1. General Principles

• Originality: Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
• Language: Submissions must be written in clear and concise English.
• Anonymity: For the double-blind peer-review process, the manuscript must not contain any author-identifying information (e.g., names, affiliations) within the main text, figures, or tables. Details should be provided on a separate Title Page.
• AI and Generative Tools: Authors must explicitly disclose the use of AI tools in the preparation of the manuscript, including the nature and extent of their use, in the Materials and Methods or a similar section of the paper.

2. Manuscript Structure

Manuscripts must be structured as follows:

• Title Page (Separate): Full title, all author names and institutional affiliations, contact information for the corresponding author, and ORCID IDs.
• Abstract: A concise and factual abstract of 100-150 words stating the research purpose, methodology, main findings, and major conclusions.
• Keywords: 4 to 6 keywords immediately following the abstract.
• Main Body: Must be less than 8,000 words (including references, appendixes, tables, and figures).
  • Introduction: Define the problem, significance, literature review, and research aims.
  • Methodology: Detailed design, data sources, sample, and procedures.
  • Results: Clear presentation of findings without interpretation.
  • Discussion: Interpret results, implications, and limitations.
  • Conclusion: Summary of main contributions.

3. Formatting and Style (APA 7th Edition)

• Font: Use a legible font such as 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Calibri, or 11-point Arial.
• Spacing: Double-space all text, including headings, quotations, and the reference list.
• Margins: 1-inch margins on all sides.
• In-text Citations: Author-date system. Use Smith & Jones (2021) for 1-2 authors, and Lee et al. (2022) for 3+ authors. Provide page numbers for all direct quotations.
• References: Alphabetical order by first author's last name, with hanging indent. All in-text citations must match reference entries. Include DOIs where available.

4. Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright of their articles published in African Nexus Quarterly. By submitting and publishing in the journal, authors grant the journal the right of first publication.

All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. Under this licence, anyone may copy, distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the journal.

The full licence text is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/