About the Journal

UJOLIS is the Journal of the Department of Library and Information Science at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. The journal's Editorial Board is composed of scholars with extensive expertise in research, and it is published on a rolling basis. UJOLIS follows a rolling submission and publication model, allowing authors to submit articles at any time throughout the year, as the call for submissions is continuous. Once an article is accepted, it is published immediately without waiting for a specific issue and is made available in print as a single volume every October.

AREA OF INTEREST

UJOLIS welcomes well researched theoretical and empirical articles on comtemporary issues in the field of Librarianship and related disciplines

GUIDELINES FOR INTENDING AUTHORS

Manuscript intended for publication in UJOLIS should:

  • Be typed on A4 paper size using Times New Romans font size 12 and double line spacing 
  • Not exceed 20 pages including references 
  • Be preceded by an abstract not more than 200 words 
  • Have a titled page which should contain the title of the paper, author(s) full name, surname last in capital letters, address, email address and phone numbers.
  • Be organized under headings and subheadings.

Empirical papers should use the following sub-headings:

  • Introduction which should contain background, problem statement, research questions and hypotheses 
  • Review of related literature 
  • Method
  • Results
  • Discussions
  • Conclusion 
  • Implication of the Findings
  • Recommendations
  • References

References and Tables

  • References and in-text citations should follow the latest APA style.
  • Tables should not flow over to a new page and should be numbered serially, using Hindu-Arabic Numeral e.g. Table 1, 2, 3, etc

REVIEW OF ARTICLES
All articles published in UJOLIS go through a process of double blinded peer review. Authors are informed of the decisions on their manuscripts within two months of submission. 

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS

Soft copy of the manuscript should be sent to [email protected]