Call for Applications | Online Training Workshop

Publishing on African History in International Journals for Young Scholars from the MENA Region

12 June 10:20 to 23 June 23:59
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Call for Applications: Workshop on Publishing African History in International Journals for Young Scholars from the MENA Region

Dates: 7–8 July 2025

Time: 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM (Cairo Time)

Format: Virtual (Zoom)

Application Deadline: 23 June 2025

Notification of Acceptance: 1 July 2025

 

The Southern Journal for Contemporary History, in collaboration with the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) at the University of Oxford, is pleased to invite applications for a two-day virtual workshop designed for early-career researchers and graduate students from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

The workshop is focused on supporting participants in publishing their research on African history in international academic journals.

Key sessions will include:

  • Foundations of academic writing and research design

  • The peer review process, revision, and journal submission

  • Engaging with transnational African history and bridging North and Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Addressing language barriers and integrating MENA histories into global African historiography

The workshop will be conducted in English, with simultaneous Arabic interpretation.

Eligibility: Open to MA/PhD candidates and early-career researchers based in or working on the MENA region.

For full details and to register (in both Arabic and English), please visit:

https://forms.gle/3zzXZcLra6M2khxEA