INFORMATION                                    FOR CONTRIBUTORS
PULA is a Social Science journal of the Unlversilv                of Botsw;Ina de\'<Hed mostlv to
Afncan Studies with particular            emphasis 011 Southern     Afnca. The acadcll1lc commu-
llIty of the University of Botswana can 111 particular              use Ihe PULA as a forum for
publishing     their research        findings.   PULA welcome        cOntnblillons     on Important
Southern African issues from scholars all over the world. Articles which are narrative
or descriptive and lacking in analystical           content are not Iikelv to be accepted.         Com-
parative   articles   are welcome.
All the papers      submitted     wil normally    be referred to expens    in the field before    accep-
tance by the Journal.
Articles submitted to PULA should be original connibulions                  and should not be under
consideration     by another publica lion at the same time. If an article IS under consider-
ation by another publication             the author should c1earlv Illdicate this at the time of
submission.
 An abstract of the article        to 10 offsprints    and two copies    of the issue   III which    their
article appears.
 Authors sbould submit thell papers III duplicate             III English.   The\' sbould be double
 spaced. tvped copies and should not normal Iv exceed 20 - 25 pages. The fout notes and
 references should be at tbe end of lhe paper and should be senal"                  numbered.       In tbe
 case of reference to books. the author title of the book. place of publication.              publisher.
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 brackets. the year and the page numbers should be given in that order. Title of book
 and Journal should be underlined.             References to privately circulated       or mimeogra-
 aphed material should also contain full reference details.
 Tables and diagrams should be reduced to the minimum.                 When presented       they should
 have titles and should be serially numbered.
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