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. 
Manuscripts 
Contributions that further the aims of the journal are welcomed. Manuscripts 
should be typed on single-sided A4 paper, double-spaced, with large margins 
all round. Two copies of the article should be submitted and the author's name, 
affiliation and address should be attached to the cover, and the article should 
begin with a summary of less than 100 words of the contents and conclusion of 
the article. In general the use of footnotes is discouraged. Essential footnotes 
should be kept to a minimum and typed consecutively at the end of the article. 
Within the body of the text references to authors is made by author, date and 
page number in the following way: 
We find that Makola (1982a:67) argues the view taken by Nkosana (1981). 
Another study (Makola, 1982b), however . . . 
Bibliographical references follow the body of the text and should be double spaced, 
listed alphabetically and chronologically by author and date: 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 1982a Social Development, Prentice Hall, New York. 
Makola, A 1982b "The Relevance of Social Work", Journal of 
Zimbabwe Social Work, II, 2, 10-12. 
Nkosana, Z 1981 "The Meaning of Social Development" in 
Training for Social Work, ed by A Makola, 
Mambo Press, Gweru. 
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This Journal is being assisted financially by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, West Germany.