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Author Guidelines

1.1 Scope

Ethiopian Journal of Environment and Development (EJED) seeks to promote scholarly debate            on the nexus between environment and development at different levels through the publication of scholarly works based on scientific research. Besides original research articles, EJED publishes literature reviews, theoretical articles, methodological articles, review article, book reviews, synopsis of major research findings, short communications, and commentaries (rejoinder to comments on published articles). To ensure the quality of publication, EJED is committed to undertake double peer-review process of all submissions and strives to enhance timely publication. EJED accepts manuscripts that focus on the nexus between environment and development in areas pertaining to (but not exclusively focusing on) resource management, environmental health, agriculture, green growth, sustainable energy, gender and environment, indigenous environmental   knowledge, development and conflict, hydro-politics, environmental policy, and human- environment relations.

1.2 Manuscript Submission Process

         1.2.1 Initial submission

Manuscripts should be submitted to the Editorial Board of the Ethiopian journal Environment and Development via e-mail and eventually the Editorial Office shall develop online submission platform. Submissions by post shall not be accepted. In general, initial manuscript submissions to EJED should consist of:

• Manuscript text excluding title page, abstract and author information in PDF or Word file
• A separate word file consisting of title page, author(s) information and abstract
• A covering letter, including full address of corresponding author and a justification of the importance of the work
• A letter signed by the corresponding author declaring that the manuscript has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere should accompany the The managing editor would write to all co-authors to get their confirmation and declaration (perhaps by email) about the manuscript in order to avoid lengthy process of getting signed letter from all authors.

Before submitting the manuscripts for publication, authors should pay attention to the general format of scientific papers given in this guideline.

Submissions will be acknowledged as soon possible. Authors should contact the editorial office if they have not received an acknowledgement within ten working days.

           1.2.2 Submission of revised manuscripts

Revised manuscripts should also be submitted to the Editorial office of EJED via e-mail. For manuscripts that need revision, or have been accepted without further changes, the following files are required:

• Manuscript text as Word
• Tables and graphics included in the manuscript must be submitted as text files.
• A covering letter, detailing the changes that have been made to the manuscript and responding to all comments of the referees and/or Editor(s).

Note that Authors should ensure that files submitted at this stage contain the final version of their manuscript. Proof corrections should only correct errors from the production process and should not be used to make general changes to the text.

        1.3 Proofs for correction

PDF proofs are sent by email to the corresponding author for correction. Please note that authors are responsible for the final proofreading of their manuscripts. It is, therefore, imperative that authors check the proofs very carefully. Proof corrections should be returned to the editorial office within 48 hours of receipt. Corrections at this stage should be minor and should not involve extensive changes. Manuscripts are published as soon as possible after proof corrections are received from the authors. Late corrections cannot be incorporated after publication of the manuscripts.

         1.4 General Format of Scientific Paper

Manuscripts can be written in American English or other Ethiopian languages, and manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, on A4 type white paper, with margins of 1.5 cm on top and bottom side of the paper, 2 cm on left and 1.5 cm on the right. A font size of 12 points (Times New Roman) should be used throughout. The headings of major sections of the manuscript such as Title page, Abstract, key words, Introduction, Materials and Methods/Experimental, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, References should be aligned left and written in UPPERCASE letters. The subsections should be aligned left, with font size of 12 in bold face. The title should be centered at the top of page. All pages in papers must be numbered consecutively. The main text should be typed aligned left and double line spaced. Insert one return  between paragraphs, and a double return between paper title, and authors' names and addresses on the first page.

Research papers should not exceed 8000 words in length, including Figures, Tables and References, and should not contain more than 10 Figures and/or Tables.

Review papers (critical and comprehensive reviews that provide new insights or interpretation of the subject through thorough and systematic evaluation of available evidence) may be longer than Research Papers if appropriate but should not exceed 10,000 words.

Short communications must report completed work, not preliminary findings. They are an alternative format for describing smaller pieces of work. Short communications/policy brief notes should not be more than 3,500 words, and should not contain more than two figures, tables or combinations.

            1.5 Requirements for Components of Full-Length Research Articles

Manuscripts for full length Research articles (Research papers and Review papers) should be divided into the following sections (in this order): Title page; Abstract, key words; Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion/Theoretical Debates, Empirical Discussions, Major Arguments, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, References, Tables and illustrations and figures.

1.5.1. Title Page

The following should appear on the title page:

1. The full title of the article

 A title should have no more than 20 words. A paper should have a short, straightforward title directed at the general reader. Lengthy systematic names and complicated ideas should therefore be avoided where possible. The use of non-standard abbreviations and symbols in a title is not encouraged. Please bear in mind that readers increasingly use search engines to find literature. Therefore, recognizable and searchable terms should be included in the title where possible.

1. ii) The name(s), full address and institutional affiliation of the authors(s)

Full names for all the authors of an article should be given. To give due acknowledgement to all authors contributing to the work, those who have contributed significantly to the research should be listed as co-authors. On submission of the manuscript, the corresponding author attests to the fact that those named as co-authors have agreed to its submission for publication and accepts the responsibility for having properly included all (and only) co-authors. If there is difference in the level of contribution of co-authors, the corresponding author should provide a statement to specify the contribution of each co-author. The corresponding author signs a copyright license on behalf of all the authors.

In addition to the title name of the paper and lists of authors name, the title page also includes academic and/or other professional affiliations and the complete mailing address of all the authors. Affiliations are referred to at the bottom of the page with an asterisk if it is a single author or numerical subscripts against each name if it is more than one.

iii. Abstract

 The abstract of the manuscript should not exceed 250 words. It should give the reader the problem and the objectives of the study, how the study was conducted, the main findings and major conclusions. There should be no reference citations in the abstract, and abbreviations should be defined upon first usage. Five to eight keywords or phrases should be listed after the abstract to enable readers to more effectively find your paper.

