GUIDELINES

Authors’ Guidelines

The AFRICAN Journal of Corporate Governance Research (AJCGR)

Authors’ Guidelines

  • Manuscript should be written in English language and submitted in MS Word format
  • The title of the paper, name(s) of author(s), mailing address, institutional address, telephone number and the email address of the author or of the corresponding author (where there are multiple authors) should be stated separately on the cover page
  • Abstract should not exceed 250 words and should indicate the aim, method, the result and the policy implications of the research
  • The full paper should have between 6000 and 8000 words including the abstract, the appendices and the keywords of not more than 5 words
  • Papers must be logically structured into sections
  • Similarity index of 18%-20% including references may be permitted

Technical Outlines Research Papers

  • Apply the Harvard method of referencing
  • Use 2.54 cm or 1” margins
  • Use only 11 pt Times New Roman font
  • Paper size must be set to A4
  • Spelling must be set to English UK
  • Line spacing should be 1½
  • Justification should be set to full
  • All pages should be numbered