Instructions to Authors

• Papers should contain the working title, author(s)’s names, institutional affiliation, email address, phone number (with international code), and possibly ORCID ID.
• Papers should also contain an approximately 250-word abstract with 5 keywords.
• Papers should not exceed 5,000 words, including the introduction (with background to the study, statement of the problem, aim and objectives, research questions, and a brief explanation of methodology), a brief theoretical framework, conceptual clarification and/or literature review, findings, discussion, conclusion, and recommendations.
• The preferred referencing style is APA (latest edition), though authors may use other referencing styles (excluding footnotes and endnotes) provided they are applied consistently.
• The initial assessment fee is Five Thousand Nigerian Naira (N5,000), and the subsequent publication fee is Fifteen Thousand Nigerian Naira (N15,000), payable to a designated bank account (details provided after submission). International authors should be prepared to pay Twenty US Dollars ($20) as the publication fee.