1. Manuscripts should be sent electronically to the Chief Editor through an online submission platform or through e-mail submissions.
2. Manuscripts should be on A4 paper size, single-spaced, with font size 12 points and font type Times New Roman.
3. Manuscripts should range from 6,000 to 10,000 words including references, appendices, and end notes. Contributions should be accompanied by an abstract.
4. (i) The manuscript should have a separate title page with the author’s names starting with the first name, then surname, followed by the author’s institutional affiliation and address.
For Example:
Envisioning Future of Climate Resilience
Million Gerbeyes
Geography Institute, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(ii) The first page of the text should carry:
(a) The title of the article without the author’s name, and
(b) An abstract of approximately 150–250 words.
5. Tables, Maps, and Diagrams
The headings/titles of tables, maps, and diagrams should be italicized. The source(s) where they originated should be indicated.
6. Headings Within Chapters
Major headings should be in bold and capital letters, while subheadings should be bold and in lower case, with each content word capitalized. Both headings (major and sub) should be as short as possible. Numbers should be used to distinguish different parts of a paper, up to three levels (e.g. 1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, etc.).
7. References
References should follow the latest edition of the American Psychological Association (APA) style.
When citing in-text within a paper, write the author(s) or editor(s)’ last name followed by the year of publication, as in the examples below:
With the exception of a tiny minority of those educated to the rare level of secondary and tertiary education, Tanzania was almost wholly illiterate at the time of independence in 1961. “An estimated 90 percent of the national population could not read or write or perform an average arithmetical function” (Ishumi & Anangisye, 2014).
Or
Lupogo (2009, p. 4) argues that “most young educated Tanzanians (especially in urban areas) have only two languages in their linguistic repertoire, i.e. Kiswahili and English; English as a result of formal education and Kiswahili being the country’s lingua franca and partly the result of widespread inter-marriage in Tanzania today.”
A full alphabetical list of references cited should appear at the end of the article. Titles of books and journals should be in italics. Follow these examples:
A Book
Daft, R. L. (2008). Organization theory and design (10th ed.). Australia: South-Western, Cengage Learning.
An Article in a Journal
Hutchinson, T., & Waters, A. (1981). Performance and competence in English for specific purposes. Applied Linguistics, 2(1), 56–69.
Unpublished Papers (e.g. Conference Papers)
Author’s initial and surname, “Title in lower case” (paper presented at name of conference, place, date), page number of quote.
A Chapter in a Book
Atkinson, P., & Hammersley, M. (1994). Ethnography and participant observation. In N. K. Denzin & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research. New Delhi: SAGE.
Internet Sources
Britten, N. (2006). Qualitative research: Qualitative interviews in medical research. Retrieved from http://bonj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/311/6999/251
Capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitles (if any), excluding articles, prepositions, and conjunctions.
Cases
Cite cases in accordance with the normal practice in the relevant jurisdiction. Case names should be italicized. Authors are advised to check all references carefully. The Editorial Board cannot be held responsible for incorrect or missing reference details.
8. Language
Manuscripts should be written in good English, preferably UK English. Submissions must undergo rigorous language checks, preferably by a professional language editor.
9. Accepted Manuscripts
(a) All submitted manuscripts shall be reviewed by anonymous reviewers appointed by the Chief Editor from a pool of reputable experts in the relevant field.
(b) Manuscripts processed and/or accepted for publication cannot be withdrawn by the author(s) for submission to another journal.