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African Finance Journal

Instructions to authors…./ Instructions aux auteurs….

Manuscript preparation

1. Manuscripts should be typewritten using double-spacing throughout, including tables, references, and footnotes. Assemble sections in the following order:

Title page
Abstract
Text
Appendixes
References
Tables
Figures

2. Three single-sided copies should be sent to the Executive Editor, African Finance Journal, ACIA, Graduate School of Business, University of Stellenbosch, P.O. Box 610, Bellville 7535, South Africa.

3. The Title page should include the name(s) of the author(s), and institutional affiliation for each author. It should also include name, address, telephone number and email of the author responsible for correspondence, as well as the name and address of the author to whom requests for reprints should be sent.

4. Each article should include an Abstract of no more than 100 words, beginning on a separate page. The Text should also begin on a separate page. The first numbered section should follow the introduction of the article. References should be cited in the text by author's last name and the year of publication. Footnotes should be kept to a minimum and placed at the end of the text, beginning on a separate page, double-spaced. They should not be placed at the bottom of the page on which they are cited. Do not number author affiliations or acknowledgements of support or assistance. Equations should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals.

5. Each table should be on a separate page, and numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals; each should have a brief, descriptive title; each should be designed to fit on a page without undue compression. Vertical rules should not be used. They should be as self-explanatory as possible, incorporating any necessary descriptive material in an unnumbered footnote.

6. Figures should also be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. All explanatory material should be included in the legend and not in the figure itself. 

7. References should be typed entirely double-spaced and should begin on a separate page. They should be in alphabetical order, unnumbered, and follow the samples below.

Abraham, T. Z., F. Taker, and N. Zu (1985): Title of Book, Wiley, New York.

Cane, C., (1980): Title of Book: A Subtitle (2d ed.), Dover, Rye, N.Y., chap. 6.

Cane, C., (1987a): "Title of Article: A Subtitle," Unabbreviated Journal Title , 81, 637-639.

Cane, C., (1987b): "Title of Chapter," in A. B. Able (ed.), Book Title (4th ed.), Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Cane, C., et al., (1979): "Title of Paper," Working Paper 00-00, Imperial College, University of London, October.

Jordan, E., (1984): "Title of an Unpublished, Unnumbered Paper," working paper, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Samuel, W., Jr., (1982):"Title of Unpublished Paper to Be Published," Working Paper 678, City Business School, City University; forthcoming in Unabbreviated Journal Title.

Copyright

It is a condition of publication in the journal that authors assign copyright to the African Finance Association. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In assigning copyright, authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication, and the publisher is notified in writing and in advance.