How to submit & pay fees

A practical guide for authors submitting to Nigerian Library Association Journals.

Step-by-step submission and when the Article Processing Charge (APC) is due.

How to submit a manuscript and pay fees

This guide is for authors using Nigerian Library Association Journals. Fee information below follows the journal’s current APC setting (set by the editorial office).

Before you start
  1. Create an account — Register as an author (not as a reviewer; reviewers are invited by the editorial office).
  2. Prepare your files — Manuscript, title page, figures, and any supplementary files per the journal’s author guidelines on the About page.
  3. Check fees — No APC is currently charged for this journal. The Editor-in-Chief of this journal has turned article payment off, so authors are not asked to pay a publication fee and production is not held for payment. If APC is re-enabled later, amounts will appear here and on your submission dashboard.
Submitting (5 steps)

Go to New Submission on your dashboard or start a submission.

  1. Article type — Choose article type, section, and call for papers (if any).
  2. Manuscript details — Title, abstract (150–250 words), keywords.
  3. Authors — Names, affiliations, ORCID, corresponding author.
  4. Files — Upload manuscript and supplementary files.
  5. Declarations & fees — Ethics, conflicts, copyright; review any fee notice on the final step.

After you click Submit, you receive a confirmation email and a submission ID. Track progress on My submissions.

Fees

Because APC is disabled, you will not see a publication fee payment step after acceptance. Continue with revisions and production as directed by the editors.

Payment methods

When APC is enabled (status: disabled):

  • Online payment (when enabled by the journal)
  • Bank transfer with receipt upload
  • Editorial policy waiver (automatic — no action needed)
  • Author waiver request (reviewed by the editorial office)

When APC is disabled, payment options do not apply.

After payment (when APC applies)

Status updates to paid (or waived). You can continue with revisions and production as directed by the editors.

Related
  • Public author guide: https://nlajournal.org/public/author-guide.php
  • Journal home and About pages for policies

Last updated: 27 Sep 2026 (from application documentation)

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