WRITING RULES

Manuscripts submitted for evaluation should be original and not previously presented or published in any electronic or print medium. If a manuscript was previously presented at a conference or meeting, authors should provide detailed information about the event, including the name, date, and location of the organization.

1. İnönü University Journal of African Studies: AFRICANIA is an internationally peer-reviewed journal published twice yearly (January-July), except for special issues.
2. Submitting a manuscript to İnönü University Journal of African Studies - AFRICANIA via the article submission system is considered as an application for publication. No submission fees are charged for the articles.
3. The authors hold full legal responsibility for the content of the articles published in İnönü University Journal of African Studies: AFRICANIA.
4. İnönü University Journal of African Studies: AFRICANIA reserves the right to make corrections, publish, or refuse to publish submitted articles.
5. İnönü University Journal of African Studies: AFRICANIA will publish in multiple languages, including Turkish, English, French, Arabic, and Persian.
6. The manuscript to be uploaded to the article submission system should begin with the language in which the article is written, followed by the title in English. Additionally, it must include at least a 200-word summary in the original language of the article, an English abstract, and a Turkish abstract. The manuscript should also contain 5-8 keywords.
7. After the Abstract section of the submitted articles, there must be a "Structured Abstract" section, which should be at least 750 words long in English. The structured abstract should include your findings and, particularly, the conclusions from the results section, as they are, excluding the introduction part. A structured abstract in English must be included in English-language articles as well.
8. The full text of the manuscript should not exceed 11,000 (10.000 for the articles in Turkish) words. Any images, figures, or maps included in the article should be submitted in high resolution and scanned at print quality. These visual materials should be sent as supplementary files and must adhere to the naming conventions for figures and tables. The total length of figures, tables, and images should not exceed 10 pages (one-third of the manuscript).
9. Below the title of the manuscript, the author's name, title, country, the institution they are affiliated with, their email address, and ORCID information should be provided. After the initial evaluation process, if the article progresses positively through the editorial process, the author's data will be removed, and the peer review process will be initiated. If the peer review process results in a favorable outcome, the editor will re-add the relevant information to the article. Therefore, since the manuscript will be reviewed upon submission, including author information in the manuscript will not pose any issue.
   
10. Manuscripts must be submitted via the following link: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/journal/3643/submission/step/manuscript/new.
    
11. The submitted manuscript must not have been previously published elsewhere. However, if this fact is explicitly stated, the publication of conference proceedings in book format as an article is possible.
    
12. Manuscripts must be submitted in the format specified below. Manuscripts that do not follow this format will not be considered for review.

Paper Size: A4 Portrait

Top Margin: 2.5 cm

Bottom Margin: 2.5 cm

Left Margin: 3 cm

Right Margin: 2.5 cm

Font: Times New Roman

Font Style: Normal

Font Size (main text): 12 point

Abstract Font Size: 10 points, 1 line spacing

Font Size (footnotes): 9 point

Turkish Main Title and Spacing: 12 points, 1 line spacing, 12 nk

English Main Title and Spacing: 12 points, 1 line spacing, 12 nk

Table/Graphic Font Size: 10 point

Paragraph Indentation: 1.25 cm

Paragraph Spacing: Before 6 nk, After 6 nk (For tables and graphics: Before and After 0 nk)

Line Spacing: Single (1)

Page Layout

1. Manuscripts should be written in Microsoft Word, and the page layout must be arranged as specified below:
2. If a special font has been used in the manuscript, the font must be submitted along with the document.
3. Details such as headers and footers should not be included in the manuscript.
4. The title of the manuscript should be written in all uppercase letters, in 12-point font, bold, and centered. Subheadings and secondary headings should have only the first letter of each word capitalized, and the headings should align with the paragraph indentation.
5. In terms of spelling and punctuation, unless dictated by the article or topic, the Turkish Language Association’s Spelling Guide guidelines should be followed. For articles written in other languages, the spelling rules of the respective language should be applied.
6. The APA 7 citation system should be used for referencing. A complete list of references must be provided at the end of the manuscript.
7. Direct quotations must be enclosed in quotation marks. Quotations of fewer than three lines should be included within the text; quotations over three lines should be indented 1.5 cm from both the left and right margins, in block format, with 1.5 line spacing, and set in 9-point font. Footnotes should be avoided as much as possible and only used for explanations. Automatic numbering (in Microsoft Word) should be applied.
8. References cited in the bibliography should be listed alphabetically by the author’s surname and written in 12-point font. The hanging indent style should be applied to the reference list. (Hanging Indent: 1.25 cm, Before Spacing: 6, After Spacing: 6, Line Spacing: Single, Value: 12 nk)