Edited by John Moolakkattu and Ufo Okeke Uzodike, School of Politics, University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Gandhi Marg is, globally, the foremost quarterly Journal in the area of Gandhian Studies. Brought out by the Gandhi Peace Foundation from New Delhi, the Journal has been focusing on themes related to Gandhi, Peace, Conflict Resolution, Alternative Development, Disarmament and normative Social Sciences over the past five decades. A special issue of the Journal on African Contributions to Non-violence and Conflict Transformation will be brought out in March 2010 (Volume 31, Number 4). Papers are invited for the issue. Last date for submitting abstracts (not more than 200 words) is 31 September 2009. Final papers are due on or before 15 December 2009. All articles submitted will be peer- reviewed by the Editors and members of the Editorial Advisory Board.

The following indicative themes may be useful for those intending to prepare a paper
1. Traditions of non- violence in Africa
2. Contributions of individuals to non-violent action (such as Kwame Nkrumah, Nkosi Albert Luthuli, Nelson Mandela, Wangari Maathai and Desmond Tutu)
3. Role of Non-violence in the dismantlement of Apartheid
4. African restorative/transitional justice traditions and practices
5. Experience of Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
6. World-views and peace: Ubuntu
7. Gender and its interface with non-violence and peace in Africa
8. Case studies of non-violent action and peaceful change.
9. Influence of Gandhi
10. African Union and regional peace and conflict resolution architecture

We also invite book reviews and short articles (around 2000 words) bearing on the theme for inclusion in the same issue. Abstracts and articles may be sent to editorgmarg@yahoo.co.in or uzodike@ukzn.ac.za as word file attachments.

In general, articles should not exceed 8000 words including notes and references. All notes and references should be numbered consecutively and placed at the end of the article rather than on each page. References to books should include author, title (italicised), place of publication, name of publisher, year, pp. (in that order). Place of publication, publisher and year should be within brackets. In subsequent references to the same work, ibid, and op.cit. can be used. References to articles should include author, title of article in double quote, title of the journal (italicised), number of volume and issue, year of publication, pp. (in that order). All short quotations are to be included in the text with double quotation marks. Longer quotes are to be indented. All quotations should be accompanied by references.
Examples
Books: Edward W. Said, Orientalism (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1978), p.23.
Articles: Ramashray Roy, “Parameters of Participation”, Gandhi Marg, 12, 3(October-December 1990), p.276.
Chapters within Books: Pearl S. Buck, “A Way of Living”, in S. Radhakrishnan, ed., Mahatma Gandhi: Essays and Reflections (Bombay: Jaico Publishing House, 1956), p.51.
Internet Citations: Apart from author and article title, include also the URL and date of download. For example: < www.un.org> accessed on 10 May 2006.