ICTworks

One source of continuous frustration for ICT4D academic researchers is the glacial pace of academia. One has to submit papers 8 months in advance for conferences that are over a year away. Or it usually takes about 2 years minimum to get a paper published in a journal.

In the university setting, journals are often considered the only “real” publication venue for three reasons:

• Peer Review and Credibility: Academic journals typically employ a rigorous peer-review process, which enhances the credibility and reliability of the research findings.
• Contribution to the Field: Publishing in academic journals contributes to the collective knowledge in the field of ICT4D. It allows researchers to share their findings, methodologies, and insights, thereby advancing the academic discourse and encouraging further research and collaboration.
• Professional Recognition: For researchers, publication in reputable journals is often a key factor in career development, providing recognition and opportunities for professional growth.

If you are a researcher, you have to mentally prepare for that wait or look for a different way to get your ideas into the ICT4D conversation. One way is to start a blog, another is to submit your paper to an existing blog – we love guest posts!

Academic Journals and Publications on ICT4D

We want to help those trying to get research validation. Here is a list of 79 journals that publish articles related to the use of information and communication technologies to accelerate the social and economic advancement in the development world.

1. African Journal of Information and Communication
2. African Journal of Information & Communication Technology
3. African Journal of Information Systems
4. Asian Journal of Information Management
5. Asian Journal of Information Technology
6. Culture Unbound
7. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries
8. Human Technology
9. Information Development
10. IT&Society
11. Information Technologies and International Development
12. Information Technology for Development
13. Information, Communication and Society
14. International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology
15. Information Technology and People (ITP)
16. Information Technology in Developing Countries
17. Information Systems Frontiers (ISF)
18. Information Society Journal (TIS)
19. International Journal on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions
20. International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications (IJESMA)
21. International Journal of Mobile Computing and Multimedia Communications (IJMCMC)
22. International Journal of Technology Diffusion (IJTD)
23. Information Systems Journal (ISJ)
24. International Journal of Mobile Information Systems
25. International Journal of ICT and Human Development
26. Journal of Information Technology in Social Change
27. Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society (JICES)
28. Journal of Community Informatics (CI)
29. Journal of Mobile Multimedia (JMM)
30. Knowledge Management for Development Journal
31. Participatory Learning and Action
32. Southern African Journal of Information and Communication
33. The Broker
34. The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management (
35. The Information Society Journal (TIS)
36. Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy
37. Third World Quarterly
38. World Development
39. Communications of the ACM
40. European Journal of Information Systems
41. First Monday
42. Human-Computer Interaction
43. I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society
44. Information Development
45. Information Research
46. Information Systems Frontiers
47. Information Systems Journal
48. Information Systems Research
49. Information Technology and People
50. Information, Communication & Society
51. International Journal for Infonomics
52. International Journal of Communication
53. International Journal of Computing and ICT Research
54. International Journal of Electronic Commerce
55. International Journal of Electronic Government Research
56. International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society
57. International Journal of Internet Research Ethics
58. International Journal of Internet Science
59. International Journal of Technology Management
60. International Political Science Review
61. Internet Research
62. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
63. Journal of Electronic Commerce Research
64. Journal of Global Information Management
65. Journal of IT Case and Application Research
66. Journal of Information Literacy
67. Journal of Information Technology
68. Journal of Information Technology & Politics
69. Journal of Information Technology Impact
70. Journal of Information, Communication & Ethics in Society
71. Journal of the Association for Information Systems
72. MIS Quarterly
73. Policy & Internet
74. Social Science Computer Review
75. Telecommunications Policy
76. The Electronic Library
77. Információs Társadalom
78. The Journal of Community Informatics
79. Tic&société

Publishing in academic journals offers researchers in ICT4D the benefits of increased credibility, academic reach, field contribution, and professional development, making it a vital aspect of their academic and professional journey. Do you know of other journals or publications we should add to this list? Please let us know in the comments.

Special thanks to Laura Hosman and Revi Sterling for putting this list of journals together