AUTHORS SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE FOLLOWING WHEN SUBMITTING THEIR ARTICLES
Originality: Africa Insight will not consider a manuscript that is under review in other journals, nor will it normaly consider an article that has been published previously in a similar form. Normally, reprinting is initiated by the editor. This rule may waived in exceptional case such as the publication of conference papers.
E-mail copy: To expedite the review process, it is recommended that authors submit their papers by e-mail to publish@hsrc.ac.za in the Microsoft Word format.
Title page: The author’s full name and contact information (i.e. email address, telephone number and postal address) should appear only on the title page. The title page should be on a separate page from the main text of the article, but in the same document.
Author biographical statement: The author’s brief biographical statement should be included in the article on the title page.
Acknowledgements: Authors are expected to reveal the source of any financial or research support received in connection with the preparation of their article. This should be included in the endnote of the article.
Length: The preferred length of an article is between 6 000 and 8 000 words. Book reviews should be between 1 200 and 1 800 words. Articles should only be submitted in English.
Abstract: All articles should be accompanied by an abstract of between 100 and 150 words stating the main research problem, major findings and conclusion(s).
Spelling: Use the Oxford Dictionary for spelling (i.e. British spelling conventions.) When a word that can be abbreviated is first used, write it out in full, followed by the abbreviation in brackets. Use the abbreviation thereafter.
Maps: If a map is required to accompany your article, make sure that this is clearly indicated. Show where the map should be inserted, and what it should cover.
Illustrations, graphs, tables: As far as possible, do not use illustrations or graphs from other sources, for copyright reasons. Rather compile your own graphs and tables.
Fair use: The author is responsible for understanding and following the principles that govern the ‘fair use’ of quotations and illustrations and for obtaining written permission to publish, where necessary. Accuracy in citations and references is also the author’s responsibility.
Notes and references: List references at the end of the article under the heading ‘Notes and References’. The list should be numbered not footnotes. This implies that there should be no author-date in-text references. Each superscript number in the text must be matched up to its number in the endnotes (i.e. they must correspond). Please ensure that both are numbered chronologically, starting at 1 (use the Arabic, and not the Roman, numbering system). Note that each reference must have a unique numerical entry. A single numerical value cannot be used twice in the article ’s text, even if it refers to the exact same source.
Endnote entries: Restrict endnotes to explanatory statements that develop an idea or expand a quotation, where to do so in the text would disturb the _ ow of the argument. Check that each superscript number appearing in text of the article is given in full in the endnotes. When providing references in the endnotes, use the Harvard (author-date) reference style for the entry. This means that all relevant information should be provided such as the author’s surname and initials, year of publication, full title (including subtitle, where applicable), publisher, place of publication, date of publication (in cases where this is applicable such as newspaper articles), journal issue number, page reference, etc. A comprehensive author guideline will be made available to authors upon request. We are always looking to increase our pool of reviewers. Academics/researchers who are interested are welcome to contact the Managing Editor to be included in the database.