What is it about?
journal publications is a vital outlet for dissemination of original research findings. Journal in Social Sciences published in Nigeria has been performing this roles, but it will be important to determine the qualities of these journals and possibilities of strengthening them for wider global visibility.
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Why is it important?
Findings show that the editorial boards of majority of the journals were composed of professors and doctorate degree holders. It was also found that more than 60% of the journals are published biannually; however, a few journals are indexed internationally. The common citation pattern of the journals is APA style, while 9.5% of the journals have web presence. All the journals examined publish in English language while only one of them publishes in other language.
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Our interest in this research is that we have observed that many journals established in Nigeria hardly survive for more than four years and we intend to find out if the reason for this and how Nigeria journals can be strengthened to compete favourable in the global scholarly communication platform.
Dr Ifeanyi Jonas Ezema
University of Nigeria Nsukka
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This page is a summary of: An Examination of the Quality of Social Sciences Journals Published in Nigeria: Implications for Collection Development, Library Collections Acquisitions and Technical Services, November 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14649055.2019.1696629.
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