Author Guidelines
International Journal of Arts, Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies (JOLLS), a publication of the Department of French, Faculty of Humanities, Imo State University, Owerri, calls for high-quality original researches/papers from academics, professionals and scholars in the field of Social Science, Arts, Humanities and those outside them for the April-June 2025 Edition of the Journal.
DETAILS ABOUT MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
1. Should be typed 1.5 spaced, not exceeding 15 pages with 1 inch margin all through (Left, Right, Top and Bottom) using 12 point Times New Roman.
2. Should have a cover page indicating the title of the paper, author(s) details including affiliation, email address and telephone.
3. The title of the paper, and not the name of the author, should appear on the first text page of the paper as a mark of identification of the paper.
4. The first text page of paper should have an abstract not exceeding 250 words.
5. Papers not written in English should be accompanied with an English translation of the abstract
6. All tables, diagrams, regression results, etc. should be numbered sequentially and in the order in which they are referred to in the text. All diagrams must be provided in a form suitable for reproduction.
7. The submission should be made in Ms Word for easy editing and should not exceed 7000words
8. Manuscripts may be submitted in English, French, or any other foreign or indigenous
language.
REFERENCING
All references should conform to the latest American Psychological Association (APA) or Modern Language Association style of documentation. Only cited text references should be included. About 40% of the citations/references should be works published not more than 5years before now, to ensure currency and hence validity of information.
SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCEDURE
Electronic copy of manuscript should be sent by e-mail to (editor@jolls.com.ng). Upon receipt, the editor will usually acknowledge within one week. Thereafter the paper will undergo “blind peer” reviewers. The review process may last up to one month before final decisions can be made based on the reviewers comments.
Authors of accepted manuscripts shall be communicated and asked to pay a fee of N35,000
(Assessment fee N8000. Insertion fee N27,000)
COPYRIGHT
The submission of a manuscript indicates a tacit understanding that the paper is not actively
under consideration for publication elsewhere and once accepted authors cede the copyright
to Department of French, Faculty of Humanities, Imo State University, Owerri, the publisher
of JOLLS. All views on conclusions contained in the journal are those of the authors of the
articles.
International Journal of Arts, Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies (JOLLS), a publication of the Department of French, Faculty of Humanities, Imo State University, Owerri, calls for high-quality original researches/papers from academics, professionals and scholars in the field of Social Science, Arts, Humanities and those outside them for the April-June 2025 Edition of the Journal.
DETAILS ABOUT MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
1. Should be typed 1.5 spaced, not exceeding 15 pages with 1 inch margin all through (Left, Right, Top and Bottom) using 12 point Times New Roman.
2. Should have a cover page indicating the title of the paper, author(s) details including affiliation, email address and telephone.
3. The title of the paper, and not the name of the author, should appear on the first text page of the paper as a mark of identification of the paper.
4. The first text page of paper should have an abstract not exceeding 250 words.
5. Papers not written in English should be accompanied with an English translation of the abstract
6. All tables, diagrams, regression results, etc. should be numbered sequentially and in the order in which they are referred to in the text. All diagrams must be provided in a form suitable for reproduction.
7. The submission should be made in Ms Word for easy editing and should not exceed 7000words
8. Manuscripts may be submitted in English, French, or any other foreign or indigenous
language.
REFERENCING
All references should conform to the latest American Psychological Association (APA) or Modern Language Association style of documentation. Only cited text references should be included. About 40% of the citations/references should be works published not more than 5years before now, to ensure currency and hence validity of information.
SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCEDURE
Electronic copy of manuscript should be sent by e-mail to (editor@jolls.com.ng). Upon receipt, the editor will usually acknowledge within one week. Thereafter the paper will undergo “blind peer” reviewers. The review process may last up to one month before final decisions can be made based on the reviewers comments.
Authors of accepted manuscripts shall be communicated and asked to pay a fee of N35,000
(Assessment fee N8000. Insertion fee N27,000)
COPYRIGHT
The submission of a manuscript indicates a tacit understanding that the paper is not actively
under consideration for publication elsewhere and once accepted authors cede the copyright
to Department of French, Faculty of Humanities, Imo State University, Owerri, the publisher
of JOLLS. All views on conclusions contained in the journal are those of the authors of the
articles.
