African Development Review

Published on behalf of the African Development Bank

Edited by:
John C. Anyanwu and Kupukile Mlambo

Print ISSN: 1017-6772
Online ISSN: 1467-8268
Frequency: Three times a year
Current Volume: 22 / 2010
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 43/43 Planning & Development
Impact Factor: 0.073

TopAuthor Guidelines

Information for Contributors
The African Development Review is interested in publishing papers, research notes and book reviews on development issues in Africa. The journal focuses on quality policy-oriented papers. Articles submitted should not be under consideration elsewhere. Manuscripts will be sent anonymously to at least two referees.

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Preparation and submission of manuscripts

1. Four copies of manuscripts should be submitted, double spaced throughout and typed clearly on one side of the paper only. Each copy should include on a separate covering sheet the number of words and the author's name, title, current address, telephone, fax and e-mail numbers. Papers should be within the range of 8,000 to 10,000 words. There are neither submission fees nor page charges.

2. All editorial correspondence should be sent to: the Managing Editor, African Development Review, African Development Bank, Development Research Division (PDRE.1), Angle Des Trois Rues, Avenue Du Ghana, Rue Pierre De Coubertin, Rue Hedi Novira, B.P. 323, 1002 Tunis Belvedere, Tunisia; Tel: +216 71 333 511; Fax: +216 71 351 933; E-mail: j.anyanwu@afdb.org

3. Once accepted, contributors are encouraged to supply their paper on disk together with the hard copy. Preferred file formats are WordPerfect, MS Word or AmiPro. If other packages are used the file should be saved as Rich Text Format or Text Only. The disk must be identical to the hard copy.

4. The paper must be preceded by an abstract of no more than 200 words which should be submitted in English or French, and should state, in condensed form, the contribution made by the paper.

5. No more than 3 levels of headings should be used. Footnotes are to be avoided and should take the form of endnotes listed prior to the references. The Harvard style of referencing is used (author's name and date of publication bracketed in the text) and all works cited should be listed alphabetically by the author after the main body of the text, style as follows:

Apte, P., M. Kane and P. Sercu (1994), 'Relative PPP in the Medium Run', Journal of International Money and Finance, Vol. 13, No. 5, October.
Bosrup, E. (1981), 'Populations and Technological Change', University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA.
Cohen, J. (1980), 'Land Tenure and Rural Development in Africa', in Agricultural Development in Africa, R. Bates and M. Lofchie (eds), Praeger, New York, USA.

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Tables and artwork
All tables and figures should be supplied on separate sheets, not included within the text, but have their intended position clearly indicated in the manuscript. Figures should be supplied as high quality, original artwork and any lettering or linework should be able to sustain reduction to the final size of reproduction. Tints and complex shading should be avoided. Figures supplied on disk must be accompanied by a hard copy and should be originated in a drawing package and saved as an EPS file.

Copyright
The contribution of the author(s) should be completely original, it should in no way violate any existing copyright, and it should contain nothing of a libellous or scandalous nature.

Exclusive Licence Form
Authors will be required to sign an Exclusive Licence Form (ELF) for all papers accepted for publication. Signature of the ELF is a condition of publication and papers will not be passed to the publisher for production unless a signed form has been received. Please note that signature of the Exclusive Licence Form does not affect ownership of copyright in the material. (Government employees need to complete the Author Warranty sections, although copyright in such cases does not need to be assigned). After submission authors will retain the right to publish their paper in various media/circumstances (please see the form for further details). To assist authors an appropriate form will be supplied by the editorial office. Alternatively, authors may like to download a copy of the form here.