Publish in the Community and Sustainable Development Journal
ReCoDD welcomes original scientific articles on the social, economic, environmental and institutional challenges of sustainable development.
About this call
The Community and Sustainable Development Journal (ReCoDD), published by the Éditions Universitaires de l’Afrique Centrale, invites researchers, academics, doctoral students, development practitioners, experts and institutional stakeholders to submit original scientific articles.
The journal publishes research in open access, assessed through a rigorous double-blind peer review process. Every published article receives a Crossref DOI with the prefix 10.66405, to strengthen its traceability and scientific visibility.
Thematic areas
- Sustainable development and community governance;
- Environment, climate, biodiversity and ecological transition;
- Local economy, entrepreneurship and financial inclusion;
- Education, society, culture and community dynamics;
- Peace, social justice, human rights and social cohesion;
- Sustainable agriculture, food security and resilience;
- Public policy, institutions and territorial development;
- Innovation, artificial intelligence and social transformation.
Types of contributions accepted
- Original research articles;
- Case studies;
- Review articles or literature reviews;
- Research notes;
- Critical analyses;
- Scholarly book reviews.
Submission requirements
Submitted manuscripts must be original and unpublished, and must not be under review by another journal. Authors are responsible for complying with the standards of research ethics, citation and academic integrity, and for declaring any conflicts of interest.
Languages
French and English
Peer review
Double-blind
Access
Open access
DOI
Crossref prefix 10.66405
Recommended manuscript format
- Title of the article;
- Full name of each author;
- Institutional affiliation;
- Email address of the corresponding author;
- Abstract in French (résumé);
- Abstract in English;
- Keywords in French and in English;
- Introduction;
- Methodology;
- Results;
- Discussion;
- Conclusion;
- References in APA style (7th edition).
Peer review process
- Receipt of the manuscript by the editorial secretariat;
- Preliminary check of editorial compliance;
- Check of originality and compliance with research ethics;
- Anonymous transmission to two reviewers;
- Reviewers’ comments sent to the authors;
- Revision of the manuscript, if required;
- Final decision of the editorial board;
- Layout, DOI registration and online publication.
Submitting articles
Authors are invited to submit their manuscripts in Word format, together with complete information on the authors, affiliations, abstracts, keywords and references.
Manuscripts are submitted online through the submission form (in French) or by email to admin@leseditionsuac.com. The publication fee (100 USD per accepted article) is payable only after acceptance.
Ready to submit your article?
Prepare your manuscript according to the journal’s standards, then upload it online or send it by email: the editorial office acknowledges receipt within 48 hours.
Ethical commitment
ReCoDD attaches particular importance to research integrity. Any form of plagiarism, falsification of data, undeclared multiple submission or breach of ethical rules may lead to the rejection of the manuscript or the withdrawal of the published article.
Authors are encouraged to consult the pages on publication ethics, the peer review process and the journal’s open access policy.