About the Journal

Lafia Journal of Library and Information Science (LJLIS) addresses issues in the field of Library and Information Science and related disciplines. This is to provide an avenue for mass publicity of intellectual works, innovative ideas, dissemination of research findings and critical views among researchers, practitioners and Library and Information Science Educators. This can be in the form of original research, book review, theoretical and conceptual papers, which will serve as an important reference resource for present and potential researchers, students, educators as well as policy makers.

The Lafia Journal of Library and Information Science is both in print and online. The online version is fully an open access, which means that all articles are freely available for worldwide accessibility. The focus of the journal is to aid in continuous contribution to knowledge and publication of research ideas biannually (March and September). 

All submitted manuscripts are blind peer-reviewed by the editorial committee to establish originality, relevance and coherence of thoughts as well as in compliance to research standards. Papers must be written in English Language, and it will be published after submission upon notification of acceptance by the Editorial Board. Papers submitted must be with the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere and are not currently under consideration by any other publisher. 

Manuscripts should be submitted in strict adherence to the following guidelines:

  • Author(s) title, full name, affiliation address, email address and phone number(s) must appear on the cover page (Only academic titles are to be used).
  • Abstracts should be in single line spacing, italic, not exceeding 300 words.
  • APA 7th edition is to be used strictly for both referencing and in-text citation.
  • Papers reporting empirical investigations must be presented in the following order: introduction, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions/ hypotheses, methodology, results, summary and discussion of findings as well as conclusion and recommendations.
  • Papers must be typed using Times New Roman, 12 font size and double line 
    spacing, not exceeding 15 pages including references. 

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Disclaimer:
The opinions, views, thoughts, assertions, and findings expressed in the Lafia Journal of Library and Information Science (LJLIS) are those of the contributing authors. The Department of Library and Information Science, Federal University of Lafia clearly states that the opinions, research findings and presentations in this journal are responsibility of the contributors and therefore accepts no liability in whatever form or manner for act of plagiarism or inaccurate opinion or assertions in the journal.