Information For Authors

The Journal of Sino-African Studies (RÉSA) is an independent, international, peer-reviewed publication in the humanities and social sciences (HSS). It publishes three open-access issues per year on its official website. The journal is committed to a rigorous publication ethics policy, in line with recognized standards of the academic community. All manuscripts that comply with the editorial guidelines are submitted for double-blind peer review by at least two experts.

Anti-Plagiarism Policy
The journal enforces a strict zero-tolerance policy on plagiarism, including self-plagiarism. Plagiarism is defined as the reproduction, even partial, of existing content without proper citation or acknowledgement. To avoid any ambiguity, authors are required to adhere to the citation guidelines outlined in the journal’s editorial protocol. Any manuscript found to contain plagiarized material will be automatically rejected. Published articles must be entirely original and contribute meaningfully to scientific knowledge.

Copyright and Licensing
Articles are made publicly available immediately upon publication. Authors are allowed to archive the final version of their published articles in institutional repositories or on their personal websites, provided that a clear link to the original version on the official website of the journal is included: Journal of Sino-African Studies – Revue d’Études Sino-Africaines (sino-africanstudies.com). All published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution – NonCommercial – NoDerivatives 4.0 International License .