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"Traditional guardians, in whose memory the text values are preserved, are the (only) carriers of tradition, but unfortunately they have not long to live. The immense oral cultural heritage must be saved, and must not be allowed to die with the death of the traditional guardians. In Africa, when an old person dies, it is a library that burns.
-  Amadou Hampâté

YALIW is a curated, peer-reviewed database of African and Caribbean scholarship.

YALIW comes from the Mandinka word jaliw, meaning historians, storytellers, and knowledge keepers.
Any scholar of African or Caribbean heritage or scholarship, regardless of institutional affiliation.
Any African or Caribbean language, plus English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. An abstract in English, French, or Spanish is required.
No. Submission is free for all authors.
Research papers, theoretical frameworks, methodological innovations, historical scholarship, interdisciplinary work, and practice-based research.
Yes. Registration is required to view abstracts and full papers.
Abstracts are free with registration. Full papers require a paid subscription. Student, independent researcher, and institutional tiers are available.
Yes. Every accepted paper receives a DOI and is permanently archived.
Peer reviewers are scholars with expertise in African, Caribbean, or Diaspora studies who understand regional contexts.
Typically 4 to 6 weeks from submission to decision.

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