Peer-Reviewed Article May 5, 2026
The African Journal of Health Economics, Systems and Policy: origins, commitments, and the work ahead
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Published in: African Journal of Health Economics Systems and Policy
Publisher: African Academic Publisher • South Africa • 3136-7062
Abstract
This founding editorial traces the origins of the African Journal of Health Economics, Systems and Policy (AJHESP), describes the editorial commitments that govern it, and introduces the three commentaries that open the inaugural issue. African Journal of Health Economics, Systems and Policy launches in May 2026 as a fully open-access, bilingual, peer-reviewed journal, the first indexed journal in this field to publish in both English and French, governed by a founding editorial board of eleven researchers from across Africa and the diaspora. We describe the gap the journal addresses, the principles guiding its editorial decisions, and the three commentaries that launch it.