Editorial Team
Member of the Advisory Board
Prof. James Onyango Ogola, PhD; Professor of Applied Linguistics (Kiswahili), Laikipia University, Kenya.
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Douglas Nkumbo, Applied Linguistics (Kiswahili). Laikipia University, Kenya. douglasnkumbo@yahoo.com
The Editor-in-Chief has final responsibility for editorial decisions and ensures that all manuscripts are handled in accordance with the journal’s peer review and ethics policies.
Editorial Board Members
Dr. Angela Sawe, PhD; Applied Linguistics (Kiswahili). University of Eldoret, Kenya. angykemboy@gmail.com
Dr. Mathew Kwambai, PhD; Kiswahili. Egerton University, Kenya. kwambai09@yahoo.com
Dr. Lina Akaka, PhD; (Kiswahili and Communication). Daystar University, Kenya. akakalina2016@gmail.com
Prof. Sheila Pamela Wandera, PhD; Kiswahili. Laikipia University, Kenya. sheiwande@gmail.com
Dr. Dave Bowen, PhD; Applied Linguistics (Kiswahili). Kabarak University, Kenya. tbowenza@yahoo.com
Dr. Jane Kanini Maithya, PhD; Kiswahili. Murang'a University College, Kenya. maithyajk@gmail.com
Editorial Board Responsibilities and Ethics
Members of the Editorial Board of the Eastern Africa Journal of Kiswahili (EAJK) provide academic leadership and oversight of the journal. Their responsibilities include advising on editorial policy, supporting the peer review process, and upholding ethical publishing standards in accordance with the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Editorial Board members may submit manuscripts to the journal; however, they do not participate in the editorial handling or peer review of their own submissions. All such manuscripts are processed independently and are subject to the same rigorous double-blind peer review procedures as all other submissions.
Explicit Conflict-of-Interest Statement for Editors
Editors and Editorial Board members are required to declare any conflicts of interest that may affect their editorial judgment. Where a conflict exists, the editor or board member is recused from the editorial and peer review process for the affected manuscript.
Transparency Statement
The journal actively monitors authorship patterns to ensure editorial independence. No issue is dominated by Editorial Board members, and manuscripts authored by editors or board members are handled independently to avoid conflicts of interest.
Reviewers
The journal engages independent external reviewers with relevant subject-matter expertise to support the peer review process.
Qualified researchers interested in serving as reviewers or editors may apply using the official APPLICATION FORM HERE
