The International NGO Journal (INGOJ) (ISSN 1993-8225) publishes high-quality solicited and unsolicited articles, in English, in all areas of the Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) activities. INGOJ is founded to publish proposals, appraisals and reports of NGO projects. The aim is to have a centralized information for NGO activities where stakeholders including beneficiaries of NGO services can find useful information about ongoing projects and where to obtain particular assistance. Also prospective donors will easily find information about different NGOs and decide which to fund on specific projects. The International NGO Journal will endeavor to list NGOs all over the world and provide links to NGOs websites.

Papers will be published approximately one month after acceptance.

The International NGO Journal will be published monthly (one volume per year) by Academic Journals.

Electronic submission of manuscripts is strongly encouraged, provided that the text, tables, and figures are included in a single Microsoft Word file (preferably in Arial font).

Submit manuscripts as e-mail attachment to the Editorial Office at: ngo@academicjournals.org or ngo_acadjourn@yahoo.com. A manuscript number will be mailed to the corresponding author same day or within 72 hours.

The cover letter should include the corresponding author's full address and telephone/fax numbers and should be in an e-mail message sent to the Editor, with the file, whose name should begin with the first author's surname, as an attachment.

Step 1. Prepare the text in Microsoft Word.

Step 2. Prepare graphics at publication quality resolution, using applications capable of generating high resolution GIF, TIFF, and JPEG. Each file should be about 5 MB or less. Microsoft Powerpoint graphics may be accepted in some instances. Number each figure. Tables should be prepared in Microsoft Word.

Step 3. Submit manuscripts electronically as e-mail attachments to ngo@academicjournals.org or ngo_acadjourn@yahoo.com. You will need:

Contact information for the Submitting Author (address, e-mail and telephone number).
Information about the authors and the manuscript
A cover letter with information for the Editor and Associate Editors.
The text and graphic files for your manuscript.

Step 4. A manuscript number will be mailed to the submitting author.

The International NGO Journal will only accept manuscripts submitted as e-mail attachments.

For all other correspondence that cannot be sent by e-mail, please contact the editorial office (at ngo@academicjournals.org or ngo_acadjourn@yahoo.com) for the appropriate address or editorial board member to mail it to.

Types of paper

Analysis/Project Reports: These should describe new projects and analyze carefully the results of an already completed or partially completed project in detail. This would also include Annual Reports. The length of the paper should be the minimum required to describe and interpret the report clearly.

Appraisals: An Appraisal of current projects including evaluations or review by third parties will also be published.

Proposals: This section will be devoted to proposals for future projects including details of the benefits and finances.

Organization of the Article

All portions of the manuscript must be typed double-spaced and all pages numbered starting from the title page. The articles should be written following the specific format each NGO uses it its annual report.

The Title should be a brief phrase describing the contents of the paper. The Title Page should include the authors' full names and affiliations, the name of the corresponding author along with phone, fax and E-mail information. Present addresses of authors should appear as a footnote.

The Abstract or Summary should be informative and completely self-explanatory, briefly present the topic, state the scope of the experiments, indicate significant data, and point out major findings and conclusions. The Abstract or summary should be 100 to 200 words in length.. Complete sentences, active verbs, and the third person should be used, and the abstract should be written in the past tense. Standard nomenclature should be used and abbreviations should be avoided. No literature should be cited.

The Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc should be brief.

Tables should be kept to a minimum and be designed to be as simple as possible. Tables are to be typed double-spaced throughout, including headings and footnotes. Each table should be on a separate page, numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and supplied with a heading and a legend. Tables should be self-explanatory without reference to the text. The details of the methods used in the experiments should preferably be described in the legend instead of in the text. The same data should not be presented in both table and graph form or repeated in the text.

Figure legends should be typed in numerical order on a separate sheet. Graphics should be prepared using applications capable of generating high resolution GIF, TIFF, JPEG or Powerpoint before pasting in the Microsoft Word manuscript file. Tables should be prepared in Microsoft Word. Use Arabic numerals to designate figures and upper case letters for their parts (Figure 1). Begin each legend with a title and include sufficient description so that the figure is understandable without reading the text of the manuscript. Information given in legends should not be repeated in the text.

References: The articles should be written following the specific format each NGO uses it its annual report.

Proofs and Reprints: Electronic proofs will be sent (e-mail attachment) to the corresponding author as a PDF file. Page proofs are considered to be the final version of the manuscript. With the exception of typographical or minor clerical errors, no changes will be made in the manuscript at the proof stage. Because INGOJ will be published freely online, authors and the NGOs will have free electronic access to the full text (PDF) of the article. Authors can freely download the PDF file from which they can print unlimited copies of their articles.

Fees and Charges: Submitting authors are charged a $150 handling fee. Publication of an article in the International NGO Journal is not contingent upon the author's ability to pay the charges. Neither is acceptance to pay the handling fee a guarantee that the paper will be accepted for publication. Authors may still request (in advance) that the editorial office waive some of the handling fee under special circumstances.

Electronic Posting of Articles

NGOs may post the published version of their articles online after it has appeared in the online version of the journal. There is no need to request permission from INGOJ but the proper citation of INGOJ is necessary.