Notes for Contributors 
The African Journal of Political Science is an externally refereed journal published twice a 
year—June and December. Contributions, which may be submitted in English or French, 
should be not more than 8,000 words. The author's name, rank, institutional affiliation and 
address should be on the title page, separate from the manuscript, to ensure anonymity in the 
review process. Diagrams, graphs, etc., accompanying a manuscript should come cameraready 
to avoid delays in production. 
All contributions should be submitted on a diskette [5'/4" or 3.5"], preferably in Microsoft 
Word or WP 5.0,5.1,6.0 or 6.1, accompanied by a copy of the manuscript. 
Presentation 
Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced on A4 paper, single-sided and page numbered. 
Paragraphs should be indented by one cm unless after a heading when they should be full out 
to the left margin. 
All headings should be left unnumbered and un-lettered. Main heading—bold, lower case 
(with initial caps) full out. Sub-heading—bold, italic, lowercase (with initial caps), set flush 
left, as shown in the following examples: 
Models of Policy Dialogue Sample 
Corporatism—Sample of Size 
Technocracy: Sample of Style 
With gender, generally avoid "he" and "she" unless referring to a specific person or the sex 
of a person is relevant. Avoid "he/she". 
Numbers—spell out numbers up to ten but use figures above except for: 
A sequence of stated quantities, numbers, ages 
Percentages 
Measurements 
Money 
Decimals 
Dates—February 1981 or 12 February 2001—NOT the 1st of February, 1981, February 1st 
1981, or February 25,1999. Use 1990s NOT 1990's. 
Latin words and phrases, as well as those in languages other than English, to be in italics. 
Ships—names in italics. 
All references to books and articles should be identified in the text by the surname of the 
author, year of publication placed in parentheses, for example: (Mendy 1994: 95). If the
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author is mentioned in the sentence or section only the date of publication of the book or 
article and page reference should be given. Where there is more than one reference to the 
same author with materials published in the same year the references should be distinguished 
sequentially as, for example: (Mendy, 1994a: 95,1994b: 100-120). 
Short quotations should be distinguished by double quotation marks (" "), but quotations of 
more than three lines should be indented and separated from the main paragraph. Thesedo not 
need quotation marks. 
End Notes (no footnotes) should be kept to a minimum, numbered consecutively, and placed 
at the end of the text. This should be followed by a list of References arranged alphabetically, 
with the surname of the author first, followed by initials, date of publication, full title of book 
(in italics), place of publication and name of publisher. For journal articles, the author's 
surname and initials should precede the date of publication, full title of article, name of 
journal (in italics), volume number and page reference(s). 
Examples 
References 
Eyoh, Dickson (1996), "From Economic Crisis to Political Liberalization: Pitfalls of the New 
Political Sociology for Africa", African Studies Review, Vol. 39, No. 3, December. 
Makandawire, Thandika (1996), "Stylizing Accumulation in African Countries and the Role 
of the State in Policy Making", in M. Lundhal and B. J. Ndulu (eds), New Directions in 
Development Economics, London and New York: Routledge. 
Shivji, I. (1976), Class Struggles in Tanzania, Dares Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House. 
Research Notes—should be brief and focused primarily on expatiating on a point (or points) 
arising from current research. 
Review Essay—should cover substantial literature regarding a particular issue or issues. 
Include a 200-250-word abstract and a signed Declaration that the manuscript has been 
neither published elsewhere nor sent for consideration by any other journal. 
All correspondence should be addressed to: 
The Editor, AJPS 
African Association of Political Science 
P.O. Box MP 1100, Mount Pleasant 
Harare, Zimbabwe 
Telephone: (263-4) 251 -762/3 
Fax: (263-4) 253-709 
E-mail: aaps@samara.co.zw