Journal of African Population Studies

About the Journal

The Journal of African Population Studies (JAPS) is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, commentaries, letters, and case studies on topics related to the disciplines represented by the Union for African Population Studies. These disciplines include demography, population studies, public health, epidemiology, social statistics, population geography, development studies, economics and other social sciences that deal with population and development interrelationships that are unique and relevant to Africa and global audience.

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Announcements

Call for Papers - Special Issue: Gender and Demographic Change in Africa

27-10-2025

In the context of Africa’s demographic transitions, gender remains a central axis of inequality and agency shaping fertility, mortality, migration, education, and labor markets Thus the issue seeks to answer the question: How does gender shape and become shaped by Africa's demographic transitions?

The Union for African Population Studies (UAPS), through its Gender Equality Thematic Panel, invites submissions for a special issue examining the critical intersections of gender, population dynamics, and socio-economic transformation across Africa. The issue will be published in the Union’s Journal of African Population Studies (JAPS) on the theme ‘Gender and Demographic Change in Africa.’