Nigerian Library Association Journals

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Print ISSN: 2756-4568 Online ISSN: 2756-4576 CC BY 4.0
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Olùtẹ̀jádeNigerian Library Association
Print ISSN2756-4568
Online ISSN2756-4576
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Ìgbà Ìtẹ̀jádeẸ̀ẹ̀mejì ní Ọdún
ÌráàyèsíÌráàyèsí Gbangba
Irú Àtúnyẹ̀wòDouble Blind
LicenseCC BY 4.0
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Aims and scope have not been written for Nigerian Library Association Journals yet. This journal should write its own before it is announced.

The journal welcomes contributions covering, but not limited to, the following topics:

Library Management & Administration
Strategic planning, human resources, budgeting, performance evaluation, and governance of library systems.
Information Science & Technology
Emerging technologies, information systems, artificial intelligence applications in libraries, and digital innovation.
Digital Libraries & Repositories
Design, development, management, and evaluation of digital collections, institutional repositories, and e-resources.
Knowledge Organization
Classification systems, cataloguing, metadata standards, ontologies, thesauri, and linked data.
Information Literacy
User education, library instruction, evidence-based practice, and critical information skills.
Archival Science
Records management, preservation, appraisal, description, and access to archival materials.
Library Education
Professional development, LIS curricula, competencies, and the future of the information profession.
African Perspectives
Indigenous knowledge systems, library development in Africa, and regional information policy.

Igbimọ̀ Àtúnṣe

Olóòtú Àgbà
EO
Prof. Emmanuel O. Nwosu
Olóòtú Àgbà
Department of Library and Information Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Ẹ̀ka Ogbon: Library Management, Digital Libraries, Information Policy
Àwọn Olóòtú Alájọṣepọ̀
FA
Dr. Fatima A. Aliyu
Associate Editor
Bayero University, Kano
Information Retrieval, AI in Libraries
CB
Prof. Chukwuemeka B. Obi
Associate Editor
University of Ibadan
Bibliometrics, Scholarly Communication
AO
Dr. Adaeze O. Eze
Associate Editor
University of Lagos
Digital Preservation, Metadata
MG
Prof. Musa G. Abdullahi
Associate Editor
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Records Management, Archival Science
Àwọn Ọmọ Igbimọ̀ Àtúnṣe
SO
Dr. Samuel O. Taiwo
University of Benin
User Studies, Information Behaviour
NG
Prof. Ngozi G. Offor
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Library Automation, OPAC Systems
BK
Dr. Blessing K. Mmadu
Delta State University
Health Information, Medical Librarianship
HA
Prof. Halima A. Garba
Usmanu Danfodiyo University
Indigenous Knowledge, Oral Traditions
IC
Dr. Ifeoma C. Nwosu
Enugu State University
School Libraries, Reading Culture
AJ
Prof. Adeniyi J. Afolabi
Obafemi Awolowo University
Information Policy, Legal Frameworks
KO
Dr. Kelechi O. Uche
University of Port Harcourt
Open Access, Scholarly Publishing
YD
Prof. Yetunde D. Makinde
University of Ilorin
Gender and Information Access
Àwọn ọmọ ìgbìmọ̀ ṣiṣẹ́ fún ìdajì ọdún mẹ́ta tí a lè sọ dì.

Ìlànà Àtúnyẹ̀wò Ẹgbẹ́

Nigerian Library Association Journals employs a rigorous double-blind peer review process. All submitted manuscripts that pass the initial editorial screening undergo external peer review by at least two independent experts in the relevant field.

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Submission 1–2 days

Author submits manuscript via the online portal. A submission code is issued immediately.

Editorial Screening 3–7 days

The Editor-in-Chief checks the submission for scope, formatting, and originality. Manuscripts outside scope are desk-rejected.

Plagiarism Check 2–5 days

All manuscripts are screened using similarity-detection software. Manuscripts with high similarity scores are returned.

Peer Review 21–28 days

At least two independent expert reviewers evaluate the manuscript on originality, methodology, relevance, and clarity.

Editorial Decision 3–5 days

The handling editor considers reviewer recommendations and makes one of four decisions: Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject.

Revision (if required) 14–30 days

Authors are given a structured deadline to revise. Revised manuscripts may undergo a second round of review.

Final Decision 3–7 days

The editor makes the final acceptance decision after reviewing the revised manuscript.

Production 14–21 days

Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting, typesetting, proof review, and DOI registration before publication.

