Author Guidelines
Please read these guidelines carefully before submitting your article to JMPI. Any submission that does not conform to the Journal’s scope, authorship policies, ethical guidelines, and formatting requirements will not be accepted. Authors should not refer to previously published articles for formatting purposes; these guidelines must be followed when preparing manuscripts for submission.
Formatting Your Manuscript
File Format Microsoft Word format
Font Type and Size Font: Bahnschrift Light Semi Condensed Font size: 12
Article Length The length of a journal article must be 7,000–10,000 words, including abstract, main text, tables and figures, Notes, references and appendices
Short contributions and book reviews must not exceed 3,000 words.
All text must be in Bahnschrift Light Semi Condensed, with page numbers centred at the bottom of the page.
Text Alignment Article abstract must be indented.
Main text should be justified, except for headings and subheadings (in bold)
First-level headings should be bolded and numbered in Arabic numerals (eg. 1, 2, 3, e.t.c)
Second-level headings (sub-headings) should be bold but not numbered, third level headings should be italicised (not bold)
Language The Journal prefers the use of English (British) language. It is highly advised that authors engage professional language editors to go through the manuscripts before submission
Title Provide a concise and informative title.
Abstract Provide the abstract of your research article, preferably not more than 250 words. Among others, it should outline the main argument(s), the research approach/methods and highlight key contributions. The abstract should be indented.
Keywords Provide 3–5 keywords that capture the core issues discussed and enhance discoverability.
Notes and Footnotes Footnotes and endnotes should be kept to a minimum. They should be in 10 font sizes numbered in Arabic numerals
Tables and Figures Tables and Figures should be numbered in Arabic numerals with the caption placed on the top (for the tables) and at the bottom (for figures). Where appropriate, the sources should be specified.
All illustrations, figures, and tables should be placed within the text at the appropriate points.
Citation and Referencing Style References should follow APA 7th reference guide but in line with the following formatting:
· Intext citation (at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence)
Pastory (2022) for a single author
Pastory & Chang’a (2022) for two authors
Pastory et al. (2022) for three authors and above. Note, “et al” should be in italics.
· Intext citation (at the end of the sentence)
(Pastory, 2022)
(Pastory & Chang’a, 2022)
(Makulilo et al., 2022)
· Citation for more than one work (Rodrick, 2018; Paget, 2020; Shimba & Mwakalobo, 2021; Pastory, et al., 2022)
· Where direct quotation has been used, page number(s) should be added in the following format: Mmassy (2022:10)-when the material are quoted from a single page, or Mmassy (2022:10- 12)- if page ranges are involved.
· It is encouraged that, in edited volume, cite a respective author(s) of articles/chapters in the book and not editors of the book
References References should be indented and should strictly observe the following format
Journal Article (Single Author) Shayo, D.P. (2022). Digitalising Democracy. Journal of African Politcs, 2(2):1-38.
Journal Article (Two Authors) Makunja, A.B., & Mukama, A. (2022). Democracy and Development, Journal of Social
Journal Article (More than Pendo, P., Changalawe, H., Makula, A.B., & Mgeta, A. (2022).
Two Authors) Democracy and Development, Journal of African Politics, 3(1):60- 90.
Journal Article with a DOI Bannet, S. A. (2005). Exploring psychosocial disorders among primary school children: a qualitative approach. Journal of Public Health, 9, 489. https://doi.org/10.1786/1771-2558-
Journal Article with an article Mihayo, E., & Jackson, J. (2019). Belief in constructivism
number implication on pyschosocial skills. PLoS Two, 14(12): Article e0325974.
https://doi.org/10.2371/journal.pone.0335864.
Book (Single Author) Kessy, A. (2023). Local Government in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam: Dar es Salaam University Press.
Book (Two Authors) Bleck, J., & Van de Walle, N. (2018). Electoral Politics in Africa since 1990. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Book (More than two Authors) Bee, K., Celin, H. B., & Brian, I. S. (2013). Information Behaviour Concept: A Basic Introduction. New Jersey: University of Life Press.
Book: Organisation as Author Tanzania Institute of Education. (2015). Standards for educational Management. Dar es salaam: Government Printers.
E-book Ludovic, T. (2004). The developmental social psychology of children. Children Associates. https://chid.ulm.ac.id/741/record=b1890622.
Chapter from an E-book Jones, N. A., & Wilson, C. M. (2008). The neurophysiology for mental health. In G. D. Genes & P. W. R. Windhoek (Eds.), Empathy in mental disorder. Dublin University Press. https://lib.ugm.ac.id:363/record=b2130404.
Book Chapter Ndulu B.J., Mbowe W.E., and Hunter E. (2019). “Ethnicity, citizenry and national building in Tanzania”. In: Hino H, Langer A, Lonsdale J and Stewart F. (eds), From divided pasts to cohesive futures: Reflections on Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: pp. 98–122.
Article in an encyclopedia Gothbert, D. (2007). Physiotherapy. In E. Paschal & T. Murrel (Eds.), Gale encyclopedia of physical disorders (Vol.3, pp. 326- 428). Gale.
Conference paper Aumueller, D. (2005), "Semantic authoring and retrieval within a wiki", paper presented at the European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC), 29 May-1 June, Heraklion, Crete, available at: http://dbs.uni-leipzig.de/file/aumueller05wiksar.pdf (accessed 20 February 2007).
Paper Presentation from Wrightt, S. (2016, March 25-26). What is the use of 3d user the
Internet interfaces, and can we continue using? [Paper presentation].
