The Editorial Committee of the Faculty of Law, Madonna University Okija, Anambra State, Nigeria, herein calls for well researched articles, case reviews to be published in the sixth edition of the Journal, (2021 EDITIONS, Vol. 6 No. 1.
Well researched and original papers on topical and relevant
subject matters, and case/book reviews are therefore welcome for 2021 edition. Manuscripts shal be
received any time before 31st March 2020, so that publication, online and in print, would be done on or
before 31 May 2021. Articles published in Faculty of law Madonna University Okija, promptly appear on Google scholar.
Guidelines to Contributors
- Language
The language of the manuscript must be English (British standards). - Originality
Articles must be original and must not have been submitted for consideration and publication elsewhere. It is the
responsibility of authors to ensure that the material submitted does not infringe copyright. - Length of paper
The length of the paper should not exceed 6000 words including tables, figures, references and appendices (if any).
Articles should be typed In 1.5 line spacing (footnotes and references should appear in single line spacing) on one
side of A4 paper only with wide margins. Authors are urged to write as concisely as possible, but not at the expense
of clarity. - Title Page
The title page should include: (i) The name(s) of the author(s), (ii) A concise and informative title, (iii) The
affiliation(s) and address (es) of the author(s), (iv) The e-mail address, and telephone numbers of the corresponding
author. - Abstract
Please provide an abstract of 150 to 200 words which must include the objectives of the study, methodology,
findings/results, method of data collection and summary of recommendations. The abstract should not contain any
undefined abbreviations or unspecified references. - Keywords
Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes. - Subdivision of the article
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1, 2. (then 1.1,
1.1.1, 1.1.2), 1.2, etc). The abstract is not included in section numbering.
8. References and Documentation
Author(s) should adhere strictly to Nigerian Association of Law Teachers Uniform Citation and Documentation
Standards accessible at www.naltng.org.
9. Names of authors cited in the footnotes should start with initials and end with the surname.
10. Online sources should indicate the site and date of visit.
11. All submissions will undergo double blind peer review and plagiarism check.
Submission of Manuscripts
Interested contributors are to submit their manuscripts/papers to facultyoflawjournal @yahoo. com and copy to
the Editor-in-Chief at omaryqueen@yahoo.com and enemhinye ehigiator @gmail.com. The deadline for
submission is 31st March , 2021. The editions will be published on or before 31st May 2021.
For Further enquiry call;
Onyinye Ucheagwu-Okoye, Lecturer
Faculty of Law, Madonna University, Nigeria
Editor-in-Chief
Phone Number: +2347039622281
