An Official Publication of HIREFREN: Human Inquiry, Reflective, Enlarged Frontiers Research Engagement Network, Faculty of Arts and Social Science Education, University of Calabar, Nigeria.

Tagline: Enlarging Frontiers of Inquiry Across Paradigms and Expressions

Aims and Scope

The HIREFREN Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies is a peer-reviewed, open-access interdisciplinary journal committed to advancing robust scholarship across diverse fields.

HJIS accepts high-quality manuscripts employing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods methodologies. We publish empirical studies, theoretical papers, systematic reviews, and methodological contributions.

In line with our philosophy of Enlarged Frontiers, we have a special commitment to providing a credible publishing space for underrepresented and innovative paradigms, including qualitative inquiry, arts-based research, narrative and autoethnography, indigenous and decolonial methodologies, and transgressive research formats such as visual essays, poetic inquiry, and multimodal scholarship.

We welcome contributions from: Education, Psychology, Guidance & Counseling, Public Health, Sociology, Gender Studies, Leadership & Governance, Social Work, Cultural Studies, Peace & Development Studies, and all related interdisciplinary intersections.

Others areas include:

History: Historical studies of Africa and the world, including social history, political history, economic history, cultural history, and historiography.

Religion: Studies in religious traditions, theology, philosophy of religion, sociology of religion, religious ethics, and interfaith dialogue.

Languages: English language and literature, linguistics, including African literature in English, comparative literature, literary theory, applied linguistics, and English language teaching. French language and literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. This includes Francophone African literature, comparative literature, translation studies, and the pedagogy of French as a foreign language

Education: Curriculum, Social Science Education, Educational Administration and related fields.