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AcceptThe manuscript is accepted as submitted or with very minor typographical corrections.Review proofs and approve for publication.
Minor RevisionThe manuscript requires limited revisions that do not require re-review.Submit revised version with response letter within 14 days.
Major RevisionSubstantial revisions are required. The revised manuscript will be sent back to reviewers.Submit revised version with detailed response within 30 days.
RejectThe manuscript does not meet the journal's standards or is outside scope.Authors may submit to another journal. Re-submission to this journal requires a new submission.
Desk RejectThe manuscript does not pass initial screening (scope, format, similarity).Manuscripts may be improved and re-submitted after addressing the stated reason.
Ìlànà Àtẹ̀jú: Authors who believe a decision was made in error may submit a written appeal to the Editor-in-Chief within 30 days of the decision. Appeals must include a detailed rebuttal. The Editor-in-Chief's decision on an appeal is final.

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Indexing & Abstracting

Nigerian Library Association Journals has recorded the indexing and abstracting services below. A service is listed only when this journal has recorded it.

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Google Scholar
Indexed
All articles discoverable via Google Scholar upon publication.
https://scholar.google.com
African Journals OnLine (AJOL)
Indexed
Indexed in Africa's largest platform of African-published research.
https://www.ajol.info
Crossref
Active
All articles receive a DOI registered with Crossref for permanent citation.
https://www.crossref.org
DOAJ
Pending
Directory of Open Access Journals application submitted.
https://doaj.org
BASE
Indexed
Bielefeld Academic Search Engine indexes our OAI-PMH feed.
https://www.base-search.net
LOCKSS
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Preserved via LOCKSS for long-term digital preservation.
https://www.lockss.org
ORCID
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Author ORCID IDs collected and verified during submission.
https://orcid.org
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Our standard

Nigerian Library Association Journals follows the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All participants in scholarly publishing — authors, reviewers and editors — are expected to uphold them.

Duties of authors

  • Submit original work that is not under consideration elsewhere; disclose related publications and preprints.
  • Ensure all listed authors made substantive contributions and approve the submission; acknowledge other contributors.
  • Report methods honestly, retain underlying data, and disclose funding, competing interests and ethical approvals.
  • Correct significant errors promptly by contacting the editors.

Duties of reviewers

  • Review objectively, constructively and on time; keep manuscripts confidential.
  • Declare competing interests and decline where objectivity is compromised.
  • Report suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication or data fabrication to the editor in confidence.

Duties of editors

  • Decide solely on scholarly merit through fair, unbiased peer review.
  • Keep author and reviewer identities protected according to the review model and handle appeals transparently.
  • Investigate suspected misconduct following COPE flowcharts, up to correction, expression of concern or retraction.

Raising a concern

Readers who suspect a problem with a published article should use the report a concern form. Reports are triaged confidentially by the editorial team.

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How to Submit & Pay Fees Step-by-step submission and APC payment timing

Required article shape

Manuscripts should be prepared so they can be typeset in the journal format: A4, portrait, numbered sections, APA references, tables captioned above, and figures captioned below. Include an abstract, keywords, author affiliations, and these statements even when the answer is “None declared”:

  • Conflict of interest
  • Data availability
  • Ethics
  • ORCID for the corresponding author

Who can submit

Nigerian Library Association Journals welcomes original, unpublished research and scholarly articles within its scope. Submissions are accepted from authors worldwide through the online author portal.

How to publish with us

  1. Prepare your manuscript using the manuscript preparation guide.
  2. Run through the submission checklist.
  3. Register and submit your manuscript.
  4. Track screening, peer review and production from your author dashboard, and respond to revisions using the revision guide.

Policies that apply

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Open access commitment

Nigerian Library Association Journals is an open-access journal: all published articles are free to read, download and share immediately on publication, with no subscription barriers and no embargo.

Author rights

  • Authors retain copyright in their work and grant the journal a licence to publish.
  • Articles are published under a Creative Commons licence (CC BY by default), permitting reuse with attribution.
  • Authors may deposit any version — submitted, accepted or published — in institutional or subject repositories at any time.

Indexing and preservation

Open metadata (including DOIs, abstracts and references) is exposed for harvesters and indexes, and content is preserved through repository deposits and preservation manifests to guarantee long-term access.

No article processing charges

The journal does not charge authors any article processing charges (APCs). Publication is free of charge.

CC BY 4.0 License

Articles are published under a Creative Commons licence allowing reuse with attribution. Ka Síi

Ìpamọ́ Àkókò Gígùn

Accepted articles are archived for perpetual access. DOIs ensure persistent links to all published content.

Privacy & Analytics

How we measure readership while respecting visitor privacy.

