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The French version of these guidelines are available here.

Author guidelines

The French version of these guidelines are available here.

1. All manuscripts must be submitted electronically by email to the following addresses:
   • julie.ndaya@unikin.ac.cd
   • contributions@lecarrefourcongolais.org
2. Le Carrefour Congolais does not accept articles that have already been published elsewhere. The author agrees not to submit an article published by Le Carrefour Congolais to another journal.
3. Articles in French, English, or a Congolese language are acceptable, provided that spelling has been checked.
4. The manuscript will be reviewed for evaluation by a specialist in the field.
5. The manuscript must be accompanied by a form containing the following information:
   • title
   • author(s) with institutional or company affiliation
   • biography of the author(s)
   • email address of the author(s)
   • abstract of the article in English (max. 100 words)
   • abstract of the article in French (max. 100 words)
6. Copyright is transferred to the author(s) when an article is accepted for publication. The author(s) agree to publish their article under an open-access license.
7. The formatting of the text must follow APA style, 7th edition. You can consult these standards in the Scribbr manual by Justine Debret: https://www.scribbr.fr/manuel-normes-apa/
8. Paragraphs and subparagraphs may be numbered using Arabic numerals only (1.2.3.). Do not use automatic numbering.
9. The bibliography must be placed at the end of the article, in alphabetical order and according to APA style. E.g.: Sadin, E. (2011). La société de l’anticipation. Inculte

Here are some examples:

Books:.

• Mudimbe, V.Y. (1982). L'odeur du père. Essai sur les limites de la science et de la vie en Afrique noire. Présence africaine.
• Mfuamba Katende, P. (2022). Éducation aux valeurs républicaines. Petit manuel de formation civique du citoyen congolais.Kimpa Vita Editions.
• Ndaya, J. (2008). 'Prendre le BIC': Le combat spirituel Congolais et les transformations sociales. Afrika-Studiecentrum Leiden. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/10895
• Bamana, G. (2011). On the tea road: a journey into Mongolian life and culture.

Journal articles:

• Bimuenyi Kweshi, O. (1978). Religions africaines, un lieu de la théologie chrétienne africaine. Cahiers des religions africaines, (24), 159-225.
• Musenge Mwanza, G. (2025). Au cœur des relations homme-femme : dynamique sociale ou culture polygamique à Kinshasa ? Le Carrefour Congolais,10(1), 23-50. https://doi.org/10.4314/lcc.v10i1.1
• Mwene Batende, G. (1971). Le phénomène de dissidence des sectes religieuses d'inspiration kimbanguiste. Les cahiers du CEDAF, 6, 1-37.
• Ndaya, J. (2018). Les femmes dans les christianismes africains. Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni, 84(2), 733-746.

Web page:

• Le Terme, C. (2020, 14 février). Tout savoir sur la publication d’un article scientifique. Consulté le 2 mars 2020 sur https://www.scribbr.fr/article-scientifique/publication-article-scientifique/
• Bureau, L. (2024, 5 juillet). RD Congo : les églises du réveil menacées de fermeture. TV5 Monde. Consulté le 21 août 2024 sur https://information.tv5monde.com/afrique/video/rd-congo-les-eglises-du-reveil-menacees-de-fermeture-2728627

Conference:

• Platel, H. (2014, 11 octobre). Neurosciences et musique, comment la musique modifie notre cerveau ? [Conférence]. Journée sciences et musique, Le Diapason à Rennes. https://www.lairedu.fr/media/video/
• Ndaya Tshiteku, J. (2020). Coopération ONG, recherches académiques, médias et développement durable en RDC [Conférence]. 4th European Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, St Julians, Malte, 4-7 février 2020.

Thesis:

• Huijg, N. (2015). Les déterminants de la demande néerlandaise de dépenses militaires [Mémoire de master, Université de Rotterdam]. eur.nl. http://hdl.handle.net/2105/30207
• Kadiebue, D. F. (2015, 4 mai). Bilumbu et la culture Luba : Question d’histoire, de religion et d’identité culturelle [Mémoire de master, Université La Sapienza de Rome].

Tweet (X):

1. 1. 1. Mukwege, D. [@DenisMukwege]. (2024, 19 juin). Conflict-related sexual violence is a devastating form of assault and repression [Tweet]. com. https://x.com/TheElders/status/1803393890134704296
      2. Macron, E. [@EmmanuelMacron]. (2020, 27 février). Mobilisation remarquable des personnels de santé pour faire face au coronavirus. Merci. Je reviendrai à vos côtés [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1233035838633672706?s=20
2. In authors’ names, only the first letter is capitalized (Ndaya, J., not NDAYA, J.).
3. In-text quotations are not italicized and must be written in double quotation marks. Quotations longer than 40 words should be indented and presented without quotation marks.
4. References to sources follow APA format: (Sadin, 2011, p. 35).
5. Use French quotation marks (« ») instead of English ones (" ").
6. References in the bibliography must correspond to those cited in the text and vice versa.
7. No bibliographic references should be placed in footnotes.

Publication fees
Authors must pay a one-time fee of $150, or the equivalent in Congolese francs, at the time of manuscript submission to the M’pesa account: 0822 945 496. The name that will appear is Julie Ndaya Tshiteku. If the manuscript is not accepted, an amount of $75 will be refunded.