IIHFD

Journal

Objectives and Scope
The Review of Human Factor Studies (RHFS) is an international multidisciplinary refereed journal whose objective is to create the forum for scholars to interact regarding the critical role of the human factor (HF) in development. As such, it welcomes articles from scholars of all disciplines and ideological persuasions.

The RHFS is primarily interested in research papers that discuss the role of the HF in the development of societies. As a multidisciplinary forum, all development related issues will be considered: Development administration, education, human resource development and management, technology transfer and/or development, and such like.

Theoretical papers, empirical research, and case studies are also be considered for publication as long as they focus on the role of the HF in development.

All manuscripts are peer viewed. The RHFS also publishes book reviews. Unsolicited book reviews will not be considered for publication in the RHFS. The Review of Human Factor Studies is published twice every year by the International Institute for Human Factor Development (IIHFD). The premier issue was published in June 1995.


Annual Subscription Rates
There is nothing more harmful than ignorance. The eighteenth century British poet, Alexander Pope, observed that "a little learning [knowledge] is a dangerous thing. Drink deep or taste not the Pierian Spring. There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain and the drinking largely sobers us again." While slight knowledge is dangerous, ignorance offers individuals no safety at all. One of the major reasons why development plans, policies, programs, and projects fail in the developing countries is the unwillingness of people to find out and know what works or does not. Ignorance, most often, leads people in the wrong direction and finally defrauds them of the power to embrace relevant ideas and principles required for dealing with the nagging problems prevailing in their society. The lack of knowledge, therefore, poses enormous problems to the growth and maturity of civilizations.

Individuals ($40.00); Students ($30.00); Institutions and Libraries ($100.00). Paid up members of the International Institute for Human Factor Development (IIHFD) will receive every issue of the journal at no additional costs. Surface mail will be used. Subscribers who live outside North America and desire airmailing must add $10.00. Make your check payable to the IIHFD.


Editorial Policies
All submissions to the Review of Human Factor Studies (RHFS) are refereed anonymously. Papers submitted to the RHFS must not be submitted simultaneously to any other scholarly journals. Manuscripts, typed and double-spaced on one side of 8.5 x 11 inch white paper, should be submitted in triplicate to the Editor. The first page of the manuscript must be a removable title page, with the author's name and contact address. The next page should have only the title and immediately followed by the beginning of the article. Authors should avoid referring to themselves in the manuscript in such a way that will jeopardize their anonymity. Non members of the IIHFD are required to pay a non-refundable article submission fee of $50.00.

Manuscripts are accepted for consideration with the understanding that they are not being simultaneously considered for publication elsewhere and that the material does not infringe on other materials protected by a copyright. Before publication, authors will be asked to certify that the work which the journal has accepted for publication is original and unpublished. They will also be asked to assign first publication and reprint rights to the Review of Human Factor Studies (RHFS).

The RHFS requires that every author whose paper has been accepted for publication submit a disk copy of his or her paper to the editorial office after all suggested revisions have been successfully completed. Opinions expressed in all articles published in the RHFS are not necessarily those of the journal and/or the editorial board. Send three copies of each manuscript to:

Manual Preparation

Abstracts: A short abstract in English must accompany each paper submitted.

Cover Page: It should state the title of the article, the author's name and affiliation, as well as any acknowledgements which may apply.

Length: The maximum length of a manuscript is 20 pages - double-spacing (including endnotes and references).


Reference Citations

In the text: The RHFS adheres to the use of the author-date-page number procedure of citation (e.g., Peccei, 1977, pp. 129-150 or Peccei, 1977, Chap. 7).

Endnotes: The use of Endnotes in the paper is preferred to Footnotes. As such, Footnotes should not be used. Endnotes must be numbered consecutively throughout the paper using Roman numerals. The contents of all endnotes must be typed immediately after Conclusion and before the References.


Reference List

(Journal Article)
Adjibolosoo, S. 1993. "The Human Factor in Development." Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives, XII (4): 139-149.

(Article in Book)
Ofori-Amoah, B. 1995. "The Saturation Hypothesis and Africa's Development Problems: On the Nature of Development Theory and Its Implications for the Human Factor in Africa's Development." In S. Adjibolosoo, ed. The Significance of the Human Factor in African Economic Development. Westport, CT.: Praeger.

(Book)
Busia, K.A. 1962. The Challenge of Africa. New York: Praeger.

(Edited Book)
Chivaura, V. G. and Mararike, C. G. (eds.) 1998. The Human Factor Approach to Development in Africa. Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications

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