Article usage metrics

Views and PDF downloads are counted to support editorial reporting and library SUSHI usage statistics. We exclude known bots, deduplicate rapid repeat visits within 30 minutes, and store a hashed browser fingerprint rather than personal identity.

Geography & institutions

When traffic passes through Cloudflare or a similar proxy, we may record a two-letter country code. If your IP matches a library range configured by the publisher, we may attribute usage to that institution (optionally with a ROR identifier) for consortia reporting — not for marketing.

Site analytics

Public pages (home, search, issues, chapter portals) may record anonymized page views and search queries to improve discoverability. Optional Google Analytics 4 can be enabled per journal in admin Settings → SEO.

Questions about data handling? Contact the publisher listed above or use the contact form.

Àwọn Ìbéèrè Tó Wọ́pọ̀

This is a peer-reviewed open-access scholarly journal. See the Aims & Scope section for full details.

Register as an author and use the Submit Manuscript link in the navigation menu.

See the Indexing section on this page for current databases and application status.

The journal is published by its owning NLA body (national or state chapter) with an independent editorial board responsible for all editorial decisions. Publisher and contact details appear in the footer of every page and on the About page.

Yes. Every article is free to read, download and share immediately on publication under a Creative Commons licence, with no subscription barrier and no embargo. Authors retain copyright. See the Open Access Policy guide for details.

Main text as an editable document (DOC, DOCX or ODT) plus a PDF version. Figures as separate high-resolution files (PNG, JPG, TIFF or PDF). Maximum 50 MB per file. Name files informatively and remove tracked changes before final upload.

No — submitting is always free. If an article processing charge applies, it is due only after acceptance, and waivers are available. Reviewers never know who requested a waiver. See the Fees, APC and Waivers guide.

Yes, provided the work falls within the journal\u2019s scope. Relevant contributions from allied disciplines — education, computer science, communication, management — are welcome when they speak to library and information questions.

The system sends an acknowledgement email immediately and assigns a manuscript code. The submission also appears in your author dashboard, where every later status change is reflected.

Original research articles typically run 4,000–8,000 words, reviews 5,000–10,000, case and practice papers 2,500–5,000, short communications 1,500–2,500, and book reviews 800–1,500 — excluding references, tables and captions. The Manuscript Preparation Guideline gives the full table.

Any one recognised scholarly style, applied consistently throughout, with every in-text citation matched in the reference list and vice versa. Include DOIs wherever available — they connect your article to citation indexes.

It is strongly recommended but not mandatory. An ORCID guarantees correct attribution across indexes and can be linked in your author profile or used to register and sign in.

Every submission first passes editorial screening for scope, originality and presentation. Those that proceed undergo double-blind review by at least two independent experts. Reviewers advise; editors decide.

Timelines vary with reviewer availability and revision rounds. Your dashboard always shows the current stage, and revision deadlines are displayed with each request. Contact the editorial office if a submission seems stalled.

Accept needs only production edits. Minor revision needs small defined changes; major revision needs substantial reworking and is not a promise of acceptance. A rejection closes the file, though resubmission may be encouraged where stated.

Yes. Send a reasoned appeal addressing the reviewers\u2019 and editor\u2019s points to the editorial office. Appeals receive a fresh editorial look, which may or may not lead to re-review.

Reply point by point in a response letter, stating exactly what changed and where (page and line numbers), with evidence where you disagree. Upload the letter with a tracked-changes and a clean manuscript. The Revision Guide walks through this with an example structure.

Your manuscript moves to copyediting and layout, then you approve galley proofs. A DOI is assigned, the article appears Online First, and it is later assigned to a published issue. You are notified at each step.

Yes. Corresponding authors approve galley proofs before release. Only minor corrections (typos, layout faults) are possible at proof stage — not new content or rewritten sections.

Only after acceptance, never to submit and never to influence review. An invoice and receipt are issued for every payment. Apply for a waiver from your dashboard before payment if you need one.

You do. Authors retain copyright and publish under a Creative Commons licence permitting reuse with attribution. You may deposit any version — submitted, accepted or published — in any repository at any time.

Apply through the reviewer panel page with your expertise and affiliation. Editors invite reviewers per manuscript; completed reviews earn signed certificates from the reviewer portal, and outstanding reviewers join the standing panel.

Strictly. Never share, cite or use manuscript content before publication, declare any competing interest, and report suspected misconduct privately to the editor rather than confronting authors. See the Guide for Reviewers.

Every article page offers APA, MLA and Chicago citations with a copy button, plus downloadable BibTeX and RIS files, a persistent DOI link, and machine-readable Scholar metadata. Cite the DOI form so citations resolve permanently.