Studies of the Department of African Languages and Cultures
Studies of the Department of African Languages and Cultures have been published since 1984.The journal is a forum for the presentation of the latest research carried out by the faculty members of the Department of African Languages and Cultures, University of Warsaw. All other scholars working in various fields of African Studies (linguistics, literature, history, education and others) are also cordially invited to submit the results of their original work. The journal’s contents cover articles and monographs, as well as bibliographies, lexicographic studies and other source materials. Some issues are devoted to specialized topics or events. The journal is available through subscription on the basis of exchange with academic centres. Some issues are also posted on the Department’s website.
For submission guidelines and proposals, offers of journal exchange or other comments and questions please contact:
UNIWERSYTET WARSZAWSKI
Wydział Orientalistyczny
Katedra Języków i Kultur Afryki
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28
00-927 Warszawa
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Editorial Board
STANISŁAW PIŁASZEWICZ (Chief editor), University of Warsaw

SERGIO BALDI (Università degli Studi di Napoli)
IWONA KRASZKA-SZLENK (University of Warsaw)
JANUSZ KRZYWICKI (University of Warsaw)
RUDOLF LEGER (J.W.Goethe Universität, Frankfurt)
NINA PAWLAK (University of Warsaw)
HANNA RUBINKOWSKA (University of Warsaw)

Advisory Board

FELIX K. AMEKA (University of Leiden)
MATTHIAS BRENZINGER (University of Cape Town)
ZYGMUNT FRAJZYNGIER (University of Colorado, Boulder)
MAREK PAWEŁCZAK (University of Warsaw)
MICHAŁ TYMOWSKI (University of Warsaw)
HAFIZU MIKO YAKASAI (Bayero University, Kano)
ANDRZEJ ZABORSKI (Jagiellonian University)
JERZY ZDANOWSKI (Polish Academy of Science)

The journal reviewing procedure:
Articles are refereed by members of the editorial committee, as well as other experts in a particular field. For each issue, an Associate Editor is chosen amongst the Editorial Board.
Paper review form:

PAPER REVIEW FORM

Title of paper reviewed: ...............................................................................................................

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D.    General evaluation

Please rate the manuscript (on a scale of 1-5, where 1 is Very Poor, 2 is Fair, 3 is Acceptable, 4 is Good, and 5 is Excellent) with respect to the following items:

•    Technical correctness:
•    Novelty/originality:
•    Quality of experimental results:
•    Organization and clarity:
•    Importance to the field:
E.    Comments on the appropriateness of the particular items/levels
Title
Abstract
Good points about the paper
Major comments (suggested improvements)
Minor comments (on style, figures, grammar, etc.)
F.    Recommendations (to underline the proper one)
•    accepted in its present form with no revisions
•    accepted after minor revisions (re-review unnecessary)
•    accepted after major revisions (after re-review)
•    rejected but encourages for re-submission in another form
•    rejected

Date ........................                            Signature

The issues published so far:

  • Anna Trudnos, Oromo Documentation. Bibliography and Maps
  • Rezene Araya, Library and Information Services in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda)
  • Nina Pawlak, Expressing Spatial Relations in the Hausa Language
  • Hausa Studies
  • Hausa Studies II
  • Hausa Studies III
  • Hausa Studies IV
  • Ethiopian Studies
  • Katarzyna Neumann-Czarnecka, A Glossary of Hausa Literary Terms
  • Zofia Podobińska, Constructions causatives en swahili
  • Number 12, 1989, Iwona Kraska, The Directive Form in Swahili
  • Number 13, 1991, Justyna Janas, History of the Mass Media in Ethiopia
  • Number 14, 1992, Laura Łykowska, Sentence Schemata for Amharic
  • Number 15, 1993 (miscellanea)
  • Number 16, 1994, The Clash of Europe and Africa of the 21st Century
  • Number 17, 1995 (miscellanea)
  • Number 18, 1995 (miscellanea)
  • Number 19, 1996 (miscellanea)
  • Number 20, 1996 (miscellanea)
  • Number 21, 1997 (miscellanea)
  • Number 22, 1997 (miscellanea)
  • Number 23, 1998, Janusz Krzywicki, "Le Regard du roi". Possibilités d'interprétation)
  • Number 24, 1998 (miscellanea)
  • Number 25, 1999, Rajmund Ohly, A Grammatical Sketch of Herero
  • Number 26, 1999 (miscellanea)
  • Number 27, 2000 (miscellanea)
  • Number 28, 2000 (miscellanea)
  • Number 29, 2001 (miscellanea)
  • Number 30, 2001 (miscellanea)
  • Number 31, 2002, Laura Łykowska, Temporal Relation Marker in Amharic
  • Number 32, 2002 (miscellanea)
  • Number 33, 2003 (miscellanea)
  • Number 34, 2003 (miscellanea)
  • Number 35, 2004 (miscellanea)
  • Number 36, 2004, Stanisław Piłaszewicz, "Evil Words" - a Hausa Poem from the IASAR/109 (i) Manuscript
  • Number 37, 2005 (miscellanea)
  • Number 38, 2005 (miscellanea)
  • Number 39, 2006, Kano-Warsaw Workshop on Hausa 6-9.06.2006
  • Number 40, 2006, (miscellanea)
  • Number 41, 2007, Proceedings of the Workshop "European Schools of Ethiopian Studies; Poland & Germany" October 18-20, 2006
  • Number 42, 2008, (miscellanea)
  • Number 43, 2009, (miscellanea)
  • Number 44, 2010, (miscellanea) - available online