MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION (GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTOR
1). Manuscripts should be typewritten using double-spacing throughout, including tables, references, and footnotes. Manuscripts should not be more than 20 (twenty-) A4 double-spaced pages, typed on one side of the paper only. Assemble sections in the following order:
Title page (separate page)
Abstract (separate page)
Text (including Tables and figures) References Appendix.
AJSAMS is published in English only.
2).Three single – sided copies should be sent to The Chairman Editorial Board or The Secretary Editorial Board, ACU Journal of Social and Management Sciences, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria or one electronic copy in Microsoft Word format should be sent to [email protected] or [email protected]
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 e-mail of the author responsible for correspondence.
4). Each article should include Abstract of not more than 250 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. Footnotes should be kept to a minimum and placed at the bottom of the page on which they are cited. Do not number author affiliations or acknowledgements of support or assistance.
5). Tables and Figures should be placed on the page on which it is first referred to or as close as possible to such page and should be numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals. Each should be designed to fit on a page without undue compression. Authors may use a ’landscape’ page setup for tables. It should be as self-explanatory as possible, incorporating any necessary descriptive material in an unnumbered footnote.
Table – the table number and heading are displayed above the table, in bold typed and left aligned. All tables must have their source(s) indicated below the table.
Figures – All explanatory materials should be included in the legend but not in the figure itself. The figure number and heading are displayed below the figure, in bold typed and left aligned. All figures must have their source(s) indicated below the figure.
6). Headings are numbered and formatted as follows:
- MAIN HEADING (BOLD)
1.1 Sub – Heading (bold)
1.1.1 Minor Heading (Italics)
7). References: The APA 7th edition must be used, namely short references in the text and more detailed references arranged in alphabetical order at the end of the manuscript (follow the guidelines below).
References in the text: Omit the page numbers if the entire publication is referred to (Bankole, 2003); or according to Oyejide (1987b). If a quotation is cited, (Ajakaiye, 1985:
2).
The list of references should be double-space, in unnumbered alphabetical format and should begin on a new page.
Blakely, G., Andrews, M., and Moorman, R. (2005). The moderating effects of equity sensitivity on the relationship between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behaviour, journal of business psychology, 20(2), 259-273.
Ogunkola, E. O. (2003): Agriculture and WTO: Economic Interests and Options for Nigeria’, in Ingco, M. D., J. D. Nash and D, Njinkeu (Eds.) liberalising agricultural trade: issues and options for Sub-Saharan africa in the world trade organisation (WTO); Macmillian; 137 – 182.
Copyright
It is a condition of publication in the journal that authors assign copyright to the ACU Journal of Social and Management Sciences (AJSAMS). 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.
