The ''African Book Publishing Record'' is an

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...

covering new and forthcoming African publications, providing full bibliographic and acquisitions data. It covers works of all levels in the African languages, as well as English, French, and Portuguese, in three indices by subject, country, and author. In addition to its bibliographic coverage, it also includes a

book review __NOTOC__ A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is merely described (summary review) or analyzed based on content, style, and merit. A book review may be a primary source, opinion piece, summary review or scholarly revie ...

section, reviews of new journals, and a variety of news, reports, and articles about African book trade activities and developments. The journal was established in 1975 by Hans M. Zell and is now published by

Walter de Gruyter Walter de Gruyter GmbH, known as De Gruyter (), is a German scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature. History The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...

. The current

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is Cécile Lomer.

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* African studies Academic journals established in 1975 English-language journals De Gruyter academic journals Quarterly journals {{africa-journal-stub