The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (JHSS), formally called Journal of Education, Humanities and Sciences (JEHS), publishes blind peer reviewed articles twice per year. It was established by the Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE) at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) in 2012. In the year 2022, JHSS established the new scope to enhance the journal’s competitive edge. The journal is published biennially and accepts manuscripts from traditional areas of humanities, social sciences, and multidisciplinary disciplines in humanities and social sciences. It accepts contributions from the fields of anthropology, archaeology, development studies, economics, ethnographic accounts, gender issues, human geography, history, language in education, language in education and linguistics, literature and literary studies, philosophy, political science, public administration, and sociology. The journal also seeks to publish high-quality creations and innovations of the theoretical frameworks in the disciplines mentioned.
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Current Issue: Volume 15, Number 1 (2026)
Articles
Christian Leadership on HIV/AIDS Advocacy in Southern Africa
Clemenciana Mukenge
African Women's Struggle Against Patriarchy: Challenging the 'Un-African' Narrative of Feminism
Olufunso Temitope Olubanjo-Olufowobi
Say it in Kiswahili: The Impact of English as the Medium of Instruction on Students' Comprehension and Expression in Tertiary Education
Tamasha Kitalima
Hunting, Craftsmanship, and Migration: The Ethnobiology of the Raute Nomads of Nepal
Ramesh Prasad Adhikary
A History of Native Medical Auxiliaries, Tanzania:1920s to the 1960s
Irene Gabriel Ndosi and Ashura Jackson Ngoya
A qualitative analysis of the challenges and prospects of communicating scientific information about GMOs to farmers in Kenya
Joseph J. Olomy and Abraham K. Mulwo
Resilience in Place Names: German-Hehe War Memories and Cultural Identity in Iringa Toponyms
Claudio G. Kisake, Sophilini M. Yisega, and Spemba E. Spemba