Author Guidelines

Please read these instructions and specifications carefully and comply as this may determine if your paper will pass the preliminary review or not.

  1. Title- Your title should accurately represent the content of your paper
  2. Abstract- This should not be more than 250 words and should capture all major findings of your study. Include 5 keywords.
  3. Introduction- Weave the problem into the introduction. There should be no separate section for the statement of the problem.
  4. Literature review- Review and report findings of empirical studies that are relevant to your research. Ensure your review is current and comprehensive, covering all your specific objectives.
  5. Methodology- For original research, please, provide all these information under your methodology section: Population figure, sample size determination method (This should have scientific basis), sample size and sampling technique, instrument of data collection and method of data analysis.
  6. Results- Please interpret and draw inferences from your results; do not repeat all the values on your tables in your narration.
  7. Discussion of Findings- Do not review literature here. Juxtapose your findings with those of extant studies that you have earlier reviewed.
  8. Conclusion and Recommendations - These must be based on your findings.
  9. Length of Paper- Ensure your paper does not exceed 6000 words or a maximum of 15 pages, inclusive of the references. Note that you will be charged 1000 for each extra page.
  10. Sub-headings- Use the subheadings as presented in numbers two to eight and number 11 for original research.
  11. Formatting- Font Face: Times New Romans, Font Size: 12pt. Line spacing: 1.5.
  12. References/ Citation- Please follow the Journal’s citation format as described below:
    • Arrange entries in alphabetic order
    • Use initial capital for the first word of your title, all proper nouns, acronyms and the first word after a colon.
    • Italicize journal names
    • Indent all entries
    • Use ‘and’, not & to join authors’ names in-text and in the references
    • Ensure you capture all, and list only the sources cited in-text in your reference list.
    • Italicize the title of books
    • Italicize the title of conference papers, theses and dissertations and corporate publications
    • For chapters-in-books, italicize only the title of book, not the title of book chapters
    • Include the web pages of sources where available

Examples

 Journal article

Fadara, O.C. (1997). Information as a critical source of development: Resource development through the ages.  Journal of Information Science and Development, 3 (1) 22-27.

Chapter in Book

Nagel, J.R and Hollen, A.A. (1981). Towards building a sustainable library and information infrastructure in Nigeria. In:  Oladokun, Francis (ed.) The information sector and development challenges in Africa. Nairobi: Forage Press pp. 36-44.

Book

Olowoyo, B.O. (1989). Understanding scholarly communication in the digital age. Ibadan: Jupiter Publications, 201 p.