Database of African Publishers

African Studies Library

This freely accessible resource was developed by the International African Institute (IAI) in association with the African Books Collective.

March 31, 2021
Publisher's bookshelves containing multiple copies of books

In this week's series on online resources for African Studies present the Database of African Publishers, a freely accessible database developed by the International African Institute (IAI) in association with the African Books Collective (ABC).

"It is aimed as a resource for authors and publishers of books on African topics and countries to locate possible co-publishers for their work in the African continent.

Users can sort the database and search by country (field B), Publisher name (field A), language (field C), type of publisher (scholarly/academic/literary) (field D), or subject discipline (field G). Full contact details and further information are provided for the Publisher where publicly available."

This resource will be maintained by the International African Institute. To suggest additional suitable African Publishers for addition, please contact sk111(at)soas.ac.uk