The Urban Africa Book Series (UABS) is an Open Access academic book series sponsored by the International African Institute and UCL Press with no author-facing charges, run on a non-profit, non-commercial model.

UABS is unique in providing critical, in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues affecting urban environments across the continent. It has a particularly strong interest in publishing work by scholars based in African contexts, and ensuring publications are widely accessible to African students and researchers, via Open Access publication.

The series aims:

To publish a series with a distinctive African-centred approach compared to conventional urban studies work.

To provide a high-profile platform to urban scholars from the African continent currently under-represented in urban studies.
To bring the best work in African urban studies from the Northern academy and across the global South to African studies audiences.

The editors welcome proposals that address the above criteria. For more information, see https://www.internationalafricaninstitute.org/publishing/urban-africa-book-series