Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Extended Essays
Pieces that take a lengthier, scholarly approach to dissecting issues relevant to the subject matter of the journal. Extended essays should be greater than 2,000 words in length but no more than 7,000. These pieces are peer-reviewed and indexed. There are no restrictions on who can submit to this section of the journal.
Short Essays
Pieces that use scholarly processes to succinctly dissect issues relevant to the subject matter of the journal. Short essays should be at least 1,000 words in length but no more than 2,000. These pieces are peer-reviewed and indexed. There are no restrictions on who can submit to this section of the journal.
Reviews
Brief reviews of books, academic works, and all other media that relates to issues of politics, policy and development in Africa. Please keep reviews between 500 and 1,000 words in length. These pieces are peer-reviewed and indexed. There are no restrictions on who can submit to this section of the journal.
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The Journal of African Politics, Policy and Development is dedicated to making research open and accessible. Our publication policies allow for unconstrained research and research sharing. Authors of works published by JAPPD retain the copyright of their article, which is freely distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, permitting the unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction of the article in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Authors grant JAPPD the right of first publication and the nonexclusive right to publish, archive, and make accessible works accepted to the journal.
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