About Us
Jimma University is a public research university located in Jimma, Ethiopia. It is recognized as the leading national university, as ranked first by the Federal Ministry of Education for four successive years. The establishment of Jimma university dates back to 1952 when Jimma college of Agriculture was founded.
Director for Publication and Extension
General Information
Proper documentation of research outputs, teaching materials and policy briefs is a good indicator of the performance of Universities in research and publication. Several Journal Articles, Proceedings and Policy briefs were published arising from JU staff researches. The office was established to improve the documentation and dissemination process of research outputs and teaching materials so that the end users would have better access.
Duties and Responsibilities of Publication and Extension Office
- To avail all research outputs using systematic documentation
- Participating at university level in developing policies, strategies and guidelines related to research undertaking and publication
- Organizing annual research conference of the university.
- Systematically documenting different publications of JU staff.
- Facilitating the production of supporting manuals, flyers and brochures for the innovations in consultation with the researchers.
- Publishing proceedings of conferences.
- Following up timely publication of JU hosted Journals and distribution
- Develop mechanism to reduce delay in publication of JU hosted Journals
- Representing the university in dealing with intellectual property rights of inventions.
- Assisting researchers in the development of policy briefs from research outputs including in local languages.
- Establishing archives and museums/ permanent exhibition centers of research outputs.
- Collaborate in development of system for the award and recognition of best researchers and innovators
- Commercializing publications (Articles, Books, Journals, Proceedings, PhD desertions)
Achievements
Publications
- JU staff Publications (JU Staff Publication Database)
- JU Institutional Repository: http://repository.ju.edu.et:8080/repos/
- Journals hosted by Jimma University
Jimma University has made tremendous effort to disseminate its research output to the stakeholders through the following journals:
- Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, Since 1990, https://www.ejhs.ju.edu.et//, https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejhs
- Journal of Education and Sciences, since 2005 (https://www.ju.edu.et/ejes/ , https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejesc )
- Journal of law, since 2007, https://www.ju.edu.et/jlaw/
- Ethiopian Journal of Applied Sciences and Technology, Since 2010 https://www.ju.edu.et/ejast )
- Ethiopian Journal of Social Sciences and Language Studies , Since 2014, https://www.ju.edu.et/cssljournal/
- Gadaa Journal (Barruulee Gadaa) Science 2018, https://www.ju.edu.et/gj/node/7
- PanAfrican Journal of Governance and Development (PJGD) ,https://journals.ju.edu.et/index.php/panjogov/index
- Horn of African Journal of Business and Economics (HAJBE) , https://journals.ju.edu.et/index.php/jbeco/index
- Book of Abstracts and proceedings of Annual Research Conferences.
Annual Research Conference |
Theme |
Dates |
Link to Proceedings and Book of Abstracts |
1st |
Fostering the Synergy between Research and Teaching: A Key for Meeting the Relevance of Higher Education |
April 8-9, 2010 |
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2nd |
Enhancing a Multidisciplinary Research: A Key to Invigorate Need Based and Demand Driven Research |
February 17- 8, 2011 |
2nd ARC Book of Abstracts 2nd ARC Proceedings |
3rd |
The Role of Research and Extension in the Implementation of Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) of Ethiopia |
January 26-27, 2012 |
3rd ARC Book of Abstracts 3rd ARC Proceedings |
4th |
Meeting National Development Challenges through Science, Technology and Innovations |
February 7-8, 2013 |
4th ARC Book of Abstracts 4th ARC Proceedings |
5th |
Leveraging Sustainable Development through Building a Green Economy in Ethiopia: Challenges and Opportunities |
February 6-7, 2014 |
5th ARC Book of Abstracts
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6th |
Research and Technology Transfer in Ethiopia: Current Priorities and Implementation Strategies |
February 5-6, 2015 |
6th ARC Book of Abstracts
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7th |
Gender Equality in Development and Nation Building: Opportunities and Constraints |
March 31-April 1, 2016 |
7th ARC Book of Abstracts
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8th |
Strengthening University-Community Linkage: A National Framework for Research and Technology Transfer |
April 27-28, 2017 |
8th ARC Book of Abstracts
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9th |
Biotechnological Researches and Innovations for National Development: Prospects and Challenges |
April 26-27, 2018 |
9th ARC Book of Abstracts
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Procedure and Guidelines for Publication and Extension
Guidelines and Procedures for EPO
Other Relevant information
Notice to all staff members
For proper documentation of publications made by JU staff, please report your publication when your manuscripts accepted for publication in any journal by filling out the form and send it by email. Please attach also the fultext of the article in pdfto this to email: publication.extension@ju.edu.et
Contact Information
- Publication and Extension Office
- Learning Resource Center Building,
- Office No. 403-404 (Fourth Floor)
- P.O. Box 378, Jimma University Main Campus,
- Jimma, Ethiopia