Notes for Contributors: 
All correspondence should be addressed to: 
The Editor 
Journal of Social Development in Africa 
School of Social Work 
P Bag 66022 
Kopje, Harare 
Zimbabwe. 
Tel: (263-4) 751815,752965/6/7, Fax: (263-4) 751903, email: ssw@csanct.zw 
Format for Submissions: 
Contributions that further the aims of the Journal are welcomed, and will be refcreed. 
Manuscripts should be typed single-sided on A4 paper, double-spaced. Two copies of the 
article should be submitted and the author's name, affiliation and address should be 
attached to the cover, to facilitate anonymity in the refereeing of the article. One copy 
should be of good quality print, preferably laser-printed, although this is not essential. The 
article must also be sent on computer disc, in WP51, MS Word or Mac format. 
Articles in general should be of 8-9,000 words in length. However, longer as well as 
shorter articles will be published if justified by the content of the contribution. The article 
should begin with an abstract of approximately 150 - 200 words. 
Within the body of the text references to authors is made by author, dale and page 
number in the following way: 
Makola (1982:67) indicates that: "...social development is necessary in the context of 
the developing world," agreeing with the view of Nkosana (1981). 
Page references are normally provided where a direct quote is given. 
Bibliographical references follow the body of the text and should be listed alphabetically 
and chronologically by author'and dale: in the case of books, by title, publisher and 
place of publication; in the case of articles by full journal name, volume, and first plus last 
page numbers; in the case of chapters, by title, collection title, editor, publisher and place 
of publication. Examples follow: 
References 
Makola, A. (1992) Social Development. New York: Prentice Hall. 
Foster, P. (1996) "The Relevance of Social Work", in Journal of Social Development 
in Africa, Vol 3, No 1: 15-29. 
Nkosana, Z. (1981) "The Meaning of Social Development", in A. Makola (cd) Training 
for Social Work. Gweru: Mambo Press. 
Authors receive five complimentary offprints of their article and the relevant Journal 
issue. Book reviewers will receive one complimentary copy of the Journal in which the 
review appears. Submission of an article implies that it has not been published already nor 
is it being considered for publication elsewhere. Copyright of all the contents of the 
Journal is assigned to the School of Social Work, Harare. Permission to reprint original 
articles should be sought from the Editor of the Journal at the above address.