded and intelligent systems, ICT policies and regulations, image and video processing, industrial and medical tomography, information theories and systems, machine/computer vision, networks and cybersecurity, pattern recognition and analysis, signal processing, software architecture and engineering, virtual reality, and wireless communications.

    JICTS publishes research articles, book reviews, and reports from the field from researchers and practitioners, and seeks to engage a broad audience across that spectrum from East Africa and beyond.

    Visit our JICTS website at the following link:  https://jicts.udsm.ac.tz/index.php/udsm

  • Zamani journal front cover page.

    Zamani: A Journal of African Historical Studies

    An international journal of African history which is based in Africa. It has an international editorial board and welcomes cutting-edge and high-quality research on Africa's rich and diverse pasts. Zamani journal is published biannually in January and July. The print Journal is archived at University of Dar es Salaam, and the electronic Journal is archived in Portico.

    The journal is Open Access and the Open Access statement, Open Access license terms, copyright terms as well as a statement, on its absolute lack of author charges, can be found here.

    The journal became Open Access on 1 January 2025 and is published open access on ScienceOpen. This means the Reuse rights of published material is all under the open CC BY 4.0 license as stated here.

    Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.56279/ZJAHS1

    Journal Print ISSN: 2961-6484 

    Journal Online ISSN: 3108-8546

    Currently indexed in: Google Scholar, ScienceOpen, JSTOR and EBSCO.

  • Nyerere Law Journal

    University of Dar es Salaam Law Journal before becoming Nyerere Law Journal in 2002. Nyerere Law Journal was first published in 1965 as the Denning Law Journal then changed to the University of Dar es Salaam Law Journal before becoming Nyerere Law Journal in 2002.

    It is published by the University of Dar es salaam Law Society whose members are students of UDSM School of Law.   It started being published in the year 2014 after a quiescence of Nine (9) years.