ILEL Symposium on 3D User Interfaces, Entebbe, VA. https://doi.org/11.2309/VR.2016.149.
Unpublished Paper Adolph, Z., & Newcastle, Y. (2014, June). Integrated waste
Presentation [Paper presentation]. Enviromental Conservation Symposium, Adis Ababa.
Newspaper Article in Print Kissanga, T. (2004, October 5). Covid 19 Pandemic: What strategies can we use to overcome health crisis? The Gurdian: Extra, p. 6.
Newspaper Article with URL Mahenge, H. (2010, January 28). Construction of new classrooms offers hope to increased enrolment. Daily News. http://www.dailynewsonline/tol/news/online/education/article8115302.ece.
Published Thesis May, B. (2017) A survey of radial velocities in the zodiacal dust cloud. Canopus Publishing.
Unplublished Thesis/ Venance, T. (2015). Language for life [PhD thesis], University of Dar
Dissertation es salaam].
Tweet Wizkidsk, T. [@Wizkids]. (2018, February 20). Fiscalproof survey @birdseconomics, great-Scientific findings,live catts #Developmenteconomics: http://apple.co/2kXmeCd:http://batt.hl/2falwmw6 [Tweet]. https://twitter.com/Wizkidsk?ref_dstl=tnmlr^google| twcramp^sirk|twgr^audho
Note: Use APA 7th Referencing Guide on how to reference other sources not listed here. For books, JMPI still demand place of publication.
Submitting Your Article
All articles shall be submitted through the editorial system. Before submitting your manuscript, make sure:
- It complies with the JMPI’s publication ethical guidelines and formatting guidelines;
- You have omitted any information that may identify you as the author. All files containing your name (e.g. title pages, biographic notes) should be uploaded separately;
- The paper is in line with the Journal's scope
First, register and create author account (if you are submitting for the first time to this Journal) or login to an existing account if you are already a User. Your username shall be your email address. If you have forgotten your password, click forgot password and an email will be sent to you with a link to set-up a new password.
Starting Submission
- On starting your submission, read and acknowledge that you’ve completed the requirements (as outlined in Journal Policies).
Uploading submission
- Add a file you want to upload, beginning with the title page. A title page is a separate document containing the title of the article and author(s) details). Then, click “Edit” to select the type of document added i.e. Title Page
- Add the main document (the whole article without author details) and select Article Text as your document type. The article text can be the research paper, conceptual paper, literature review, case study and general review, book review or viewpoint.
- Add any other document(s) if any, e.g. acknowledgement by following the same procedure.
- Make sure you select the appropriate file type for all the files you added before proceeding to another step.
Entering Bibliographic Metadata
- Fill in the metadata information. These will include author details, institutional affiliation and email address. Make sure all contributors with their email addresses are added. Then save and continue.
Confirming your submission
- After your submission has been uploaded and is ready to be sent, you can click “Finish Submission” to complete your submission. Please note that, you can only go back to review your submission before clicking “Finish Submission.” If you want to change something, make sure you do it before attempting this stage.
After submission
- You will receive an email confirming that your article has been submitted to the Editor.
- The editorial desk will check your article for compliance with author guidelines and whether it suffices for admission for peer review.
- If the article passes editorial scrutiny, it will be forwarded to two anonymous peer reviewers. If not, it will be outrightly dismissed. Either way, you will be notified by email.
- Based on reviewers’ feedback, the Editor will either decide to accept your manuscript, request minor or major revisions, OR reject your work.
- You should expect the first decision within 60 days. If not, please login into our system to see the status of your article.
Revising Your manuscript
- Once the decision is made, you will be given time to work on reviewers’ comments and submit a revised manuscript. It is your duty to make sure that all comments are addressed diligently and responded to accordingly. Submission of revisions should observe given timelines. If you need more time to work on your revision, you should consult the Editor immediately after receiving the editor’s decision.
- In submitting a revised manuscript, the revisions/changes made should be in coloured text or highlighted by colour highlighter or both. Also, you should prepare a matrix table responding to the comments:
Eg.
Reviewer(s) Comment Response
1. -
Post-revision
- Upon receiving a revised manuscript, editors will check your work to see whether the review queries have been adequately addressed. In case of major revisions, editors may forward the revised manuscript to the same reviewers or assign a third reviewer for further confirmation.
- If there are additional comments from the reviewers, you will be asked to work on them and submit a second revision.
Copyright & licencing issues
- If your article is accepted, you will be notified and sent a contributor agreement form that will address licence and copyright issues. You will be asked to sign and return a copyright agreement form, in this case:
- You will be required to check your author details and confirm whether they are correct.
- You will retain Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 user license
- You will be allowed to keep the copyright of the paper but grant publication rights to JMPI.
Production process
- After submitting the licence form, the production process of your article will begin. This will involve editorial checks, copyediting and typesetting.
- The proofs will then be returned to you. You will be asked to work on the proofs and return a corrected paper within two business days. This will be the last opportunity for you to correct typographical errors, grammatical errors or incorrect author details. Extensive changes after this stage are strictly not accepted.
- Finalised articles may be published online as “online first articles” before being assigned to the issue and volume. A full issue will be published as per the issue schedule. All articles will be assigned DOI after being assigned to issue.
- You will be emailed a link of your published article
After Publication
You are hingly encouraged to share the web-link of your article into your networks so that your work can have more impact.
