New Resource – CAMRS Editorial Maturity Framework for African Scholarly Journals

The African Community of Scientific Journal Managers (CAMRS-AFRICA) is pleased to announce the publication of the CAMRS Editorial Maturity Framework, a structured tool designed to support African scholarly journals in understanding, strengthening, and progressively professionalising their editorial practices.This framework proposes a five-level editorial maturity pathway, from emerging to reference journals. It is not a quality ranking nor an evaluation instrument, but a developmental and capacity-building tool that helps journals identify their current level of structuring and the steps needed to advance toward international editorial standards.Inspired by international best practices (COPE, DOAJ, AJOL, Crossref, PKP/OJS), the framework is adapted to the realities of African research ecosystems, taking into account institutional, technical, human, and financial constraints faced by many journals.The CAMRS Editorial Maturity Framework aims to: Support self-assessment and strategic planning for journals; Promote ethical, transparent, and sustainable editorial governance; Encourage gradual alignment with international indexing and visibility standards; Contribute to the professional recognition of journal managers and editorial teams in Africa.CAMRS-AFRICA invites journal managers, editors, researchers, institutions, and partners to explore this framework, use it as an internal reference, and contribute to its continuous improvement through feedback and dialogue.This resource is intended for educational, institutional, and developmental use and forms part of CAMRS-AFRICA’s broader mission to strengthen African-led scientific publishing.