Submissions

Guidelines for Authors

  • Papers are accepted all year round.
  • Only papers not previously published or under consideration for publication elsewhere will be considered for publication.
  • Papers submitted should be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 200 words with five keywords.
  • The papers should not exceed 6000 words (including references).
  • Papers should be typed, using Times New Roman style, 12 font size, 1.5 line spacing.
  • The references should be presented in line with the 7th edition of APA.

Submissions

All manuscripts should contain the following:

  • The title of the paper.
  • Name(s) of the author(s) in this order: first name, initials or middle name, and surname.
  • Author’s institutional affiliation.
  • Author’s phone number and email address.
  • Manuscripts submitted will be subjected to in-house scrutiny by the editorial team.
  • Papers certified fit for publication by the editorial team will then be sent to at least two reviewers for a blind peer review.
  • In addition, all papers are to undergo plagiarism checks to ensure that the authors observe ethical standards and submit original manuscripts for publication.
  • Upon receiving the reviewed papers from peer reviewers, the editorial team makes a final decision based on the feedback from the reviewers.
  • The editorial team’s decision is conveyed to the authors.
  • Authors will be required to pay a non-refundable Article Processing and Open Access fee of N40,000 ($50).
  • All payments are made online, and account details will be provided upon acceptance of a paper.

All completed manuscripts, following the guidelines stated above, should be submitted through the online submission system here.

ISSN Number: 3043-5951 (Print)