Seychelles is a small island state in the Indian Ocean. It fares well on key social and economic indicators and is widely respected internationally for its pioneering work on the Blue Economy.

In 2009 the country launched its own university, offering local access to world-class degrees at postgraduate as well as undergraduate level. In turn, the presence of well-qualified academics has led to an active research community, with the formation of three specialist institutes, focusing on the Blue Economy, Creole Language and Culture, Peace and Diplomacy.

To encourage and reflect research at the university, a journal, Island Studies: Indian Ocean/Océan Indien, was first published in 2014. Building on this experience, Island Studies has been succeeded by this new publication, Seychelles Research Journal (SRJ). 

Seychelles Research Journal is an online publication with a rigorous refereeing process for scholarly articles. In the interests of sharing knowledge as widely as possible it is open access, making it free to all users. There will be two issues each year, in February and August.

The aim of the journal is to showcase research undertaken in and about Seychelles. While it is produced by the University of Seychelles, it includes articles and reports of research undertaken in other local institutions as well. Boundaries are drawn loosely to include relevant research findings in neighbouring islands and other small island states.

Access to current and past issues, as well as information on how to submit proposed articles, is explained in the journal website.

 ISSN 1659 – 7435

 www.seychellesresearchjournal.com

Enquiries to: seychellesresearchjournal@yahoo.com