KM4D Journal focuses on knowledge management in development. It includes diverse knowledge management approaches in development organizations, large and small, in the South and in the North, and aims to facilitate cross-fertilization between knowledge management and related fields.
KM4D Journal offers peer-reviewed practice-based cases, analysis and research concerning the role of knowledge in development processes, and provides a forum for debate and exchange of ideas among practitioners, policy makers academics and activists world-wide. By challenging current assumptions, it will seek to stimulate new thinking and to shape future ways of working.
The journal is strongly related to the KM4Dev community of practice but aims to promote KM knowledge and approaches in the wider professional development community. Wherever possible, we will link up with existing kindred communities or networks.
The KM4D Journal is produced by the KM4Dev-community and appears three times a year: in May, September and December.
Spontaneous contributions are welcome. Any manuscript submitted to the journal must not already have been published in another journal or be under consideration by any other journal, although it may have been deposited on a preprint server. Theoretical and practice-based contributions are welcome. Manuscripts that are derived from papers presented at conferences can be submitted unless they have been published as part of the conference proceedings in a peer reviewed journal. Authors are required to ensure that no material (including illustrations, photos, etc.) submitted as part of a manuscript infringes existing copyrights, or the rights of a third party. Submission of a manuscript to KM4D Journal implies that all authors have read and agreed to its content.
Section Policies
Contents
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Editorial
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Papers
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Case Studies
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Dialogues
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Interviews
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Stories
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Community Notes
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Reviews
Reviews of key or recent publications.
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Letters to the Editors
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Announcements
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Peer Review Process
For the purposes of KM4D Journal, it has been decided to have a peer support process rather than a traditional review process. There are a number of reasons for this:
1. The papers have been through a pre-selection process. The papers have been accepted, in principle, on the basis of the title and abstract.
2. One of the objectives of the journal is to encourage participation of authors who do not have experience of writing for mainstream journals. A peer support process will be better able to support inexperienced authors.
3. In addition, the peer support process will facilitate friendly, collegial contacts between authors and reviewers, supporting networking in the KM4D field.
Submitted articles will generally be reviewed by one expert. This expert will usually be a member of the Editorial Board but, in addition, other experts can be request to review a paper on a one-off basis. This is at the discretion of the Guest Editors for the issue concerned. Reviewers should be experts in their field either from profession or academic affiliation, and as such will be able to provide an objective assessment of the manuscript. Any suggested peer reviewers should not be members of the same organisation or research institution as the authors of the manuscript.
Publication Frequency
The KM4D Journal appears three times a year: in May, September and December.
Open Access Policy
KM4D Journal is an open access journal. All papers can be viewed and downloaded on this journal platform.
Editors
Sarah Cummings, Editor-in-Chief
Julie E. Ferguson, Senior Editor
Ivan Kulis, Senior Editor
Lucie Lamoureux, Senior Editor
Editorial Board
Chris Addison, Communiq.org
Christopher Bailey, World Health Organization (WHO)
Peter Ballantyne
Hugo Besemer
Karin Delgadillo, ChasquiNet
Urs Karl Egger, Skat Foundation
Dina El Halaby
Paul Engel, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)
Manuel Flury, Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation (SDC)
Allison Hewlitt, Bellanet
Sebastiao Darlan Mendonça Ferreira
Gerd Junne, University of Amsterdam
Ron Kim, World Bank
Kingo Mchombu, University of Namibia
Henk Molenaar, Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS), the Netherlands
Katherine Morrow, Independent writer/editor and communication strategist
Hebron Mwakalinga, Business Information Services (BIS)
Dorothy Okello, Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)
Geoff Parcell, Practical KM Ltd
Rob van Poelje, Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
Mike Powell, Independent development consultant
Giulio Quaggiotto, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Ben Ramalingam, Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Rohit Ramaswamy, Service Design Solutions
Kay Raseroka, University of Botswana
Nathan Russell, International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Steve Song, Connectivity Africa
Simone Staiger-Rivas, International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Deependra Tandukar, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Fons van der Velden, Context, international cooperation
Judith Veldhuizen, International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
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