1. Publication Malpractice Statement

Safara is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and ethical publishing practices.

 

2. Responsibilities of Authors

Authors must ensure that:

• their work is entirely original;
• all sources are properly cited and acknowledged;
• the manuscript does not contain plagiarism or fraudulent data;
• all co-authors have approved the final version of the manuscript.

Any form of plagiarism or academic misconduct will result in immediate rejection of the manuscript.

 

3. Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers are expected to:

• provide objective and constructive evaluations;
• treat submitted manuscripts as confidential documents;
• declare any potential conflict of interest.

 

4. Responsibilities of Editors

Editors are responsible for:

• ensuring a fair and transparent review process;
• evaluating manuscripts solely on their academic merit;
• preventing conflicts of interest and unethical practices.

The editorial board reserves the right to retract published articles if serious ethical violations are discovered.

1. Peer Review Process

Safara operates a double-blind peer review process to ensure the academic quality and integrity of published articles.

All submitted manuscripts undergo the following evaluation process:

• Initial Editorial Screening
  The editorial team first examines each submission to ensure that it falls within the scope of the journal and meets the basic academic and formatting requirements. 
  
  
• Anonymous Peer Review
  Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are sent to at least two independent reviewers who are specialists in the relevant field. Both authors and reviewers remain anonymous throughout the review process.
  
  
• Editorial Decision
  Based on the reviewers’ reports, the editorial board makes one of the following decisions:
      - acceptance without revision;
      - acceptance with minor revisions;
      - request for major revisions;
      - rejection.

The final decision rests with the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board.

 

2. Publication Ethics

Safara adheres to internationally recognized standards of publication ethics and academic integrity.

Authors submitting manuscripts to the journal must ensure that:

• their work is original and has not been published elsewhere;
• the manuscript is not under consideration by another journal;
• all sources are properly acknowledged and cited;
• any potential conflicts of interest are disclosed.

Plagiarism, data fabrication, and other forms of academic misconduct are strictly prohibited. The editorial board reserves the right to reject or retract any manuscript found to violate ethical standards.

 

3. Open Access Policy

Safara is committed to the free and open dissemination of scientific knowledge.

All articles published in the journal are freely accessible online without subscription or payment. Readers are allowed to read, download, and share the articles for academic and non-commercial purposes.

This open access policy aims to promote the global circulation of research and to facilitate knowledge exchange between scholars worldwide.

 

4. Copyright

Authors retain the copyright of their work while granting the journal the right to publish the article.

Any reuse or reproduction of the published material must properly acknowledge the original publication in Safara.

 

5. Frequency of Publication

Safara is published annually and may occasionally publish special issues devoted to specific themes in languages, literatures, and cultures.

General Presentation

Safara is an international peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Department of English of Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis (Senegal). The journal publishes original research articles in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences, with particular emphasis on languages, literatures, and cultures from comparative, intercultural, and interdisciplinary perspectives.

Safara seeks to provide a scholarly platform for the dissemination of innovative research and critical reflection. The journal encourages contributions that explore linguistic, literary, and cultural phenomena across diverse geographical areas and intellectual traditions.

By fostering dialogue between African and international scholars, Safara aims to contribute to the development of global knowledge in the Humanities while highlighting the richness and diversity of cultural and linguistic expressions.

 
Aims and Scope

Safara aims to serve as an international forum for the publication and dissemination of high-quality scholarly research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, particularly in the fields of languages, literatures, and cultures.

The journal seeks to encourage rigorous academic inquiry and to promote critical dialogue between scholars from diverse disciplinary, cultural, and geographical backgrounds.

More specifically, Safara aims to:

• promote high-quality scholarly research in linguistics, literary studies, cultural studies, translation studies, and related disciplines;

• encourage comparative, interdisciplinary, and intercultural approaches that examine the interactions between languages, literatures, and cultures across different historical periods and geographical contexts;

• foster academic dialogue between African and international scholars, strengthening intellectual collaboration and scholarly exchange;

• highlight linguistic and cultural diversity worldwide, with particular attention to African languages, literatures, and cultural productions;

• provide a platform for both emerging and established researchers to publish original research articles and critical analyses;

• contribute to the open and free dissemination of scientific knowledge in the Humanities;

• engage with contemporary debates in the Humanities and Social Sciences, including topics such as identity, globalization, migration, postcolonial studies, gender studies, cultural memory, and digital humanities.

Safara welcomes contributions from scholars around the world and encourages submissions that offer innovative theoretical perspectives, original methodologies, or new interpretations of literary, linguistic, and cultural phenomena.