African Anthropologist
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African Anthropologist welcomes contributions from all fields in anthropology, social sciences, and the humanities disciplines.  

AA welcomes explorations of anthropology's applications in daily life, approximations of trends that may further anthropological epistemologies and practice, and highlights of the paradoxes of life in cultural contexts—including those of the anthropologist.

Reviews

AA welcomes book reviews that discuss topics of central interest to humanistic anthropology. The reviews may cover recent or classical works in anthropology or a combination. 

Language

English, or French, or Castillan/Spanish. 

Title page

The title page should include the article's title, the author's name (with degree), and affiliation. The academic affiliations of all authors should be included. The title page should contain the complete mailing address and email address of the one author designated to review proofs. 

Manuscript style

AA solicits essays, monographs, articles, reviews, and creative pieces. The length of manuscripts should not exceed 8,000 words, including references. Manuscripts must be double-spaced, including quotations, excerpts, notes, contacts, tables, and figure captions. Position the letters at the end and the list of references after the notes. Use APA style for in-text citations, and reference citations. Margins throughout the manuscript (top, bottom, and both sides) must be one inch, and the right margin should not be justified. All pages of the manuscript should be numbered consecutively. 

Abstract

Manuscripts should have a summary or abstract of up to 200 words.

Keywords

A 3–5 keywords list will be provided directly below the abstract. Keywords should express the precise content of the manuscript, as they are used for indexing purposes.

Illustrations

Illustrations (photographs, drawings, diagrams, tables, and charts) are to be numbered in one consecutive series of numerals and cited in numerical order in the text. Photographs should be high-contrast, and drawings should be dark, sharp, and straightforward. The artwork for each figure should be provided on a separate page. Each figure should have an accompanying caption. The captions for illustrations should be listed on a separate page.

Tables

Tables should be numbered and referred to by number in the text. Each table should be typed on a separate page. Center the title above the table and type explanatory footnotes (indicated by superscript lowercase letters) below the table.

References

List references alphabetically at the paper's end and refer to them in the text by name and year in parentheses. The style and punctuation of the references should conform to the APA style: the last names and initials of all authors, the year published, the title of the article, the name of publication, the volume number, and inclusive pages. 

Footnotes

When their use is necessary, footnotes should be numbered consecutively using numerals and typed at the bottom of the page to which they refer. Place a line above the footnote so it is off the text. Use the appropriate superscript numeral for citation in the text.

Plagiarism and integrity 

AA advocates integrity in research and writing. Authors can avoid plagiarism by submitting and publishing original content and referencing others' research and publications. Authors are encouraged to review more on plagiarism here before submitting their manuscripts. 

Fees

The AA journal does not charge publishing fees. 

DOI

Note that authours are required that DOI’s of referenced articles be included in the reference sections for articles cited by your authors. The DOI global system will only work to its full capacity if the DOI’s are properly assigned by journals, and then cited by authors.

Copyright

Copyright submission is a representation that the manuscript has not been published previously and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Before submission

Before submission, manuscripts should be checked for content and style (correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar; accuracy and consistency in the citation of figures, tables, and references; stylistic uniformity of entries in the references section).

Submit manuscripts electronically to the editors. Inquiries regarding author guidelines, manuscript preparation, reviews, journal policy, and other such general topics should be sent in one email to africananthropologistpaa@gmail.com. Please copy editor Carolina Nvé Díaz San Francisco, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Spain (cmdiazsf@bu.edu), and Associate Editors Paul Nchoji Nkwi, Université de Yaoundé I, Cameroon (nkwi70@yahoo.com), and Isaac Nyamongo, Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya (inyamongo@yahoo.com).