The editors of African Affairs are pleased to offer the African Author Prize, to be awarded for the best article published in the journal by an author based in an African institution, or an African Ph.D student based in an overseas university. The prize is in recognition of excellent African scholarship, which often does not reach audiences outside the African continent. To the extent possible, the prize committee will prioritize scholars at the beginning of their career.
The prize will be awarded every second year, for the best article published in the previous two year period. Thus, the first winning article was chosen from those articles published in the calendar years 2008-2009, and will be conferred at the ASAUK conference in 2010. The awarding committee included Richard Dowden (Director of Royal African Society), William Beinart [President of The African Studies Association of the United Kingdom (ASAUK)], Rufus Akinyele (Member of the Editorial Board), and the editors of African Affairs.
Guidelines for submission
1. All articles and correspondence should be sent to african.affairs.editors@gmail.com; if electronic submission is not possible, please send to:
* Dr. Sara Rich Dorman
* University of Edinburgh
* 15 A George Square
* Edinburgh
* EH8 9LD
* UK
2. Articles should be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 200 words, typed on a separate page, indicating the major argument of the article and its significance as an addition to existing knowledge or analysis.
3. Articles should not be more than 8,000 words in length, including footnotes, and typed in double spacing, preferably in Microsoft Word or a compatible format. Contributors without access to electronic mail should submit three double-spaced copies on A4 paper, plus a copy on computer disk. Manuscripts are not usually returned to authors. They should be original contributions and should not be submitted to another publication simultaneously.
4. Manuscripts should be anonymized, please do not include any information or contact details for authors on the submitted article. Some limited information may be attached in a cover letter or email, if desired. It is helpful if authors can provide an additional email addresses or a phone number in case of difficulties in communication.
5. African Affairs has a preference for reviewing works of scholarship. Personal memoirs, unless by persons of great historical significance, are unlikely to be sent to review. We regret that we are unable to return un-reviewed books to the sender.
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