Platform Features

Everything you need to publish, discover, and collaborate on research

AFN-ID System

Africa's Own Persistent Identifier System

AFN-ID (African Persistent Identifier) is our groundbreaking alternative to the Western-controlled DOI system. Designed by Africans, for Africans, AFN-ID ensures African research remains under African control while maintaining global compatibility.

Regional prefixes (5 African regions)
Global prefix for international users
Partner prefix for institutions

Free for African researchers
Auto-region detection
Compatible with DOI system

Easy Publishing

Submit Your Research in Minutes

Our intuitive submission system makes publishing your research papers simple and straightforward. From initial submission to peer review and publication, we guide you through every step of the process.

Multi-format support (HTML, PDF, DOCX)
Automatic AFN-ID assignment
Version control

LaTeX equation support
Supplementary materials
Workflow status tracking

Smart Discovery

Find Relevant Research Instantly

Our advanced search engine helps you discover the research that matters most to you. With powerful filtering, sorting, and recommendation capabilities, finding relevant papers has never been easier.

Full-text search
Advanced filtering
Multiple sort options

Search suggestions
Saved searches
Recommendation engine

Collaboration Tools

Connect with Researchers Worldwide

Build your academic network, connect with co-authors, and stay updated with the latest research in your field. Our collaboration tools make it easy to work together across institutions and borders.

Follow researchers
Activity feed
Co-author networks

Comments & discussions
Real-time notifications
Privacy controls

Analytics Dashboard

Track Your Research Impact

Understand how your research is being used and cited with our comprehensive analytics dashboard. Track views, downloads, citations, and calculate your h-index all in one place.

Paper metrics
Author metrics (h-index, i10-index)
Geographic distribution

Citation tracking
Export reports (CSV/PDF)
Real-time tracking

Open Peer Review

Transparent Quality Control

Our open peer review system ensures quality while maintaining transparency. Reviewers earn recognition through badges, and authors receive constructive feedback to improve their work.

Open peer review
Multi-criteria ratings
Reviewer badges

Review assignments
Deadline tracking
Editorial decisions

Blog with WordPress Import

Share Your Research Story

Complement your research papers with blog posts, news, and updates. Our WordPress import tool makes it easy to migrate your existing content while preserving formatting and media.