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DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING

UNIZIK Journal of Marketing

Call for Papers (September 2024 Issue)

The UNIZIK Journal of Marketing (UJofM) is an online, biannual publication (March and September) from the Department of Marketing at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. This open-access, peer-reviewed journal aims to disseminate scholarly discussions and practice from the diverse areas of marketing. It welcomes research manuscripts, including original research articles, reviews, case studies, and theoretical papers, particularly those with an interdisciplinary focus. The journal is currently inviting submissions for its September 2024 issue. Contributions from diverse areas related to marketing, such as global marketing, digital marketing, advertising, consumer behaviour, industrial marketing, purchasing etc., are highly encouraged.

Submission Guidelines:

  1. Manuscripts should not be more than 10,000-words including references, tables, and figure.
  2. UJofM encourages authors to submit high-quality, original research not published elsewhere. The journal encourages authors to use plagiarism checker on their manuscript before submission.
  3. Please follow the journal's formatting and submission guidelines as follows:
    1. Font: Times New Romans 12                       
    2. Spacing: 1.5 line spacing
    3. Margins: 1” all around.
  1. Structure of Paper: For empirical papers, the Journal prefers the IMRAD structure for including an abstract, 5 -8 keywords, Introduction, Literature review, Method, Discussion, and references. Theoretical and Conceptual papers should include an Introduction, Literature Survey, Method, Findings, Conclusion and Recommendations.
  2. The manuscript must include a title page with author(s) name, e-mail address, affiliation, an abstract of not more than 250 words, and keywords.
  3. Tables, graphs, and figures, if any, should be placed at their relevant in the body of the work with appropriate legends and captions.
  4. Use the APA manual of style for referencing and reporting of results.

Mode of Submission:

Send your submissions to [email protected] or [email protected],

 

Article Processing fee

Authors whose paper(s) are accepted are to pay N25,000 (Twenty-five thousand Naira, Only) for publication.

Contributors outside Nigeria should contact the editorial team on the e-mail provided for direction on how to make payment for processing fee

Payments should be made to:

Account Name: Department of Marketing UNIZIK welfare and Journal account

Account No: 5700126329.

Bank: Fidelity Bank PLC

Please forward evidence of payment to [email protected] or via WhatsApp to +234 915 045 8688.

Important Dates:

  • Submission Deadline: August 30th, 2024
  • Acknowledgement of Submission; 72 hours after submission.
  • Notification of Acceptance: 4 weeks from the date of submission.
  • Publication Date: September 30, 2024

Contact Information:

For further inquiries, please contact the editorial team:

Dr. Obinna C. Ojiaku

(Head of Department and Editor-in-Chief)

e-mail: [email protected]

Phone: 08035977721

 

Prof. Titus C. Okeke

(Chairman UJofM Editorial team)

e-mail: [email protected]

Phone: 07032024370