South African Journal of International Affairs STYLE GUIDE 2020

The South African Journal of International Affairs (SAJIA) Style Guide 2020 outlines the technical and editorial requirements for academic submissions. It specifies a B5 trim size and requires the use of UK English, gender-neutral language, and the avoidance of slang, jargon, and contractions. The guide mandates the Chicago (notes) referencing style, utilizing endnotes rather than in-text citations or a final bibliography. Detailed formatting rules are provided for various source types, including books, journal articles, institutional reports, and internet sources, emphasizing the use of short-form citations for repeat references and the exclusion of honorifics in citations.

• The journal requires the use of UK English, referencing the Concise Oxford English Dictionary (10th edn), and mandates that foreign terms and most Latin phrases be italicised, with specific exceptions like 'de facto', 'de jure', 'ad hoc', 'perestroika', 'status quo', and 'versus'.
• Authors must adhere to specific language standards, including the use of gender-neutral language (e.g., 'Human' instead of 'man'), the avoidance of slang, jargon, and contractions, and the requirement to provide definitions in endnotes for essential technical terms.
• The publication employs the Chicago (notes) referencing style, which requires full publication details in endnotes placed after punctuation. It explicitly forbids the use of in-text citations, bibliographies, and cross-referencing terms such as 'Ibid' or 'op cit'.
• Specific formatting rules apply to numbers and dates: numbers one through nine are written as words, while 10 and above use numerals; dates must follow the order of day, month, year without commas (e.g., 11 September 2001).
• For institutional authors, governments must be listed by country first, followed by the specific department. If an organisation has a standard abbreviation, the full name is used for the first mention and the abbreviation for subsequent references and as the publisher.
• Internet sources must include full publication facts before the URL, and the URL must consistently include 'http://'. Titles of internet works are placed in single quotes unless the work is book-length or a report, in which case the title is italicised.

APA

South African Institute of International Affairs (2020). South African Journal of International Affairs STYLE GUIDE 2020. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SAJIA-Style-Guide-2020-NB-Chicago-Refs.pdf

Chicago

South African Institute of International Affairs. South African Journal of International Affairs STYLE GUIDE 2020. 2020. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SAJIA-Style-Guide-2020-NB-Chicago-Refs.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{southafricaninstituteofinternationalaffairs2020south, author = {{South African Institute of International Affairs}}, title = {{South African Journal of International Affairs STYLE GUIDE 2020}}, institution = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2020}, url = {https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SAJIA-Style-Guide-2020-NB-Chicago-Refs.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }