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Notice Board CALL FOR PAPERS Important announcements from GAFCSC

The Office of the College Journal of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Seventh edition of the African Journal of Defence, Security and Strategy.

The aim of the Journal is to contribute to scholarly writing by filling existing voids identified in key thematic areas. The Journal is also aimed at generating and sustaining interest among stakeholders and affiliates of GAFCSC in professional/scholarly writing.

RESEARCH THEMES

The Journal covers the underlisted 3 key thematic areas where GAFCSC already has some comparative advantage and leverage:

1. Defence.

2. Security.

3. Strategy.

TYPES OF ARTICLES ACCEPTED.

The following types of articles are accepted:

1. Original Research.

2. Reviews.

3. Letters to the Editor.

4. Notes from the Field.

As an academic journal, all the work submitted must follow generic scientific writing rules, and referencing should respect the current APA style.

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