Journal of African Fashion Law,
Policy and Innovation
Africa's first peer-reviewed journal dedicated to fashion law, policy, and innovation — building the scholarly foundation the industry needs and the legal community deserves.
About the Journal
Publishing the Scholarship That Changes the Law.
The Journal of African Fashion Law, Policy and Innovation is Africa's first dedicated academic journal for fashion law scholarship. Published annually by the Fashion Law Institute Africa, it brings together original research, case law analysis, policy commentary, and legal scholarship from across the continent and the global fashion law community — covering not just the law as it stands, but the policy directions and innovations shaping where it is going.
The Journal is peer-reviewed and edited by a distinguished editorial board drawn from Africa's leading law schools and legal institutions. It is the most rigorous academic publication in African fashion law — and the primary venue for scholars who want their work to reach the practitioners, policymakers, and advocates who can act on it.
This is not a journal about fashion. It is a journal about the law that governs it, the policy that shapes it, and the innovations — legal, technological, and commercial — that are transforming it across the continent.
Now Available
Issue 1 Is Live — Read Our Top Submissions.
The inaugural edition of the Journal of African Fashion Law, Policy and Innovation is available now. Issue 1 brings together some of the finest legal scholarship currently being produced on African fashion law — original, rigorous, and written for practitioners and policymakers who need more than theory.
We are actively reviewing submissions for Issue 2 of the Journal of African Fashion Law, Policy and Innovation. If you are working on original research at the intersection of fashion, law, policy, or innovation in Africa — this is where it belongs.
We welcome work that is rigorous and original, written for a readership that includes both scholars and working legal professionals, and directly relevant to the African fashion law context. Comparative work situating African fashion law within the global landscape is also warmly encouraged.
The deadline for Issue 2 submissions is open — submit on a rolling basis.
What We Publish
The Full Spectrum of African Fashion Law Scholarship.
The Journal of African Fashion Law, Policy and Innovation welcomes submissions on all aspects of fashion law as it pertains to Africa, including:
The Editorial Team
Editorial Board
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Kélicia Massala
Managing Editor
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Bernice Asein
Editor-in-Chief
Submission Guidelines
Ensure your research meets our academic and formatting standards before submitting. Review the complete submission guidelines for authors.
Contact the Journal
For editorial enquiries, submission questions, or information about the Journal:
Managing Editor
Kélicia Massala