The International African Institute (IAI) based at the School of Oriental and African Studies promotes the scholarly study of Africa, its history, societies and cultures. The institute realizes its aims primarily by means of scholarly publishing. See www.internationalafricaninstitute.orgI am responsible for managing the publishing programme, which includes the Institute's flagship journal AFRICA, the major reference work, Africa Bibliography, the African Arguments books series, the International African Library monograph series, the Readings in African Studies series and other occasional publications.