This journal uses a double-anonymous model of peer review. Neither author nor reviewers know the identity of each other.
This journal usually requires a minimum of two independent peer reviews to evaluate manuscripts for consideration in the journal. The following manuscript types must undergo peer review to be published in African Studies Review:
- Article
- State of the Field/Distinguished Africanists Essay
- Keyword
- Neglected Voices in African Studies
Book Reviews, Film Reviews, Film Review Essays, and In Memoriam are edited but not peer reviewed.