Asia Pacific Journal of Evaluation (APJE)
The Asia Pacific Journal of Evaluation (APJE) is the official journal of the Asia Pacific Evaluation Association. The journal publishes fully referred research papers and focuses on promotion of theory, methodology and practices of monitoring and evaluation. The journal primarily focuses on creating and promoting scholarly work highlighting the challenges and achievements in M&E in the Asia and the Pacific region. APJE is aimed at readers in social work, nonprofits, academia, public sector, consulting firms, and donor agencies.
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1
January 2026
ISSN 2989-0071
ISSUE INFORMATION
EDITORIAL
Prof. Shyam Singh, Chief Editor
Rajib Nandi,Guest Editor
Mahima Taneja, Guest Editor
First Published: 20 August 2026
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The Asia Pacific Journal of Evaluation special issue “Evaluation at a Crossroads: Power, Positionality, and the Politics of Evidence in the Global South” brings together critical perspectives from South Asia, East Africa and beyond. Drawing on papers from the Community of Evaluators South Asia (CoE-SA) Evaluation Conclave 2025, it examines the limits of standardised measurement in capturing empowerment, gender and transformative change. It also rethinks “community” and highlights Indigenous and community-based knowledge through decolonial approaches. The issue also explores the opportunities and ethical challenges of AI in evaluation. At its heart is a key question: whose knowledge and definitions of change count as evidence? The issue calls for evaluation that is reflexive, participatory and culturally responsive. It also promotes ethical practice grounded in equity, justice, learning and transformation.
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RESEARCH NOTE
Study of women collectives in the handicraft sector in Rajasthan using equitable, inclusive, and intersectional methods for evaluation
Aastha Dang, PhD
First Published: 20 August 2026
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Navigating the Ambiguous Compass: Culturally-Responsive and Gender-Transformative Evaluation in Practice: Lessons from the SWAYAM Initiative in Rural India
Surabhi Awasthi & Moumita Sarkar
First Published: 20 August 2026
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Evaluations to Bridge Gender and Intersectional Equity Deficit in South Asia: Lessons from Evaluation Policy and Evaluation Experience in the Region
Ranjani K Murthy
First Published: 20 August 2026
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The Watermelon We All Inhabit: Power, Privilege, and the Politics of Defining Community in Evaluation
Pradeep Narayanan , Tarini J Shipurkar , Sam Jacob
First Published: 20 August 2026
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From Marginalisation to Empowerment: Reimagining Evaluation Practices with the Indigenous Ogiek Community of Kenya
Awuor Ponge
First Published: 20 August 2026
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Balancing Efficiency and Ethics: A Framework for GenAI Integration in the Evaluation of Sustainable Development Projects
Tinashe Malvern Madamombe , Justice Kasiroori , Strinivasan Soondrasan Pillay
First Published: 20 August 2026
Call for Papers · Joint Special Issue
Indigenous Evaluation: Honouring Rights, Protecting Knowledge, Mobilising Indigenous Futures
A partnership between the Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA) and the EvalIndigenous Global Network.
Background & Rationale
Indigenous knowledge systems carry their own grounded ways of judging merit, value and worth — yet Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous peoples and Indigenous evaluation remain on the margins of mainstream evaluation literature. That gap traces back to the field's roots in Western ways of knowing, methods and standards of rigour that have too often been treated as universal, leaving little room for other traditions to be recognised on their own terms.
APEA and the EvalIndigenous Global Network are publishing this Special Issue together to open that space — pairing EvalIndigenous's funding support with APEA's regional platform to reach practitioners, scholars and policymakers across Asia Pacific and beyond.
Guided by the Wolastoq Declaration on Indigenous Evaluation
Three pillars, one purpose
Indigenous Rights
Centre Indigenous peoples, knowledge systems and evaluation approaches in the published record, and build Indigenous evaluation as its own field of theory, practice and scholarship — led by and for Indigenous peoples.
Knowledge Sovereignty
Make room for Indigenous and non-Indigenous allies to share culturally responsive evaluation theory, method and practice — strengthening Indigenous knowledge sovereignty rather than folding it into existing frameworks.
Indigenous Futures
Foster dialogue between Indigenous evaluators, allies, communities, policymakers and the wider profession, and show how Indigenous evaluation reshapes the theory, practice and future of the field globally.
Across all three pillars, the issue also invites cross-regional dialogue: short commentaries from outside the APEA region, responding to APEA-region contributions, are welcome.
Scope
This Special Issue prioritises contributions from the APEA region, while welcoming submissions from elsewhere. Contributors are encouraged to root their work in the Wolastoq Declaration on Indigenous Evaluation and the principles set out in the APEA Toolkit.
Four submission categories are open — indicate your intended category at abstract stage.
- Research Articles — Full-length academic contributions presenting original research, theory, or empirical findings on indigenous and local evaluation.
- Practice Notes — Reflective accounts of evaluation practice, case studies, and field experiences that offer practical lessons for the evaluation community.
- Policy Corner — Short, focused pieces examining the policy implications and relevance of indigenous evaluation approaches for governments and institutions.
- Evaluation Capacity Building — Contributions documenting training initiatives, mentoring, and other efforts to strengthen indigenous and local evaluation capacity.
Submit before 30 September 2026
Go to submission form→
Guest Editors
Dr. Fiona Cram
Director, Katoa Ltd — Aotearoa New Zealand.
Co-Chair, EvalIndigenous Global Network
Dr. Awuor Ponge
Senior Associate Fellow, Research, Policy and Evaluation, African Policy Centre — Kenya.
A co-editor is to be confirmed. The Guest Editors will lead peer reviewer selection together with the APEA team.
