''Sierra Leone Studies'' is an

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about

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

. There have been several journals of this title since the initial publication was launched in 1918.

First series

Between 1918 and 1939 22 issues were published. The journal was subject to crown copyright. In 1930 the

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was D. B. Drummond.

Second series

In 1944 the

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established the Colonial Social Science Research Council. In order to provide for the systematic collection and analysis of data concerning the colonies, British academics were sponsored to carry out research in the colonies. In 1953 the council provided £660 to publish two issues a year of a second series. This ran until 1970 during which time 26 issues were published.

Current

John Birchall established a journal with the same name in 2012.

References

Academic journals established in 1918 African studies journals Biannual journals Academic journals established in 2012 Publications disestablished in 1939 Academic journals established in 1953 Publications disestablished in 1970 {{SierraLeone-stub