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Author Guidelines

Submission: Manuscripts should be submitted electronically as an attachment in Microsoft Word

to:        Dr. Ama F. Hammond                                   

University of Ghana Law Journal

University of Ghana School of Law

P.O. Box LG 70

Legon-Accra

 

Email: uglj.submissions@ug.edu.gh

            afhammond@ug.edu.gh

 

Submissions must include the author’s name and phone number. Articles or manuscripts submitted must not be under consideration by any other publisher, and should not have been published elsewhere.

Format: Manuscripts should conform to the following requirements:

  • OSCOLA is the style guide for legal citation.
  • Abstract: An informative and comprehensive abstract not exceeding 200 words must accompany the manuscript when first submitted.
  • Documentation: Writers are responsible for checking the accuracy of sources referenced.
  • Figures and Images: It is the responsibility of the author to seek and obtain written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce any visual or other materials accompanying the manuscript.

 

 

Review Process: All articles submitted for consideration for publication undergo a scholarly review process. Articles and other submissions are sent to two independent referees.

Acceptance and Publication: Once a submission is accepted for publication after review, the author shall submit a fully revised version of the article and a biographical note of approximately 50 words to the Editor-in-chief.

Production: The Journal is typically published once a year, though special editions may also be published during the year to commemorate special events.

Submission Preparation Checklist

GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

  1. Word limit: The Journal accepts articles not exceeding 10,000 words (excluding footnotes), case notes and commentaries not exceeding 5000 words (excluding footnotes), and book reviews not exceeding 3000 words (excluding footnotes). Exceptions may be granted on a case-specific basis.
  2. Font type: Times New Roman.
  3. Font size: 12.
  4. Paragraph spacing: Spacing (1.5)

Author name(s): Author name(s) should be included immediately beneath the submission title in the manuscript. If there is one author, the special symbol footnote feature must be used to insert an asterisk after the name, and the institutional and professional affiliations of the author should be included in the corresponding asterisk footnote. If there is more than one author, the second author’s name should take double asterisks, and the third author triple asterisks, in that order.  For example, Kofi Hughes*; Kimberly Fitzgerald** and Araba Mensah***).

  1. Abstract: A submission must include a concise abstract not exceeding 200 words. The abstract should be indented (0.5 points left and right) and italicised.
  2. Sources: All sources used must be duly cited strictly in accordance with this Guide. Note that the UGLJ does not permit the use of in-text citations.
  3. Articles submitted will be screened with anti-plagiarism software to ensure that the submissions received are original.
  4. Presentation: Papers submitted must fully comply with this Guide.

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