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28.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;} 29/*# sourceURL=global-styles-inline-css */ 30</style> 31 32<style id="woocommerce-inline-inline-css"> 33.woocommerce form .form-row .required { visibility: visible; } 34/*# sourceURL=woocommerce-inline-inline-css */ 35</style> 36<link rel='stylesheet' id='woo-variation-swatches-css' href='https://africanbookscollective.com/wp-content/plugins/woo-variation-swatches/assets/css/frontend.min.css?ver=2.5.0' media='all' /> 37<style id="woo-variation-swatches-inline-css"> 38:root { 39--wvs-tick:url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg filter='drop-shadow(0px 0px 2px rgb(0 0 0 / .8))' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 30 30'%3E%3Cpath fill='none' stroke='%23ffffff' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round' stroke-width='4' d='M4 16L11 23 27 7'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); 40 41--wvs-cross:url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg filter='drop-shadow(0px 0px 5px rgb(255 255 255 / .6))' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='72px' height='72px' viewBox='0 0 24 24'%3E%3Cpath fill='none' stroke='%23ff0000' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-width='0.6' d='M5 5L19 19M19 5L5 19'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); 42--wvs-single-product-item-width:30px; 43--wvs-single-product-item-height:30px; 44--wvs-single-product-item-font-size:16px} 45/*# sourceURL=woo-variation-swatches-inline-css */ 46</style> 47<link rel='stylesheet' id='bricks-frontend-css' href='https://africanbookscollective.com/wp-content/themes/bricks/assets/css/frontend-layer.min.css?ver=1790061918' media='all' /> 48<style id="bricks-frontend-inline-css"> 49body .tox.tox-silver-sink.tox-tinymce-aux, body .tox.tox-tinymce-aux, body .tox-shadowhost { z-index: 10001; } 50/*# sourceURL=bricks-frontend-inline-css */ 51</style> 52<link rel='stylesheet' id='bricks-woocommerce-css' href='https://africanbookscollective.com/wp-content/themes/bricks/assets/css/integrations/woocommerce-layer.min.css?ver=1790061918' media='all' /> 53<link rel='stylesheet' id='bricks-font-awesome-6-brands-css' href='https://africanbookscollective.com/wp-content/themes/bricks/assets/css/libs/font-awesome-6-brands-layer.min.css?ver=1790061918' media='all' /> 54<link rel='stylesheet' id='bricks-font-awesome-6-css' href='https://africanbookscollective.com/wp-content/themes/bricks/assets/css/libs/font-awesome-6-layer.min.css?ver=1790061918' media='all' /> 55<link rel='stylesheet' id='bricks-ionicons-css' href='https://africanbookscollective.com/wp-content/themes/bricks/assets/css/libs/ionicons-layer.min.css?ver=1790061918' media='all' /> 56<link rel='stylesheet' id='bricks-themify-icons-css' href='https://africanbookscollective.com/wp-content/themes/bricks/assets/css/libs/themify-icons-layer.min.css?ver=1790061918' media='all' /> 57<link rel='stylesheet' id='bricks-ajax-loader-css' href='https://africanbookscollective.com/wp-content/themes/bricks/assets/css/libs/loading-animation-layer.min.css?ver=1790061918' media='all' /> 58<link rel='stylesheet' id='searchwp-forms-css' href='https://africanbookscollective.com/wp-content/plugins/searchwp/assets/css/frontend/search-forms.min.css?ver=4.6.1.1' media='all' /> 59<style id="bricks-frontend-inline-inline-css"> 60:root {--container-padding: 6rem;}:where(:root) .bricks-color-primary {color: #aca387}:where(:root) .bricks-background-primary {background-color: #aca387} .bricks-button {text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 18px; font-family: "Oswald"} .bricks-button:where(.bricks-background-primary), .bricks-button:where(.bricks-color-primary) {color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc); border: 4px solid var(--bricks-color-kxtaef)} .bricks-button:where(.bricks-background-primary:not(.outline)) {background-color: var(--bricks-color-kxtaef)} .bricks-button:where(.bricks-background-secondary), .bricks-button:where(.bricks-color-secondary) {color: var(--bricks-color-kxtaef); border: 2px solid var(--bricks-border-color)} .bricks-button:where(.bricks-background-secondary:not(.outline)) {background-color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc)} .bricks-button:where(.bricks-background-light:not(.bricks-lightbox)), .bricks-button:where(.bricks-color-light:not(.bricks-lightbox)) {color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc); text-transform: capitalize; font-size: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: var(--bricks-color-urzwyy)} .bricks-button:where(.bricks-background-light:not(.outline):not(.bricks-lightbox)) {background-color: var(--bricks-color-urzwyy)} .bricks-button:where(.bricks-background-dark), .bricks-button:where(.bricks-color-dark) {color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc); border: 2px solid var(--bricks-color-oetipv)}
