1. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

We prefer papers to be submitted electronically to http://www.bepress.com/jae/ or emailed to csae.publishing@economics.ox.ac.uk. Papers will also be received in hard copy at:

• Journal of African Economies
• Centre for the Study of African Economies
• University of Oxford
• Manor Building, Manor Road
• Oxford, OX1 3UL, UK.

Colour figures

There is a special charge for the inclusion of colour figures. The cost is £350 per figure. (For cost purposes, the definition of a single figure is artwork that can be processed as a unit and printed on a single page without intervening type. Authors should note the potential cost savings inherent in this definition; for example, two consecutive half-page colour figures mounted as a composite and printed on one page, with both legends below or on the facing page, would be treated as one figure.) If there is a choice of colours on a schematic, please choose clearly distinct colours (e.g. not two shades of blue) and avoid black backgrounds if possible.

AUTHOR SELF-ARCHIVING/PUBLIC ACCESS POLICY

For information about this journal's policy, please visit our Author Self-Archiving policy page.

COPYRIGHT

It is a condition of publication in the Journal that authors assign copyright to Oxford University Press. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In assigning copyright, Authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the Journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication, and Oxford University Press is notified in writing and in advance.

To download the copyright licence to publish form, please click on this link [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/jafeco/for_authors/licence.pdf ]

OFFPRINTS

In consideration for granting an exclusive licence, the publisher will provide free online access to your article. Printed offprints may be ordered at extra cost at the proof stage.

To download the copyright offprint form, please click on this link [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/jafeco/for_authors/offprint.pdf]

PRE-PUBLICATION POLICY

LANGUAGE EDITING

Particularly if English is not your first language, before submitting your manuscript you may wish to have it edited for language. This is not a mandatory step, but may help to ensure that the academic content of your paper is fully understood by journal editors and reviewers. Language editing does not guarantee that your manuscript will be accepted for publication. If you would like information about one such service please click here. There are other specialist language editing companies that offer similar services and you can also use any of these. Authors are liable for all costs associated with such services.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

Editors

Submission by Editor
A paper submitted by one of the Editors will be handled by another Editor who is not at the same institution. The other Editor will select referees and make all decisions on the paper. The decision process will be handled in such a way that the submitting Editor does not have access to information or correspondence relating to the submission.

Submission by family member of Editor or by author whose relationship with Editor might create the perception of bias
If a paper is submitted by a family member of one of the Editors, or by an author whose relationship with one of the Editors might create the perception of bias (e.g. in terms of close friendship or conflict/rivalry), the Editor will declare a conflict of interest and the paper will be handled by one of the other Editors. The Editor who has declared a conflict of interest will not be involved in selecting referees or making any decisions on the paper.

General policy
If an Editor feels that there is likely to be a perception of a conflict of interest in relation to their handling of a submission, they will declare it to the other Editors, and the paper will be handled in the same way as described above.

Referees

Potential conflict of interest for referee
The invitation letter to referees will include the following wording: ‘If you think you know the identity of the author and if you feel there is a strong conflict of interest in your refereeing this paper, please declare it. By accepting this invitation, it is assumed there is no such conflict of interest.’ Standard policy will be not to use a referee if a conflict of interest has been declared, but the Editors may use their discretion.

Authors

Sources of funding
On acceptance, authors will be asked to provide a statement declaring all sources of funding relating to their paper, and the statement will be printed on the title page or at the end of their paper.

Review Editor

Sending Review Editor’s own book out for review
In the case of the Review Editor’s own books, one of the Editors who is not at the same institution as the Review Editor will handle the process, including the initial decision as to whether the book should be reviewed, the choice of reviewer and the decision whether to accept the review for publication. The process will be handled in such a way that the Review Editor does not have access to information or correspondence relating to the review.

Book reviewers

Potential conflict of interest for book reviewer
The invitation letter to reviewers should include the following wording: ‘If you feel there is a strong conflict of interest in your reviewing this book, please declare it. By accepting this invitation, it is assumed there is no such conflict of interest.’ Standard policy will be not to use a reviewer if a conflict of interest has been declared, but the Review Editor may use his/her discretion.