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Ibadan Journal of Sociology, onboarded onto the African Journals Initiative (AJI) in 2025, has published. Editor, Ọláyínká Àkànle. Ph.D., reflected on the AJI’s impact on their journal–affirming its existence.
We are pleased to share that our usage remains truly international and that in 2025, our global usage increased by 18% reaching 2,741,770. Our reporting also highlights a compelling list of the top 10 articles covering some current critical subjects.
We are pleased to share a truly international selection of articles on political economy, indentured labour and domestic work. Our journals are Diamond Open Access, on ScienceOpen with the archive on JSTOR.
Pluto Journals publishes all of its articles under a Diamond Open Access model, which means that they are immediately available for free on ScienceOpen and JSTOR. Authors do not have to pay any article processing charges (APCs), and everyone has free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles.
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