Author Guidelines
NOTE TO AUTHORS
The Pan-African Journal of Business and Management (PAJBM) is an international Journal that publishes original research papers of academic interest. It contains peer reviewed solicited and unsolicited academic articles presenting research done in the business field in countries in Africa. The Journal accepts both conceptual, theoretical and research based articles. It also accepts cases, book reviews and summaries of dissertations.
The Editorial Board of PAJBM welcomes submission of manuscripts to be considered for publication. The manuscripts must be submitted with a cover letter stating that all authors agree with the content and the submission to PAJBM. Complete contact information of the author to whom all correspondence regarding the manuscript should be addressed must be included.
All submissions will be peer reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers who will be looking for the scientific quality of the submitted papers. The Editorial Board reserves the right to accept or reject any manuscript and also the right to edit the manuscripts as it sees fit. A decision on every manuscript should be made in a timely manner and communicated to the authors.
Submission guidelines
To facilitate the double-blind peer-review process, each submission should be broken into two separate files: (1) Title Page and (2) Main Document. Identifying information should not appear anywhere within the main document file.
FILE 1: Title Page
1) Title
2) Author(s) name, title, institution, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
State to whom (if more than one author) correspondence should take place
3) Abstract (max 200 words)
4) Keywords (max four)
FILE 2: Main Document
1) Title
2) Abstract (max 200 words)
3) Keywords (max four)
4) Main text (max 15 pages)
5) References
6) Appendixes
The main text should include introduction, methods, results and discussion, conclusion and recommendations, acknowledgements. The total number of pages should not exceed 20.
The set-up of the manuscript should be on A4 or 8.5” x 11” paper, single spaced. 1 inch margin: left, right, top and bottom. Font: 12 Times New Roman, written in Word program.
Abbreviations in the body of the paper should be used after having been initially explained. If statistical analysis is applicable, it is important that the procedure is carried out following appropriate methods.
Tables
Tables should be as close as possible to the text explaining the concept. Tables should be numbered in the order in which they are mentioned in the text. A Table caption must be presented in upper case at the top. Explain in footnotes all non-standard standard abbreviations used in each table.
Figures
Figures must be clearly drawn, placed as close as possible to the related text. All Figures must be numbered according to the order in which they appear in the text. A Figure caption should be typed in bold immediately below the Figure.
Pagination
The page numbers should appear at the centre of the bottom edge of the page.
References
References to used sources must be clearly identified in the text at appropriate place. When the authors name is in the text cite (Smith, 2014). When there are dual authors to the publication give both names but with more than two use et al. When citation is made to several publications separate with semicolon and arrange them in alphabetic order (Jones 2013; Smith 2014; Taylor & Jaensson 2009). The PAJBM use the OUT reference style in the Prospectus 2015-2016 as follows:
Journal paper in English
Kihwelo, P. F. (2007). Criminal justice in disrepute: An overview of treatment of
accused persons and convicts in Tanzania. Open University Law Journal. 1(1): 47
- 54.
Mushi, H. M. K. (2010); Critical discourse analysis (CDA) of academic texts: A
potential strategy in addressing challenges of cross-border provision of higher
education in sub-Saharan Africa. Huria Journal of the Open University of Tanzania.
8: 73 - 91.
Journal paper not in English
Nunes, E. (1985). Investigacao recente sobra as principal’s factor queimitam a
producao do milho em Mozambique. (A recent investigation of the main factors
limiting sorghum production in Mozambique). Agricultura Boletin Tecnica. 8: 4 -
10.
Journal paper accepted for publication but still in press
Majamba, H. I. (In press). Legal training for diverse roles in Zanzibar: Open
University Law Journal.
Books
Socker, L. (2000). Practical Wildlife Care for Veterinary Nurses, Animal Care
Students and Rehabilitator s. Blackwell Science Ltd ., Oxford. 288pp.
Edited Books
Hulme, D. and Murphree, M. (Eds.) (2001). African Wildlife and Livelihoods: The
promise and performace of community conservation. James Currey Ltd, Oxford. 336pp.
Individual chapters in multi- authored books
Barrow, E., Gichohi, H. and Infield, M. (2001). The Evoluation of Community
Conservation Policy and Practice in East Africa. In: Africa Wildlife and
Livelihoods: The promise and Performance of Community Conservation. (Edited by
Hulme, D. and Murphree, M.), James Currey Ltd, Oxford. pp. 59 - 73.
Conference or workshop proceedings referred to as a whole
Boyle. P. J. (Ed.) (1987). Appropriate Manpower for Agricultural Research.
Proceedings of SADCC Workshop, Gaborone, Botswana, 25 November, 1985.
120pp.
Individual paper in conference or workshop
Gimbi, A. A., Kimambo, A. E., Kanuya, N. L., Mtenga, L. A., Laswai, G. H. and
Madsen, J. (2003). Seasonal variations on reproductive performance, mineral
and body condition status of smallholder dairy cattle in Rungwe district,
Tanzania. In; Proceedings of Tanzania Society of Animal Production Scientific
Conference. 28 - 30 October, 2003, Tanga, Tanzania 30: pp. 333 - 341.
Monographs
United States Agency for International Development (2000). Rice Production in
Africa. Agriserve Ltd., New York, 150pp.
Annual Report
Botswana Ministry of Agriculture (1999). Livestock Research in Botswana Annual
Report. Government Printer, Gaborone, Botswana. 10pp.
Dissertations
Ndesendo, C. V. (2011). Role of job application using e-recruitment system in
the banking industry: The case of banks in Dar es Salaam region. A dissertation
for award of MBA degree at Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania. 103pp.
Citing from electronic source
Kimbrell, A. (2002). Fatal Harvest; The tragedy of industrial agriculture.
[http://www.fatalharvest.org/press.htm] site visited on 9/8/2008.
Citing newspaper articles and other reports
Kisembo, P. (2006). Survey shows food price further going down in Dr es
Salaam. Daily news, Issue No. 36000. p. 13. Preferably articles cited from Annual Report
Botswana Ministry of Agriculture (1999). Livestock Research in Botswana Annual
Report. Government Printer, Gaborone, Botswana. 10pp.
Dissertations
Ndesendo, C. V. (2011). Role of job application using e-recruitment system in
the banking industry: The case of banks in Dar es Salaam region. A dissertation
for award of MBA degree at Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania. 103pp.
There are no submission fees or other charges connected to your submission.
Submissions must be done electronically to the Chief Editor: pajbm@out.ac.tz
Opinion expressed in this Journal are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the publishers – The Open University of Tanzania.
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March 13, 2017