60 .bricks-button:where(.bricks-background-dark:not(.outline)) {background-color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv)} .bricks-button:where(.bricks-background-muted), .bricks-button:where(.bricks-color-muted) {color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc); border: 2px solid var(--bricks-color-kxtaef)} .bricks-button:where(.bricks-background-muted:not(.outline)) {background-color: var(--bricks-color-kxtaef)} .brxe-section {padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 40px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 40px}.woocommerce .button, body:not(.woocommerce) .product_type_variable, body:not(.woocommerce) .product_type_grouped, body:not(.woocommerce) .product_type_external, body:not(.woocommerce) .product_type_simple, body:not(.woocommerce) .brx-popup-content:not(.woocommerce) form.cart .single_add_to_cart_button, body:not(.woocommerce) .brxe-woocommerce-mini-cart .woocommerce-mini-cart__buttons .button {background-color: var(--bricks-color-urzwyy); color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc)}.woocommerce-notices-wrapper .woocommerce-error, .woocommerce-NoticeGroup .woocommerce-error {background-color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc); color: #ff0000}.woocommerce-notices-wrapper .woocommerce-error a, .woocommerce-NoticeGroup .woocommerce-error a.button {background-color: #fcd5d4}.woocommerce-notices-wrapper .woocommerce-message, .woocommerce-NoticeGroup .woocommerce-message {background-color: var(--bricks-color-urzwyy); color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc)}.woocommerce-notices-wrapper .woocommerce-message a, .woocommerce-NoticeGroup .woocommerce-message a.button {background-color: var(--bricks-color-urzwyy); color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc)}.woocommerce-notices-wrapper .woocommerce-info, .woocommerce-NoticeGroup .woocommerce-info, .woocommerce-info {background-color: var(--bricks-color-kxtaef); color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc)}.woocommerce-notices-wrapper .woocommerce-info a, .woocommerce-NoticeGroup .woocommerce-info a.button, .woocommerce-info a, .woocommerce-info a.button {background-color: var(--bricks-color-ubojag)} h1 {font-family: "Oswald"; font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--bricks-color-kxtaef)} h2 {color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv); font-weight: 600; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px} h3 {color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv); font-weight: 600; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px}@media (max-width: 991px) { .brxe-section {padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px}}@media (max-width: 478px) { .brxe-section {padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px}}:root {--bricks-color-71c574: #f5f5f5;--bricks-color-7d7c77: #e0e0e0;--bricks-color-15ffab: #9e9e9e;--bricks-color-a74615: #616161;--bricks-color-7f7a9d: #424242;--bricks-color-e6e2ba: #212121;--bricks-color-fd49ff: #ffeb3b;--bricks-color-65cd75: #ffc107;--bricks-color-967b4f: #ff9800;--bricks-color-7ce75c: #ff5722;--bricks-color-bcaac5: #f44336;--bricks-color-233027: #9c27b0;--bricks-color-373149: #2196f3;--bricks-color-bccad1: #03a9f4;--bricks-color-696b88: #81D4FA;--bricks-color-1b21d2: #4caf50;--bricks-color-c9ded3: #8bc34a;--bricks-color-feb26b: #cddc39;--bricks-color-zcheqk: #ffffff;--bricks-color-dxonjs: #9a6055;--bricks-color-tyuapi: #1f4645;--bricks-color-lhwwmq: #8a8a8a;--bricks-color-abekpp: #000000;--bricks-color-uhukgm: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);--bricks-color-kxtaef: #aba285;--bricks-color-kpufzc: #ffffff;--bricks-color-oetipv: #253a42;--bricks-color-jrexqb: #c7c7c7;--bricks-color-urzwyy: #2ba6cb;--bricks-color-ubojag: #b7e3f0;--bricks-color-rylanw: #f5f5f5;}:root[data-brx-theme="dark"] {--bricks-color-71c574: #f5f5f5;--bricks-color-7d7c77: #e0e0e0;--bricks-color-15ffab: #9e9e9e;--bricks-color-a74615: #616161;--bricks-color-7f7a9d: #424242;--bricks-color-e6e2ba: #212121;--bricks-color-fd49ff: #ffeb3b;--bricks-color-65cd75: #ffc107;--bricks-color-967b4f: #ff9800;--bricks-color-7ce75c: #ff5722;--bricks-color-bcaac5: #f44336;--bricks-color-233027: #9c27b0;--bricks-color-373149: #2196f3;--bricks-color-bccad1: #03a9f4;--bricks-color-696b88: #81D4FA;--bricks-color-1b21d2: #4caf50;--bricks-color-c9ded3: #8bc34a;--bricks-color-feb26b: #cddc39;--bricks-color-zcheqk: #ffffff;
60--bricks-color-dxonjs: #9a6055;--bricks-color-tyuapi: #1f4645;--bricks-color-lhwwmq: #8a8a8a;--bricks-color-abekpp: #000000;--bricks-color-uhukgm: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);--bricks-color-kxtaef: #aba285;--bricks-color-kpufzc: #ffffff;--bricks-color-oetipv: #253a42;--bricks-color-jrexqb: #c7c7c7;--bricks-color-urzwyy: #2ba6cb;--bricks-color-ubojag: #b7e3f0;--bricks-color-rylanw: #f5f5f5;}#brxe-fhqurt li.has-link a, #brxe-fhqurt li.no-link {padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 15px; color: #ffffff}#brxe-fhqurt .icon {color: var(--bricks-color-kxtaef)}#brxe-fhqurt {gap: 1px}#brxe-zxermr {height: 4em; justify-content: center; align-items: flex-end; width: 100px}@media (max-width: 767px) {#brxe-zxermr {display: none}}#brxe-kyzfqj {color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc)}#brxe-rzhfbq {width: 70px; height: 4em; justify-content: center; align-items: center; background-color: var(--bricks-color-kxtaef)}@media (max-width: 767px) {#brxe-rzhfbq {display: none}}#brxe-qzqmwt {color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc)}#brxe-mhkrsr {width: 100px; background-color: var(--bricks-color-kxtaef); height: 4em; justify-content: center; align-items: center}@media (max-width: 767px) {#brxe-mhkrsr {display: none}}#brxe-ylijtm {color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc)}#brxe-xkhpio {width: 200px; height: 4em; justify-content: center; align-items: center; background-color: var(--bricks-color-kxtaef)}@media (max-width: 767px) {#brxe-xkhpio {display: none}}#brxe-hxdymt {background-color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv); height: 4em; justify-content: center; align-items: center; flex-direction: row; column-gap: 20px; width: 120px}@media (max-width: 767px) {#brxe-hxdymt {width: 50%; display: none}}#brxe-tpllbd {color: var(--bricks-color-zcheqk)}#brxe-tpllbd .mini-cart-link i {color: var(--bricks-color-zcheqk)}#brxe-tpllbd .cart-detail .woocommerce-mini-cart__buttons .button {background-color: var(--bricks-color-urzwyy)}#brxe-lpoxll {width: 60px; background-color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv); height: 4em; justify-content: center; align-items: center; flex-direction: row; column-gap: 20px}@media (max-width: 767px) {#brxe-lpoxll {width: 100px; margin-top: 10px}}@media (max-width: 478px) {#brxe-lpoxll {width: 100px; margin-right: 10px}}#brxe-ofqlrg {flex-direction: row; justify-content: flex-end; background-color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc); column-gap: 2px}#brxe-nwlyvn {height: 4em; border-top: 2px solid var(--bricks-color-kxtaef); padding-top: 0}#brxe-lojpbw {width: 200px; position: absolute; top: 65px}@media (max-width: 767px) {#brxe-lojpbw {width: 50%; top: 10px}}@media (max-width: 478px) {#brxe-lojpbw {top: 10px; width: 50%; margin-top: 40px}}@media (max-width: 767px) {#brxe-mghbhp .brxa-wrap {color: var(--bricks-color-kxtaef)}#brxe-mghbhp {font-size: 30px; border: 4px solid var(--bricks-color-kxtaef); color: var(--bricks-color-kxtaef); fill: var(--bricks-color-kxtaef); padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px}}#brxe-cebawy {color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv)}@media (max-width: 478px) {#brxe-cebawy {color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv)}}#brxe-cpzivr {color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv)}@media (max-width: 478px) {#brxe-cpzivr {color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv)}}#brxe-ofizos {color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv)}#brxe-paxdzc {color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv)}#brxe-pfwgmb {color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv)}@media (max-width: 478px) {#brxe-pfwgmb {color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv)}}#brxe-blckij {padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px}@media (max-width: 767px) {#brxe-blckij {padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; border: 0}}#brxe-kuwxsy {width: 100%; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; color: var(--bricks-color-oetipv); justify-content: flex-end; align-items: flex-end; column-gap: 30px}@media (max-width: 767px) {#brxe-kuwxsy {padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px}}@media (max-width: 478px) {#brxe-kuwxsy {row-gap: 15px}}@media (max-width: 767px) {#brxe-yfzelj {margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; background-color: var(--bricks-color-kxtaef); color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc); position: absolute; right: 0px; width: 100px; padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 30px; top: 65px}}@media (max-width: 478px) {#brxe-yfzelj {width: 100px; margin-right: 20px; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 30px}}
60@layer bricks {@media (max-width: 767px) {#brxe-tpgphy .brx-toggle-div { display: inline-flex; }#brxe-tpgphy .brxe-toggle { display: inline-flex; }[data-script-id="tpgphy"] .brx-nav-nested-items {opacity: 0;visibility: hidden;gap: 0;position: fixed;z-index: 1001;top: 0;right: 0;bottom: 0;left: 0;display: flex;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-direction: column;background-color: #fff;overflow-y: scroll;flex-wrap: nowrap;}#brxe-tpgphy.brx-open .brx-nav-nested-items {opacity: 1;visibility: visible;}}}#brxe-tpgphy {text-decoration: none; width: 100%; margin-top: 30px}#brxe-tpgphy :where(.brx-nav-nested-items > li > a) {font-family: "Oswald"}#brxe-tpgphy :where(.brx-nav-nested-items > li > .brxe-text-link:not(a)) {font-family: "Oswald"}#brxe-tpgphy :where(.brx-nav-nested-items > li > .brxe-icon) {font-family: "Oswald"}#brxe-tpgphy :where(.brx-nav-nested-items > li:has( > .brxe-svg)) {font-family: "Oswald"}#brxe-tpgphy :where(.brx-nav-nested-items > li > .brx-submenu-toggle > *) {font-family: "Oswald"}#brxe-tpgphy :where(.brx-dropdown-content) {font-size: 14px; text-transform: capitalize; background-color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc); border: 1px solid var(--bricks-color-oetipv)}#brxe-tpgphy :where(.brx-dropdown-content > li) > a {padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px}#brxe-tpgphy :where(.brx-dropdown-content .brx-submenu-toggle > *) {padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px}@media (max-width: 767px) {#brxe-tpgphy {margin-top: 0}#brxe-tpgphy.brx-open :where(.brx-nav-nested-items) {align-items: flex-start; background-color: var(--bricks-color-kpufzc); justify-content: flex-start}#brxe-tpgphy :where(.brx-dropdown-content) {border: 0}}#brxe-nfdrzm {flex-direction: row; justify-content: space-between}#brxe-gluhxq {width: 100%}#brxe-pqllmu {width: 100%}#brxe-cbqwry {width: 100%}#brxe-gfcyjb {width: 100%}#brxe-itacqy {width: 100%}#brxe-ckvomu {width: 100%}#brxe-xbtgjj {width: 100%}#brxe-xsoerd {border: 1px solid var(--bricks-color-kxtaef); padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; 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478<div id="brxe-wrfxvs" class="brxe-container bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-fcyooe brxe-block bricks-lazy-hidden" data-brx-loop-start="fcyooe"><div class="brxe-enrlng brxe-block bricks-lazy-hidden"><a class="brxe-mbards brxe-image tag" href="https://africanbookscollective.com/aji-2027-call-for-new-journals/"><img width="300" height="300" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20300'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-medium bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-src="https://africanbookscollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Call-for-new-journals-300x300.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-srcset="https://africanbookscollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Call-for-new-journals-300x300.jpg 300w, https://africanbookscollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Call-for-new-journals-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, 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