Journal Details
Africa Education Review
Instructions for Authors
Contributions of original manuscripts should be submitted electronically as an attachment to an e-mail to the Editor, at aer@unisa.ac.za Prospective authors are encouraged to access the AER website when preparing their submissions. www.informaworld.com/raer
The entire manuscript, including abstracts, tables and references must be double spaced throughout, using 12-point Times New Roman, and be 5 000 and 6 000 words in length. The submissions must include a declaration that the manuscript has not been published previously and is not under simultaneous review elsewhere, as well as a statement that the article has been edited for language.
The Editor reserves the right to refuse any manuscript submitted, whether on invitation or otherwise, and to make suggestions and modifications before publication. Submitted papers should be in final form and ready for publication. Manuscripts not conforming to requirements will be returned for reworking or retyping.
Manuscript order:
First Title Page: To facilitate blind reviews, all indications of authorship must be limited on this page. First title page must include (1) full article title; (2) name, affiliation including country for each author at the time of the work; (3) name, mailing address, telephone, fax and e-mail of corresponding author; (4) 4-6 keywords for indexing purposes. Kindly write your personal details on the front page of your manuscript in one row separated by commas.
Second Title Page: Type only the title and remove other obvious indications of author identity.
Abstract: Include an abstract not exceeding 150 words in length covering the main factual points including purpose of manuscriptand issues to be discussed and conclusions. Use complete sentences and spell out acronyms at first mention.
Publication language
• Write clearly using UK spelling, i.e. labour not labor, globalization and not globalization, etc.
• Ensure that manuscripts are properly language edited.
• Write for the international audience, i.e. do not make assumptions that the reader will be familiar with your particular context within you are writing.
• Avoid using localised abbreviations and terms. Where an abbreviation is used, always write it out in full on first use, followed by the abbreviation in brackets. e.g. United Nations (UN)
Tables and figures
These should follow the text at the end of the manuscript. Each should be on a separate page, titled, numbered using Roma figure, referred to in order in the text. Tables must not be presented in a grid form, but in the form of horizontal lines.
References:
References are cited in the text by the author(s)' name and the year of publication in brackets, separated by a comma, e.g. (Gumede 2001). If several articles by the same author and from the same year are cited, the letters a, b, c, etc. should be added after the year of publication. Page references to a book in the text should be indicated in brackets, e.g. (Mphahlele 2002, 39-40). Neave 2009, 26). In works by three or more authors the surnames of all authors should be given in the first reference to such a work. In subsequent references to this work only the name of the first author is given, followed by the abbreviation et al, e.g. (Steyn et al. 2002).
Reference to an anonymous item in a newspaper should cited in this way. the name of the newspaper is given in brackets, e.g. (Sowetan, 14 July 2003). For personal communication (oral and written), identify the person and indicate in brackets that it is a personal communication, e.g. (M Kissack, pers. comm.).
Journal articles: Name(s) and initials(s) of author(s), year of publication, title of article, unabbreviated title of journal, volume, issue number and pagination, e.g.
Bhubha, H; and Viswananthan, G. 2002. Border crossings in education. Cultural Critique 35(2): 34-48.
Books and book chapters: Name(s) and initial(s) of author(s) or editor(s), year of publication, title, volume, edition, place of publication and publisher.
Cornay, M. (ed.). 1996. The politics of education. New York: Routledge.
Blaug, M. 1975. An introduction to the economics of education. London Penguin
Davies, J. 1985. Policy formation. In Universities: The management challenge, eds.
G. Lockwood and J. Davies. Bershire: The Society for Research into Higher Education.
Unpublished theses or dissertations: Mampuru, E. 2003. A sociological study of children's games. Med dissertation. Pretoria: University of South Africa.
Anonymous newspaper reference: Sowetan. Shocking classroom practices. 15 July 2003: 14.
Electronic references: Sexual abuse of female learners in South African schools. [Online] Available at: http://www.flsas.ed.gov/pubs2002/sex8704357.html (accessed on 24 November 2006).
Copyright: It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to UNISA. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors retain many rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found at www.informaworld.com/authors_journals_copyright_position Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.
