As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The manuscript should be double line spaced and not more than fifteen (15) A4 pages including all tables, pictures, references and appendixes. An abstract not exceeding three hundred (250) words and a minimum of five (5) keywords should be included in the manuscript. Reference should follow the 6th Edition of APA referencing style
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Author Guidelines
Lagos Journal of Library and Information Science (formerly Lagos Librarian) is a journal of Nigeria Library Association (NLA) Lagos State Chapter. It is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes scholarly papers and articles, both empirical and conceptual, in the field of Library and Information Science and allied fields. It is published twice a year ( April and October).
Manuscript Submission
Lagos Journal of Library and Information Science(LAJLIS) welcomes original, unpublished articles not under consideration for publication elsewhere. All submitted manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review process in which the identities of the reviewers are withheld from the authors.
Authors should submit their manuscripts in MS-Word format by e-mail file attachment. The title, author’s name, position and place of work should appear on the front page while other pages should include an abstract not more than two hundred and fifty (250) words and a minimum of five (5) keywords. Manuscripts are double line spaced and not more than fifteen (15) A4 pages including all tables, pictures, references and appendixes. Reference follows the American Psychology Association (APA) referencing style 7th edition.
Manuscript Guidelines
Manuscripts that do not adhere to stipulated guidelines will be returned for correction and re-submission. Please read them carefully. References and notes should be indicated in the text by names of authors and dates of publication in brackets. The list of references should be provided in alphabetical order at the end of the text.
Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal website or sent directly to the Editor-in Chief Professor Uluocha Anyaogu, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of Lagos, Nigeria. uluanyaogu@yahoo.com.
