Submissions

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Author Guidelines

  1. Originality: Manuscripts to be submitted must be original, well-researched, and must not have been published in part or as whole or been submitted for consideration for publication elsewhere.
  2. Length and format: The manuscript for an article should not exceed 10,000 words in length (including footnote references) while that for a case review/comment should not exceed 4,000 words in length. All manuscripts should be typed in Times New Roman font size 12 with 1.5 line spacing for the body of the paper and font size 10 single line spacing for footnotes. The manuscript should be split into numbered sections and sub-sections.
  3. Contributor(s) information: There should be a Title Page at the beginning which, in addition to the title of the paper, should include the name(s) of the author(s), their work affiliation(s) and address(es), as well as the e-mail address and telephone number of the corresponding author.
  4. Abstract and keywords: Manuscripts should have an abstract of not more than 250 words, which must include the background to the study, objectives of the study, methodology, findings/results and a summary of key recommendations. There should also be at least 4 to 6 keywords to be used for indexing purposes.
  5. Referencing and citation: Manuscripts should be written to comply strictly with the NALT Uniform Citation Guide-Style of Referencing or the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) 4th edition. Any manuscript that does not comply with the stipulated referencing guideline will be rejected.
  6. Publication/article processing fee: An article processing fee of #30,000.00 (thirty thousand naira) for Nigerian-based authors and $100.00 (one hundred dollars) for foreign-based shall be demanded and paid by the submitting author only after a paper has been accepted for publication.   
  7. Submission of manuscripts: All manuscripts should be submitted online via the journal website: https://tnjr.uneclaw.ng/index.php/tnjr/submissions. To submit a manuscript, the author should first register on the journal’s submission page: https://tnjr.uneclaw.ng/index.php/tnjr/user/register. Hardcopy submission or submission by personal emails to the General Editor or members of the Editorial Board will not be accepted.  The submission platform shall open on 1 February 2023 and automatically close at midnight on 31 May 2023.  The Editorial Board may consider publishing accepted articles on a rolling basis even before the deadline for manuscript submission and subsequently publish the entire volume.

For inquiries, send email to: editor@tnjr.uneclaw.ng.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word or RTF document file formats only.
  • The text is 1.5 line spacing; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.

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