GUIDELINES AUTHORS
Article submission:
Manuscripts should be submitted to:

The Editor-in Chief/The Managing Editor,
UNIOSUN Journal of Law, Development and the Humanities,
Osun State University,
P.M.B. 4494, Osogbo, Osun State,
Nigeria. W/Africa.

For e-mail submission: 
Mode of citation of this journal is UJLDH (Year) Volume Number.

A. LAW SUBMISSIONS 
1. Contributions in the form of articles, notes or reviews should be double-spaced and sent by e-mail attachment in Microsoft Word or WordPerfect to 
2. In the case of articles, an abstract of not more than 150 words should be submitted with the contribution. The author should also provide 5 key words.
3. All submissions should be original pieces that are written in a clear and straight forward language beginning each paragraph with topical sentences and writing in active voice only.
4. The title of every submission should be brief, attractive and accurate in describing what the paper is about. Headings and sub-headings within the text should be short and clear. Avoid too many levels of sub-headings.
5. Double quotes should be used for primary quotations and single quotes for quotations within quotes. In general, use the following:

• For dates, use 30 May, 2009, not 30th May or May 30, 2009
• 2008-2009, not 2008-09
• 21st century
• pp.24-50 not 24-50, Pp. 24-50, p.24 et seq.
• “e.g.” and “i.e.”, not “eg” or “ie”
• Section and Article, not S., sec. or Art.
• Italicise all Latin and other foreign language words

6. Books should be cited as follows:

• Author (initials and last name), title (in italics), place of publication, name of publisher, year of publication, page number(s) with p. or pp.
• e.g. O.O. Oladele, Law of Business Associations in Nigeria, 2nd ed., Osogbo, Uniosun Press, 2009, pp.30-32
• All the words in the book title, except minor form-words such as “by”, “an”, “a”, “the” etc, should have capital initials
• For a chapter in a book: A. Uchegbu, "Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste in International Law" in J.A. Omotola (ed.) (or K. Ogen and O.O. Oladele (eds.), for more than one editor), Environmental Accountability, Lagos, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, (1990), p. 206

7. Articles should be cited as follows:

• Author (initials and last name), title (in double quotes not underlined), title of serial publication (in italics), year of publication (in brackets), volume, number, page number(s)
• e.g. K. Ogen, “Legal intricacies in hospital bed-care in Nigeria,” Journal of African Law (2008) 12(1), pp. 1-4. (Cite journals with peculiar mode of citation in the journal’s mode)
• Volume and Number of a journal may be cited as 19(1) for Volume 19, Number 1
• Title of statutes in the text should be given in full (after which subsequent reference may be abbreviated. Once the acronyms are properly placed immediately in brackets and in italics, (i.e. Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), CAMA may then be used in the text in subsequent reference to this statute. In the footnote, cite the statute as Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap. C20 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, Section 18. CAMA may be used in subsequent reference. For example, See CAMA, Section 63(2)
• Cases should be cited in the official mode of citation of the Law Report. Otherwise, cite as year, volume number (if any) initials of report, page, e.g. [2008] 2 All N.L.R. 20 at 21.
• The name(s) of cases except the connecting “v.” should be in italics, e.g. Davies v. Fekumo.
• Employ footnotes, numbered consecutively, not end notes.
• Articles and other submissions are accepted on the understanding that they are not being considered concurrently by any other journal. Disks and hardcopies cannot be returned.
• Articles and other submissions are accepted on the understanding that the author(s) has/have assigned exclusive copyright to the UNIOSUN Journal of Law, Development and the Humanities.
• The authors have the responsibility to ensure that the material submitted does not infringe copyright and is not obscene, defamatory or otherwise litigious or unlawful
• The Editorial Board is not responsible for any views that the contributors express.

B. HUMANITIES AND CULTURE, EDUCATION AND SKILL ACQUISITION, SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES SUBMISSIONS

1. Contributions could be submitted in English Language, French and Yoruba.
2. Contributions are considered for publication only on the understanding that they are not simultaneously under consideration elsewhere in English, that they are the original work of the author(s) and that any previous form of publication and any current consideration in other languages are disclosed.
3. Articles and other submissions are accepted on the understanding that they are not being considered concurrently by any other journal.
4. Articles and other submissions are accepted on the understanding that the author(s) has/have assigned exclusive copyright to the UNIOSUN Journal of Law, Development and the Humanities.
5. The authors have the responsibility to ensure that the material submitted does not infringe copyright and is not obscene, defamatory or otherwise litigious or unlawful
6. Standard length of paper is 6000 words, but shorter contributions are also welcome. They should be typed, double spaced on one side of the paper with margins of 3cm.
7. Title, author’s name, full address and brief biographical note should be typed on a separate sheet.
8. An abstract of 150 words and about 5 key words should also be typed on a separate sheet.
9. Line diagrams should be presented as camera-ready copy on glossy paper (b/w, unless to be reproduced – by arrangement – in colour) and, if possible, on disk as EPS files (all fonts embedded) or TIFF files, 800 dpi – b/w only. For scanning, photographs should preferably be submitted as clear, glossy, unmounted b/w prints with a good range of contrast or on disk as TIFF files, 300 dpi. Use single quotation marks (except for quotes within quotes).
10. References should appear at the end of text. Referencing in the text should be as follows: (Archer, 1982:157).
Recommended style for the bibliography is:
Omitogun, K. S., ed. (2007) The Sociology of Religion. London, Sage
Sayad, A. (1984) ‘Tendances et courants des publications en Sciences Sociales sur l’immigration en France depuis 1960’, Current Sociology 32:219-304
Weibull, A. (1994) ‘European Officers’ Job Satisfaction and Job Commitment’, Current Sociology 42(3): 57 – 70
11. Authors are responsible for obtaining copyright permission for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations published elsewhere.
12. Contributions in the form of articles, notes or reviews should be double-spaced and sent by e-mail attachment in Microsoft Word or WordPerfect to 

SUBMISSIONS
Articles and other submissions are sent to three independent referees. For impartiality and anonymity, the name(s) of the author(s) should be typed on a separate sheet as cover to the submission. The sheet should also indicate the academic qualifications, address or institutional affiliation, telephone number, e-mail address and other relevant identification of the authors.
All postal correspondence concerning articles and other submissions should be addressed to:

The Editor-in Chief/The Managing Editor,
UNIOSUN Journal of Law, Development and the Humanities,
Osun State University,
P.M.B. 4494, Osogbo, Osun State,
Nigeria. W/Africa.
For e-mail submission: 

Mode of citation of this journal is UJLDH (Year) Volume Number.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
30 June, 2012