Contributions to the journal should be original contributions of the author(s) and should not be under consideration for publication in another journal outlet. Submission of articles should be in line with the following guidelines.
- Language of communication must be British English, and authors are advised to use the current APA manual for their writing.
- The author’ name(s), position, highest qualification, place of work, address, and email should be provided.
- Authors should ensure that complete references are given in alphabetical order. Citation of an author’s work in text should follow the author/date method of citation. The surname of the author(s) and year of publication should appear in the text.
- Generally, the format of citation in the manuscript for references is that of the latest edition of the APA at the end of the article.
References to journal articles should be in the following order:
Ibrahim, U. (2003). Changes, characteristics and analysis of information contents of the quarterly Journal of Administration. Nigeria Libraries 37 (3), 1-10.
References to books should be in the following order:
Lawal, O.O. (2003). Professional Education for Librarianship: International Perspectives. Ibadan: Spectrum, 102p
References to contributors in collected works should be in the following order:
Abari, J.O. and White, T.P. (2005). Information retrieval and usage. In A. Okoti (Ed.), Use of Information for Decision Making (pp. 20-28). Nigeria: JIP.
Newspaper:
John, M.A., Cash prize for the best institute of management student. National Concord, May 20, 1987, P9
- The abstract for each article should be summarised in about 150-200 words, serving as a description of the article's content. In addition, authors are to supply 4-5 keywords that characterise the content of the article, which can be used for indexing purposes.
- All manuscripts should be submitted electronically as an email attachment (Microsoft Word format, not scanned copies) to [email protected] and [email protected]
- Contributors are required to pay an assessment fee of NGN 5,000.00 upon submission. Papers that are accepted will be published upon further payment of NGN 30,000.00.
- Authors should ensure that their papers are subjected to plagiarism tests. Any plagiarism-related issue is solely the responsibility of the authors.
Disclaimer: The views and styles expressed in the articles in this publication are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily shared by the reviewers, editors, editorial advisory board, or the NLA, Niger State Chapter.