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The Malawi Journal of Social Science (MJSS) (ISSN: 1028-298X) is a peer-reviewed publication of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Malawi. The purpose of the MJSS is to serve as an outlet for publication for both emerging and established scholars in Malawi, within the region and even beyond. The MJSS publishes theoretical, empirical and review articles as well as book reviews in the field of social sciences from scholars, practitioners, and students. Priority social sciences fields for the MJSS include demography, public administration, political and policy sciences, human resources management, social work, sociology, anthropology, psychology, history, economics, and development. The MJSS is very strict with the word length of its publications. The theoretical and empirical articles shall not be more than 8000 words long inclusive of tables and references. The review articles shall not be more than 4000 words long, while the book reviews are shall not be more than 800 words long.

The articles published in the MJSS are selected for their intellectual rigour, originality, practical relevance, and accessibility to the wider public, academic and policy communities. The MJSS publishes submissions that meet rigorous criteria of excellence and innovation while providing authors with prompt and expert editing and peer review. In selecting the articles for publication, the Chief Editor gives preference to those of general significance that are well written, well organized, and intelligible to the targeted audiences.