Author Guidelines
African Journal of Ageing Studies (AJAS) is a peer reviewed journal, which will be launched in 2022 to provide new perspectives on the challenges of ageing, healthy ageing and increased life expectancy, aged policy dynamics, and quality of life. The editors believe that ageing is a process that affects humanity. It has become increasingly essential and must include improving the quality of life and the well-being of older adults. It should embrace the choices and opportunities that are available to older people.
This Journal seeks to encourage researchers and/or authors to think about keeping up to date in
their respective fields and continue to integrate knowledge, research, both in terms of content and
process particularly from multidisciplinary dimensions. Ageing and ageing care needs, preferences, strategies, and policy dynamics cut across economic, social, political and psychological issues and spectrums.
The journal will publish original works related to ageing that expand concepts, measurement tools
and policy alternatives. It will provide a platform for an open exchange of ideas among a wide range of scholars, policy makers, economists, researchers, academics, and other experts in the field of ageing.
The African Journal of Ageing Studies will provide a platform for alternative ageing approaches
and the Journal will act as a channel for members and critics of this school. It will emphasize
originality on African perspectives on ageing and future directions in Research, Practice, and
Policy, which would in turn necessitate the direction of future change in the issues of ageing at
large.
Editorial correspondence
Details concerning the preparation and submission of manuscripts can be found on the inside of the journal.
Article types
The journal will consider the following article types:
Research Articles
Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide a thorough analysis of the results of the project. Systematic reviews may be submitted as research articles.
Reviews
A review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.
Notes for contributors
Manuscript submission
Manuscripts between 5000 and 8000 words, should be sent to the editors. The manuscripts should
be in electronic format (as a Word document) and be sent by email. The manuscript must be double-spaced, with ample margins and contain the title of the contribution. The manuscripts must be numbered. Footnotes to the manuscript must be kept to a minimum.
Terms of submission
Manuscripts must be submitted on the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere and are only being considered by this Journal. The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that publication of the article has been approved by all the other co-authors. It is also the submitting author’s responsibility to ensure that the article has attained all the requisite approvals.
Contributors must be kept in mind the fact that they are addressing a variety of audiences of
academics, policymakers, ageing experts, and practitioners. Where possible, jargons should be
avoided whilst the choices of terms must be defined.
Title and Authorship Information
A separate document should contain the names of the authors, title of the contribution including
the addresses where the research was carried. The following information should be included:
- Manuscript title
- Full author names
- Full (institutional) mailing addresses
- Email addresses
Full postal addresses and email addresses of the corresponding authors must be provided. The
corresponding author will if accepted, check proofs and receive correspondence. Each article should be accompanied by a short note of biographical details of authors.
Abstract
The manuscript should contain an abstract. Each article should be accompanied by an abstract/summary of 250 words. The abstract should be citation-free.
Introduction
This section should be succinct, with or without subheadings.
Materials and Methods
The methods’ section should provide enough detail for others to be able to replicate the study. If
you have more than one method, use subsections with relevant headings, e.g., different models, in
vitro and in vivo studies, statistics, materials, and reagents, etc.
If a method or techniques is introduced in the study, including software, questionnaires, and scales, the license, available under any requirement for permission for use should be stated. If an existing method or tool is used in the research, the authors are responsible for checking the license and obtaining any necessary permission. If permission is required, a statement confirming permission that was granted should be included in the Materials and Methods section.
Results
This section may be divided into subsections or may be combined.
Tables, figures, and captions to illustrations should be completely understandable, independent of the text. Tables and figures must be on separate pages and their exact positions should be indicated in the manuscript. Tables must be numbered by Roman numerals and figures by Arabic numerals. Please provide clear copies of figures that cannot be transmitted electronically, in a format suitable for reproduction.
Discussion
This section may also be divided into subsections or may be combined. Further, this section should intersperse the findings with existing empirical evidence.
Main Text (Review only)
This section may be divided into subsections or may be combined.
Conclusions
This should clearly explain the main conclusions of the article, highlighting its importance and
relevance.
Language
Spellings in English (United States version) language is preferred.
Conflicts of Interest
Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should
explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state
this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests.
Funding Statement
Authors must state how the research and publication of their article was funded where applicable,
by naming financially supporting body(s) (written out in full) followed by associated grant
number(s) in square brackets (if applicable), for example: The European Research Council
supported this work [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy].
Acknowledgments
All acknowledgments (if any) should be included at the very end of the manuscript before the
references. Anyone who contributed to the research or manuscript, but who is not a listed author,
should be acknowledged (with their permission).
References
References in-text in the manuscript should be indicated as follows: e.g., Akandoh (2020) or
(Akandoh, 2020) as appropriate. If several publications with the same name are cited, a, b, c, d,
etc. should be put after the year of publication. In addition, all references should be listed in full at
the end of the paper in the following standard form of the APA manual of Style 7th Edition.
For books:
Nukunya, G. K. (2016). Tradition and change in Ghana: An introduction to sociology. Ghana Universities Press.
For book chapters:
Malone, M.R., & Lepper, M.R. (1987). Making learning fun: A taxonomy of intrinsic motivations
for learning. In R. E. Snow & M. J. Farr (Eds.), Aptitude, learning, and instruction, vol. 4: Conative
and affective process analyses (pp. 223–253). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
For reports:
World Health Organisation (2018). WHO releases new international classification of diseases
(ICD 11). https://www.who.int/news/item/18-06-2018-who-releases-new-international-
classification-of-diseases-(icd-11).
Copyright
Papers accepted become the copyright of the Journal, unless otherwise specifically agreed.
Proofs
If a paper is accepted for publication, proofs will be sent to the authors and/or corresponding
author(s). They should be corrected and returned to the editors within five (5) working days of
receipt. At this point, major alterations cannot be accepted.
The African Journal of Ageing Studies invites original contributions in the areas of mental health.
Submissions may include results of empirical research, case studies, short reports, commentaries,
correspondence, and literature reviews.
Papers with typographical and /or grammatical errors WILL NOT be reviewed. Manuscripts including references must be doubled spaced and follow APA guidelines.
Tables, Figures, and other illustrations must be doubled spaced and follow APA format. Manuscripts that do not comply with these guidelines will not be considered for review. An electronic copy (at least Word file1997-2003 version) should be submitted to the following address:
Editors
University of Ghana
P.O. Box LG 84 Legon, Ghana
Email: ajas@ug.edu.gh
Phone: 0596014441
Each submission must be accompanied by stating that the paper is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Authors submitting manuscripts are requested to include with each copy, a
cover sheet stating the title of the manuscript, the name of the author/s, the author’ s institutional
affiliations, email address, and the date the manuscript is submitted. The first page of the manuscript should omit the author’s name and affiliation but should include title, keywords and the date submitted. Footnotes containing information pertaining to the identity of the author should be on separate pages. Every effort should be made by the author to see that the manuscript itself contains no clues as to the author’s identity. Manuscripts must conform in style to that described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed., (APA). Manuscripts should be no more than 25 double-spaced pages, including references. The title page must be followed by 100–150-word abstract. Each manuscript must include limitations and recommendations for future study. All submissions must be double-spaced. References must be listed in alphabetical order. Tables and figures must be camera ready.
Enquiries about submission should be sent via email to the same address named above –
African Journal of Ageing Studies (ISSN 2961-0117) is published bi-annually – in April and November in Accra, Ghana. No portion of the contents may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher.
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