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Mgbakoigba

Journal of African Studies

Aims and scope:


Mgbakoigba, Journal of African Studies, welcomes original and challenging contributions
engaging historical and contemporary issues relevant to the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences
and Environmental Sciences, especially as they affect the field of African Studies. Its main
emphasis is to generate and construct a new agenda for approaching history, methodology
and theory in African knowledge production. Considering new frameworks for reflecting and
addressing issues arising from the present context of economic, political, cultural and
technological change, the journal aims to establish a platform to revisit the grand teleological
narration of progress and modernity where Africa has always been denied intellectual agency
and subjectivity. The editors seek research papers and innovative essays engaging new
debates, exhibition review essays, cultural events, key developments in artists studios,
exhibition and conferences, responses to contemporary cultural criticisms in the
aforementioned disciplines. All work submitted are subject to peer review. All submissions
must not exceed 6000 word papers.

Instructions for Authors


Note to Authors: Please make sure your contact address information is clearly visible on a
separate page of all packages you are sending to Editors.

Submissions:
Submission of an article is taken to imply that it has not previously been published, and has
not been submitted for publication elsewhere. If an author is publishing a related article
elsewhere, this fact should be stated. Authors of articles published in the journal assign
copyright to the publishers (with certain rights reserved).
Contributors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any material in which they
do not own copyright, to be used in both print and electronic media, and for ensuring that the
appropriate acknowledgements are included in their manuscript
Submissions should be sent by email as an attachment in Microsoft Word to:
On a covering page, a brief abstract should be provided, along with full names of the authors
and the submission's title, together with a correspondence address, a short biographical note
(50 words) and, where possible, a contact fax number, telephone number and e-mail address.

Double quotation marks should be used, with single quotation marks only for quotations
within quotations. English (rather than American) spelling is preferred, with -ise rather than ize endings. Per cent should be used where the figure preceding it is given in words (three
per cent), % where it is given in numbers (43.4%).
Figures should be of publishable quality and include reference to the source. Every figure
must be cited in the paper in the order in which they are numbered. Accompanying figure
legends must be supplied and placed at the end of the manuscript after the references.
Separate files for each figure must be provided, preferably as high resolution JPEG files, and
clearly numbered.
Dates should be given in the form 21 November 2007, or in the abbreviated form (e.g. in
references and footnotes) 21.11.2007.
All References should follow the Harvard Method and the examples are given below.
In the Text
The basic format is (Author date: page nos), there should be no comma after author:
(Okonkwo 1995; Nwanna et al. 1997: 53)
(see Hall 1992: 70)
(Daily Times 10.4.1997)
(Okoro 2001 int.)
Books
Ademola, O. 2010. A History of Oshogbo Art. Oshogbo: Adekunle Press.
Ide, H.B., G. Okoro & U. Ikpeama 1997. Lagos Artists Since 1960. Lagos: Rex Prints.
Ibrahim, K. & E. Mills, eds. 2000. Art and Discourse. Durham: Oxford University Press.
Ikeokwu, A. 1995. The Politics of Culture. Lagos: Prince Paul.
Note: Principal words in the books main title have a capitalised first letter, but those in the
subtitle do not.
Articles
Nzoli, U. 2000. The politics of international Biennale, African Studies 47, 2: 160-71.
Meki, J. 1969. The analysis of art in developing nations, Comparative Studies in Society
and History 11: 315-41.

Chapters in Books
Nwabueze, C. 2010. The Making of Egwu-Imo Awka?', in C. Onuora & A. Okonkwo, eds.
Art and Performance in Anambra State. Nigeria: Heinemann Nigeria, 251-64.

Official Publications
Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA). 1990. Colonialism and Culture. Nigeria: SNA
Publications.
A list of newspapers and magazines referred to, with their place of publication, is provided in
a separate section after the main list of references. For example:
West African Standard, Lagos; The News, New York.
Unpublished Sources
Ganagana, G. 1996. The Idea of Theatre (unpublished fieldwork).
Website references
Website references are included in the main reference section. Give an abbreviated title and
date in the normal format in the text, and repeat this in the list of references at the end,
followed by the full website address within sharp brackets, and the date at which the material
was accessed.
SA
Dept.
of
Art
and
Culture.
<http://secretary.state.gov/www/briefings/statements/1998/ps980603.
html>, accessed 20.3.2010.

1998.

Interviews
Interview material are referenced in the text, in the form (Cole 2001 int.), with the details
given in a separate section in the References, with the interviewees full name, a brief
description to indicate the interviewees standing and the date and place of the interview, for
example:
Ikeaba, Jude, Director OmenkaAgwunsi Art Studio, Awka, 10.12.2010.
Where the names of interviewees have to be kept confidential for security reasons, please
give as much information as you can provide without endangering your source, e.g.:
Artists group leader, Enugu, Enugu State, 12.12.2000.
Endnotes are preferred for and should be kept to the barest minimum.
All manuscripts and inquiries should be directed to the editor:
Dr. Okechukwu Nwafor
Editor-in-Chief, Mgbakoigba
Email: mgbakoigba@gmail.com
Phone: +2347060445288

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