NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

VOLUME XIX NUMBER.1

Call for Papers

igerian Journal of Public Administration & Local Government (NJPALG) publishes original research and critically reviewed paperson issues relating to the formulation, implementation and analysis of policies in Public Administration and Local Government in developing and advanced economies.Manuscripts for peer review in this Journal are received on the understanding that they are original and unpublished. Authors are requested to submit their articles online to: two copies ofManuscripts to the Editor .Manuscripts should be prepared and submitted on MS-Wordfont size 12, Times New Romans and double Line spacing,Authors should strictly conform to APA 6th edition referencing style.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts conform to the Journal style. The Editors will not undertake retyping of manuscripts before publication. The author’s contact details; institutional affiliation, postal address, email address, and telephone number should be contained in a separate file or page from the manuscript itself

Each paper shouldhave an abstract of about 150 words, in a single paragraph, showing the aim, scope, and conclusions of the paper. Manuscripts should not exceed 20 pages including the references (Maximum of 5500 words). Any article that exceeds the word count may not be considered for peer review.

Authors are required to make a payment of ten thousand Naira (₦10,000.00) processing fee via DiamondBank PLC Account Number 0097162921. Authors whose works are accepted for publication would be required to pay into the said account an additional sum of twenty thousand Naira (₦20,000.00) as publication fee. A final decisionon every manuscript will be communicated to the corresponding author with reviewer’s comments.

The NJPALG is published twice a year. Articles can therefore be received anytime of the year. However, for the next volume which is Vol. XIX No 1, all articles must be received by 28th March 2018.

For further enquiries, please contact:

The Editor-in-Chief.

Phone: 08038781661.

Or

The Editor.

08037791088

Department of Public Administration and LocalGovernment, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.