Benue State University, Makurdi

Call for Articles

The Editorial Board of the Nigerian Journal of Political And Administrative Studies hereby invites well-researched articles from interested scholars. The journal is a biannual publication of the Department of Political science, Benue State University, Makurdi and is devoted to the dissemination of up to date theoretical and analytical research findings in Political Science in particular and in social sciences in general. Articles submitted for publication will be anonymously assessed by three referees and will be accepted for publication based on least, two positive assessments of the three.

Guidelines for Contributors

1. All articles are submitted on the understanding that they have neither been previously published nor are they under consideration for publication elsewhere.

2. The full text of the paper should not be more than 16 pages, including references, and should be typed on A4 double spaced.

3. There should be a title page which should also contain the author' name(s), institutional affiliations and current address(es), including telephone numbers and e-mail;

4. There should be an abstract of not more than 250 words stating clearly the background, methods, significant results and major conclusions;

5. All citations in the text should be given with the surname of the author(s) and year of publication (e.g. Ibrahim, 2015). Where more than two authors, the name of the first author followed by et al should be used;

6. Quotations of more than three line should be indented and the citation should include the page number of the quotation (e.g. Ibrahim, 2004:323),

7. Referencing should e listed in alphabetical order at the end of the text and typed double-spaced using the Harvard Referencing Style; and

8. A soft copy of the manuscript should be submitted together with a processing fee of N5000 payable to the Editor, Nigerian Journal of Political And Administrative Studies.

9. Abstract and full article must be sent online via: njapsbsum.edu.ng