African Journal of Political and Social Research (AJPSR), which was to be a peer-reviewed academic journal, has now merged with African Renaissance (AR), a bi-monthly and a cross between an academic journal and any higher-end report. One of the implications of this merger is that AR, which has been published since June 2004, will now publish more articles with academic bent. The maximum length for articles remains 4000 words, for articles with academic bent, and 3,000 for others.