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CALL FOR PAPERS

 

Well researched and original manuscripts are invited from researchers, scholars, and practitioners of psychology and other behavioural science disciplines for publication in the maiden edition of the JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND ALLIED DISCIPLINES (JPAD). JPAD is the Research Journal of the Department of Psychology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria, which promotes and disseminates research findings with local contents and relevance, but with international resonance. JPAD ensures that researchers are visible globally through her online open access.

 

Types of Manuscript

JPAD welcomes both empirical and theoretical papers that address current challenges facing individuals and groups in society and provide deep insights into current phenomena.

 

Preparation of Manuscript

The American Psychological Association (APA) current publication format (7th Edition) should be strictly adhered to. Papers should be written in good English language. Authors are advised to subject their papers to language editing before submitting to JPAD. illustrations and diagrams should be minimized. Colour images attract extra costs. Footnotes are not allowed. To help our double-blind review process a separate title page should be provided with the following information:

(i)  Title of paper.

(ii)  Full name(s) of the author(s) including their institution(s) of affiliation.

(iii) The author who will be solely responsible for all correspondences should clearly indicate with contact address (e-mail address and contact number).

(iii) A short title to be used as running head.

 

Manuscript submission

Manuscripts are to be submitted as e-mail attachment processed on A4 paper-sized with 3.5cm margins, 1 2-font size, Times New Roman, saved as MSword 2003/2-00712010/2013 or Rich Text format should be submitted to the Editorial Office at [email protected]. Hard copies of manuscripts are not accepted for consideration. There is no manuscript submission cost for JPAD, but Article Publication Charge (APC) of the sum of twenty-five thousand naira (N25,000) only applies for accepted manuscripts. This fee is payable to: (1221903831 • JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND ALLIED DISCIPLINES; Zenith Bank).

 

Submitted manuscripts MUST not have been submitted or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts must not be more than 7,000 words. The manuscript should be preceded by a title and an abstract of not more than 250 words, accompanied with not more than 5 keywords. All manuscripts submitted to JPAD must go through plagiarism check before sending out for double-blind reviews. Accepted similarity index for this Journal is less than 25%.