Umma Journal of Contemporary Literature and Creative Arts
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Umma Journal of Contemporary Literature and Creative Arts is a bi-annual peer-reviewed publication jointly published by the Departments of Literature and Creative Arts of the University of Dar es Salaam. The main objective of the journal is to stimulate and encourage debate on key themes in literature and the creative arts, particularly as they relate to Africa.
Moreover, Umma Journal of Contemporary Literature and Creative Arts seeks to foster critical discourse on literature and the creative arts in their diversity as informed and influenced by African sociocultural and artistic contexts. Our mission is to publish, disseminate, and make accessible worldwide quality information, research, and knowledge about literature and the creative arts from an African perspective. Also, it strives to accommodate work covering a broad spectrum of topics not only in African literature and the creative arts but also related fields. The journal is generally cross-disciplinary, particularly as l
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Journal Title: Umma Journal of Contemporary Literature and Creative Arts
Journal Acronym: Umma
Journal Publisher: Dar es Salaam University Press
Journal or Publisher Affiliation: University of Dar es Salaam
Journal ISSN (Online): 3088-5159
Journal ISSN (Print): 2546-2113, 0856-0854 (Earlier versions i.e. 1970 to 1986)
Country of Publication: Tanzania, United Republic of
Journal or Publisher Address: Departments of Literature & Creative Arts, College of Humanities (CoHu), University of Dar es Salaam P.O. Box 35041, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA.
Journal Official Email: umma@udsm.ac.tz
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Journal Editor: Prof. Michael Andindilile
Journal Managing Editor: Prof. Imani Sanga
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Submission Guidelines: All the manuscripts are subject to a blind review process. The review criteria in appraising manuscripts include: (a) significance or relevance of the work to literature and the creative arts; (b) appropriateness, clarity, and rigour of the approaches; (c) conceptual or theoretical soundness; (d) connection to relevant literature in discussion and implications; and (e) clarity of writing style and rigour of argumentation. Upon completion of the review, the editors evaluate the reviewers’ comments alongside the manuscript and make a recommendation regarding submission that may be:
Accept (as is or with minor revisions)
Accept conditionally with revisions (only editors should determine whether the revisions are acceptable).
Revise and resubmit (editors and original reviewers determine whether the revisions are acceptable).
Reject Outright
Contributors to the journal can send materials on diverse topics such as: violence, migration, and exile; language and exile; gender and sexua
Publication Ethics: This publication ethics statement of Umma Journal of Contemporary and Creative Arts outlines the expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in publishing scholarly journal articles, including authors, editors, peer reviewers, and publishers. This statement is an adaptation of some of the Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which provides resources for editors, peer reviewers, and authors. In this regard, Umma is committed to maintainin
Additional Info: 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 main objective of the journal is to stimulate and encourage debate on key themes in literature and the creative arts. Two years after the establishment of the Department of Literature in 1964 as part of the University of East Africa, a journal/magazine known as D
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Umma Journal of Contemporary Literature and Creative Arts is a bi-annual peer-reviewed publication jointly published by the Departments of Literature and Creative Arts of the University of Dar es Salaam. The main objective of the journal is to stimulate and encourage debate on key themes in literature and the creative arts, particularly as they relate to Africa.
Moreover, Umma Journal of Contemporary Literature and Creative Arts seeks to foster critical discourse on literature and the creative arts in their diversity as informed and influenced by African sociocultural and artistic contexts. Our mission is to publish, disseminate, and make accessible worldwide quality information, research, and knowledge about literature and the creative arts from an African perspective. Also, it strives to accommodate work covering a broad spectrum of topics not only in African literature and the creative arts but also related fields. The journal is generally cross-disciplinary, particularly as l