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CALL FOR PAPERS
The Departments of Sociology and Development Studies at St. Augustine University of Tanzania
are pleased to announce the launching of a journal in social sciences entitled Journal of
Sociology and Development. We welcome original manuscripts in the disciplines of sociology
and development studies for the first volume to be published in December 2016. Please read
below to find information about manuscript requirements and modes of submission. Thank you.
About the journal
The Journal of Sociology and Development is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes scholarly
original empirical research and theoretical contributions in the fields of sociology and
development studies with a multidisciplinary and global perspective with a focus on the African
continent.
The vision of the journal is to stimulate scientific communication towards the understanding of
the continent departing from a plurality of perspectives. With most social sciences journals being
produced and published outside Africa, JSD is envisaged as a forum for the growing number of
academics working within the social sciences disciplines in Africa. International contributions
are welcome and crucial in achieving the JSD vision. JSD welcomes contributions in all
branches of sociology as well as contributions in the field of development studies that take a
marked socio-economic, political and cultural perspective on questions related to societal
development and policy, governance, resource management and similar topics.
Manuscripts requirements and author guidelines
Manuscripts must be original (not published elsewhere) and must not be in consideration for
publication in other journals. Drafts should be sent as a Microsoft Word file directly to the editor
to the email address mentioned below. Manuscripts need to be A-4 typed, 12 font size, Times
New Roman, double spaced with 1 inch margin at both sides, top and bottom. An abstract of
around 200 words needs to follow the title of the manuscript as well as five keywords. Sections
should include: introduction, literature review, research question and objectives, data and
methods, findings and discussion, conclusions, references and appendices/annexes if needed.
Subheadings within sections may be used for clarity; other outlines are within the realm of
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Journal of Sociology and Development
Departments of Sociology and Development Studies
St. Augustine University of Tanzania
P.O. Box 307 Mwanza
TANZANIA
Tel: 255-028-2552725
Fax: 255-028-2550167
Email: jsd.editor@saut.ac.tz
ISSN: 2507-7783

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possibility as well, for example in case of theoretical submissions. Acknowledgments may be
included before references with funding details, where applicable. Authors need to follow the 6th
edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) referencing
style. Article length should be about 8,000 words excluding references and appendices/annexes
but including footnotes and textboxes. Tables and figures need to have captions and should be of
an acceptable resolution; they need to be included within the text and numbered consecutively.
Peer-review
The journal uses double-blind reviewing. Manuscripts will be sent to two anonymous reviewers
who will return their comments to the editor. In order to enable the double-blind peer-review
process, authors need to make their manuscripts anonymous. Some tips to do that are: (a) not add
headers and footers with authors’ names, (b) refer to authors’ own work in the third person, (c)
avoid or minimise self-citation, (d) remove any other identifier. Authors will be able to reinsert
identifiers after the manuscript has been accepted, if they wish to do so.
After submission
Reviewers will be asked to return their comments within two months from the date in which they
received the manuscript. A final decision will be taken within three months from the date of first
submission. Once reviewers have returned comments, the possible outcomes are (a) accept
without revisions, (b) minor revisions, (c) resubmit-with-revisions, or (d) rejection. For the cases
of minor revisions and resubmit-with-revisions, authors will have four weeks to carry out the
revisions asked by the reviewers; however, in case of minor revisions, manuscripts will not go
through a new review process (as for the case of resubmit-with-revisions) and the editor can
decide to accept the manuscripts provided that reviewers are satisfied with the revisions. In all
cases, the final decision on the outcome of a manuscript will be the editor’s and it will be final.
Editor
Dr. George Mutalemwa, St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Mwanza, Tanzania
Associate Editors
Dr. Francis F. Lyimo, St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Tanzania
Prof. Robert White, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. Antonio Allegretti, St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Tanzania

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Editorial Board
Dr. Asebe Regassa Debelo, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Dr. Brenda Bartelink, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Prof. Brian Dill, University of Illinois, USA
Prof. Bruno Salzmann, United Nations Association of Germany, Hannover, Germany
Mr. Ced Hesse, International Institute for Environment and Development, London, England
Dr. Charity Musamba, The University of Zambia, Zambia
Dr. Crispina Lekule, St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Tanzania
Prof. Daniel Brockington, University of Sheffield, England
Dr. Elisa Bignante, University of Turin, Italy
Prof. Harald Künemund, University of Vechta, Germany
Dr. Joram Tarusarira, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Dr. Martin Adelmann, University of Freiburg, Germany
Prof. Max Haller, University of Graz, Austria
Dr. Neema W. Jangu, University of Windsor, Canada
Dr. Richard Sambaiga, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dr. Samuel Mabikke, UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. Thadeus Mkamwa, St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Tanzania
Dr. Thomas Biginagwa, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Contacts
Dr. George Mutalemwa
Editor
Journal of Sociology and Development
St. Augustine University of Tanzania
P. O. Box 307
Mwanza
Tanzania
Email: jsd.editor@saut.ac.tz