Objectives of the SAJE

1. To facilitate and organize capacity-building activities geared towards improving the editorial and managerial skills of editors of African scholarly journals as well as raising the quality of journals published in Africa .
2. To facilitate networking and promote the sharing of information, experience and, resources and expertise among African journal editors as well as between them and their colleagues elsewhere in the world
3. To improve the promotion, marketing and distribution of African journals, and contribute to their sustainability
4. To mobilize resources and provide support for the strengthening and growth of African journals
5. To provide maximum utilization of African journals in the academia, the development community and among policy-makers
6. To enhance international visibility of African journals

The launch drew participants (mainly editors, reviewers, and associate collaborators) from 8 African countries namely Nigeria , Ghana , Botswana , Uganda , South Africa , Ethiopia , the Kingdom of Lesotho and Kenya . It entailed the official inauguration of the society, paper presentations, sharing of experiences with regard to good practices of journal production, discussions and the formation of an Interim Central Working Committee to oversee the activities of the society.