• Main Body of the Manuscript

The main body of the manuscript should contain from introduction to conclusion divided into headings and sub-headings (Heading level 1, level 2, and level 3) but it should not have more than level 3 sub-headings).

• Acknowledgements

Contributors other than co-authors may be acknowledged in a separate paragraph at the end of the paper; acknowledgements should be as brief as possible. All sources of funding should also be declared.

References

• Citation in the main text

Ethiopian Journal of Environment and Development follows the American Psychological Association (APA) styles of referencing. Ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text and indicated in footnotes. Citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication. References should be cited in the text as follows:

• Use et al. when citing a work by more than two

Example: The nexus between environment and development, as Rony et al. (2016) stated, …

• The letters a, b, c and so on should be used to distinguish citations of different works by the same author in the same

Example: FAO (2010b) recommended that…

• Only the first name of Ethiopian authors should be cited in For instance, Demel Teketay cited as (Demel 2016)
• Essential notes should be indicated by consecutive subscript numbers in the text and indicated in the
• All references cited in the text and other supporting materials should be listed alphabetically by an author in a section entitled References.
• Ethiopian names should be written in full in the References (i.e. first and second names) as they are given in the publication cited.
• Honorific titles such as , Dr., Wzro, Wzrt, Ato, Commander, etc. should be avoided in citation and references.

1. Reference style:

The references should be arranged alphabetically by author’s last name (for all authors except Ethiopian names) then chronologically per author. Publications by the same author in the same  year should be listed by year followed by the letters a. b. c. etc. (e.g. 2002a. 2002b, 2002c.). Some examples of referencing for different published and unpublished sources:

Journal article

Author(s), year of publication (in parenthesis), title of the article (sentence case), full name of journal (in italic font), volume, issue number (in parenthesis), and page numbers in full separated from volume number with colon. Where page numbers are not yet known, articles should be cited by DOI (Digital Object Identifier).

Examples:

• Gemedo , Brigitte, L., & Isselstein, J. (2005). Plant Biodiversity and Ethnobotany of Borana Pastoralists in Southern Oromia, Ethiopia. Economic Botany, 59(1): 43-65
• Tamire, G and Mengistou, (2013). Zooplankton community grazing rates in a small crater Lake: Lake Kuriftu, Ethiopia. SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science 36 (1): 1-18.

For a book:

Author(s), year of publication (in parenthesis), title of the book (bold font), publisher and place of publication.

Example:

• Perrott, (1982). Effective Teaching: A practical Guide to improve your Teaching.

Longman Inc: New York.

• Nair, K. R. (1993). An Introduction to Agroforestry. Kluwer Academic Publishers: London.

1. Proceedings:

Author (s), year of publication (in parenthesis), Title of the publication in italics, Name of the proceeding (Bold font), pages, Place (City/town, Country)

Example

• Sebsebe Demisse and Edwards, (2006). The Diversity of Vegetation Types, Agricultural Systems and Their Crops in Ethiopia. Proceedings of the Workshop on Facilitating the Implementation and Adoption of Intergrated Pest Management (IPM) in Ethiopia, pp 92-107, Melkassa Agricultural Research Center, Melkassa, Ethiopia
• Eshetu Derso, Teame Geberzgi and Girma Adugna (2000). Significance of minor diseases of Coffea arabica in Ethiopia. In: Proceedings of the Workshop on Control of Coffee Berry Disease (CBD) in Ethiopia, 35-46, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

1. For a Thesis:

Author (s), year of publication (in parenthesis), title of the thesis, type (MSc or PhD), University, Country.

Example:

• Mwavu, E. N. (2007). Human Impact, Plant Communities, Diversity and Regeneration in Budongo Forest Reserve, north-western University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

• Web references:

The full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed should be included. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given.

Example:

• Toni, L. and Culvert, L.L. (2003). Safer Hospital Stay and Reducing Hospital-Born Infections. Health Scout News. http://www.healthscout.com, (accessed January 9, 2010).

Other important rules to consider Tables and Graphs

Tables and graphs should be of reproducible quality, include comprehensive captions and not duplicate material presented in the text. Tables and diagrams should be properly labeled and carefully drawn. They should have short titles. All footnotes to tables and all sources should be placed under the table. Furthermore, each table must have a caption fully showing the content with the table numbered in Arabic numerals i.e. Table 1, Table 2, etc.

Figures: Figures caption should have number. Caption at the bottom of//below the figure. Figure number and colon should be in the bold and the caption should be in the normal case. Each figure must be fully cited if taken from another article, and must be referred to in the body of the article. The figure is expected to have formats like JPEG, TIFF, ipg, pcx, and gif with highest quality of 300 dpi or higher. Use color figures only if it’s very important.

1.6 Copyright

Authors submitting manuscripts do so on the understanding that if their manuscripts are accepted for publication, copyright to the articles, including the right to reproduce in all forms and media, is the exclusive right of the publisher.

1.7 Ethical Issues

EJED publishes only original works. Manuscripts for coincident consideration by another journal are not acceptable. Submitting a manuscript under consideration in another journal is considered as a breach of publication ethics of EJED. Any kind of plagiarism including self- plagiarism would lead to automatic rejection and other forms of embargo including legal procedures. Sexist and racist language should be avoided in order to respect the cultural and moral values of our society.