Author Instructions/Guidelines

Title:

This should be written in capital letters and must reflect the content of the paper and be precise and unambiguous.

Name(s) and Address(es) of Author(s):

These should follow the title of the paper with the initials of forenames preceding the surname.

Abstract:

Articles must be accompanied with an abstract of not more than 250 words. The synopsis of method, results and conclusions should be included in the abstract. This allows the reader a quick grasp of the essence of the work.

Keywords:

After the abstract, the author(s) should outline the keywords in the article, on whose basis it can be classified.

Length:

2500 to 4000 words (14 to 16 pages), including references, figures, and tables.

Format:

Times New Roman; font 12 and 1.5 spacing.

Structure:

Though articles may have other subsections as may be thought necessary by the author(s), however the following should be indicated:

1. Introduction: it should include the main objective/purpose of the study and discussion of relevant literature to show the relationship between published work and the subject of the study.
2. Methodology: this should highlight the work carried out, items used and the procedures and techniques employed. It should include sufficient details and clarity to enable other scholars to replicate the work elsewhere.
3. Results/Findings: Here the author should display and describe the data obtained and present the data in a form easy to understand. The author must clearly spell out and demonstrate the method of result analysis.
4. Discussion: This should not restate results but should focus on their implications and significance and lead to relevant conclusion(s). The author should also compare his results with what others have found and offer suggestions on the way forward.
5. Conclusions; and Recommendations. Tables, diagrams, figures, and pictures should be in their appropriate places in the body of the article.

Referencing:

All citations must be referenced and the contributors should adhere to the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) format. Contributors of accepted manuscripts will receive detailed guideline for preparing accepted papers for the publication.

The journal adheres to the double blind peer-review process. There are two phases of evaluation and review process.

• PRELIMINARY EVALUATION BY THE EDITOR

  The anonymous file submission is sent directly to the editor-in-chief and/or associate editor for preliminary evaluation. The editor evaluates the paper based on its fitness to journal scope or structural requirements. The decision of the preliminary evaluation will be sent within 1-2 days. If the paper is rejected, the author may be advised to consider other journals or follow the prescribed manuscript structure. If the paper is accepted, it is sent to reviewers.

• PEER REVIEW

  After the preliminary evaluation, the anonymous file is sent to reviewers composed of section editor or editorial board member and external reviewer. Neither the author nor the reviewers know each other’s identity. This process takes minimum of one week to a maximum of one month. The journal ensures that reviewers strictly comply with the ethical policy and standards. The result is sent to the corresponding author as soon as two reviews are done. The decision of the reviewers may be any of the following:

  • Accept: The article is accepted without revisions. The author is advised to pay the fees prior to the publication. The open access publishing agreement is then signed.
  • Accept with revision: The article is accepted either with minor or major revision. The paper is sent back to the corresponding author for the corrections. The author is given ample time to comply depending on the severity of the corrections. If the time given is insufficient, the author is advised to formally request extension through email. The author then submits the corrected article for final evaluation and proofreading. If the article is accepted, the author is advised to pay the fees and sign the open access publishing agreement prior to publication. However, if the paper requires further revision after the resubmission, the editorial board provides further revisions request through email or through discussion forum in the portal.
  • Reject:The paper is rejected for some major content issues

The publisher retains the copyright of all the articles, reviews and reports published by the jornal. Authors are allowed to cite the papers published by the journal, but they must give credits of the works cited to the author(s) of the particular paper. No article in the journal can be used for commercial purposes, concert, or exhibition without the prior-approval by the copyright holder of the journal.

Articles should be submitted with assessment fee of N6, 000 ($8) to Fidelity Bank Plc, Account Number: 5700128309, and Account Name: Nigerian Journal of Educational Management (UNIBEN).

Publication Charges: Authors will contribute the sum of N19, 000 ($25) as charges for the publication of their article.

Manuscripts should be e-mailed to the editor at [email protected] as MS word document attachments. Enquiries, including questions on the appropriateness of manuscripts intended for submission, should also be sent to the same address or Call +2348038191012, +2347035146934, +2347032922742, +2348053481970

The Editor
Department of Educational Management, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. [email protected]