The African Finance Journal

Call for Papers

Aims and Scope
Target Groups
Editorial Board
Editors
Associate Editors
Subscription Information
Manuscript Preparation
Copyright

Aims and Scope

The African Finance Journal will be edited at the Africa Centre for Investment Analysis, Graduate School of Business, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. The Journal will publish significant new research in finance and will strive to establish a balance between theoretical and empirical studies. Papers written in any areas of Finance, Accounting and Economics will be considered for publication. The principal criteria for inclusion are a paper's quality and contribution to the field of Finance, Accounting and Economics.

Target Groups

Academics, Corporations, Governments, NGOs, Students and other Policy Makers

Editorial Board

Nicholas Biekpe, Executive Editor
Graduate School of Business
University of Stellenbosch
Cape Town, South Africa
Tel +27-21-918 4261
Fax:+27-21-918 4112 or 918 4468
E-mail: nbiekpe@USB.SUN.AC.ZA

Editors

Menzie David Chinn
Department of Economics
University of California
Santa Cruz (USA)

Donal McKillop
Queen's School of Management
The Queen's University of Belfast (U.K.)

Michael Moore
Queen's School of Management
The Queen's University of Belfast (UK)

Kupukile Mlambo
Research Division
African Development Bank (C“te d'Ivoire)

Mthuli Ncube
Barbican Asset Management (Zimbabwe)

Minga Negash
Department of Accounting
Rhodes University (South Africa)

Associate Editors

Kwame A.Q. Aboagye
School of Administration
University of Ghana (Ghana)

Richard U. Agesa
Department of Economics
North Carolina A&T State University (USA)

Clairette Ah-Hen
Department of Finance and Accounting
University of Mauritius (Mauritius)

Joe Amoako-Tuffour
Department of Economics
St. Francis Xavier University (Canada)

Samuel K. Andoh
Department of Economics and Finance
Southern Connecticut State University (USA)

Charles Awusu
Noble Consulting (Australia)

Peter Dunne
Queen's School of Management
The Queen's University of Belfast (UK)

Eleanor Fraser
Information Systems Department
University of Cape Town (South Africa)

Lim Kian-Guan
Department of Finance and Accounting
National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Lui Ming Hua
Centre for Research in Financial Services
Division of Banking and Finance
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

Tan Kok Hui
Centre for Research in Financial Services
Division of Banking and Finance
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

Michael Kevane
Department of Economics
Santa Clara University (USA)

S. Matadeen
Department of Finance and Accounting
University of Mauritius (Mauritius)

Kennedy Mbekeani
Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (Botswana)

Markus J. Milne
Department of Accountancy
University of Otago (New Zealand)

Eric Mungatana
Moi University (Kenya)

Kwaku K. Opong
School of Management
University of Ulster (UK)

Isaac Otchere
Department of Accounting and Finance
University of Melbourne (Australia)

Stephen Owusu-Ansah
Dept. of Accounting and Management Information Systems
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia)

Peter B. Oyelere
Commerce Division
Lincoln University (New Zealand)

Ser-Huang Poon
Department of Accounting and Finance
University of Lancaster (UK)

Robert Yaansah
Department of Accounting
University of Saskachewan (Canada)

Subscription Information

The Journal will be sponsored by The African Finance Association and all members will receive copies of the journal free of charge. The journal will be published three times a year (January, May and September). The first issue will be published in January 2000. Subscribers will automatically become members of the African Finance Association. Manuscripts are accepted for publication on the understanding that they have been submitted solely to The African Finance Journal and that they have not previously been published either in whole or in part.

Manuscript Preparation

(1) Manuscripts should be typewritten using double-spacing throughout, including tables, references, and footnotes. Assemble sections in the following order:

Title page
Abstract
Text
Appendixes
References
Tables
Figures

(2) Three single-sided copies should be sent to:

The Executive Editor
African Finance Journal
Africa Centre for Investment Analysis
Graduate School of Business
University of Stellenbosch
P O Box 610
Bellville
7535
South Africa
Tel: +27 21 918-4469 (Direct) or 918-4111(Reception)
Fax:+27 21 918-4112 or 918-4468
e-mail: afj@USB.SUN.AC.ZA

(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 email of the author responsible for correspondence, as well as the name and address of the author to whom requests for reprints should be sent.

(4) Each article should include an Abstract of no more than 100 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. References should be cited in the text by author's last name and the year of publication. Footnotes should be kept to a minimum and placed at the end of the text, beginning on a separate page, double-spaced. They should not be placed at the bottom of the page on which they are cited. Do not number author affiliations or acknowledgements of support or assistance. Equations should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals.

(5) Each table should be on a separate page, and numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals; each should have a brief, descriptive title; each should be designed to fit on a page without undue compression. Vertical rules should not be used. They should be as self-explanatory as possible, incorporating any necessary descriptive material in an unnumbered footnote.

(6) Figures should also be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. All explanatory material should be included in the legend and not in the figure itself.

(7) References should be typed entirely double-spaced and should begin on a separate page. They should be in alphabetical order, unnumbered, and follow the samples below.

Abraham, T. Z., F. Taker, and N. Zu (1985): Title of Book , Wiley, New York.
Cane, C., (1980): Title of Book: A Subtitle (2d ed.), Dover, Rye, N.Y., chap. 6.
Cane, C., (1987a): "Title of Article: A Subtitle," Unabbreviated Journal Title , 81, 637-639.
Cane, C., (1987b): "Title of Chapter," in A. B. Able (ed.), Book Title (4th ed.), Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
Cane, C., et al., (1979): "Title of Paper," Working Paper 00-00, Imperial College, University of London, October.
Jordan, E., (1984): "Title of an Unpublished, Unnumbered Paper," working paper, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Samuel, W., Jr., (1982):"Title of Unpublished Paper to Be Published," Working Paper 678, City Business School, City University; forthcoming in Unabbreviated Journal Title.

Copyright

It is a condition of publication in the journal that authors assign copyright to the African Finance Association. 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, and the publisher is notified in writing and in advance.