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The FUDMA Journal of Humanities, Social Science and Creative Arts (FUJOHSSACA) is the official scientific publication of the Erdel Scientific Research Group (ESRG), Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Nigeria.

Publishing Schedule

The FUDMA Journal of Humanities, Social Science and Creative Arts (FUJOHSSACA) shall publish issues quarterly. Covering January – March, April – June, July – September & October – December Issues.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.70882/fujohssaca

Indexing: Crossref, Google Scholar, Researchgate, etc.

Aims & Scope

The FUDMA Journal of Humanities, Social Science and Creative Arts (FUJOHSSACA) is a peer-reviewed and refereed journal of original research papers, review articles, technical reports and short communications in all aspects in the fields of Humanities, Social Science and Creative Arts. The journal’s focus is to promote interdisciplinary studies in humanities, social science and arts with the goal of bringing together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on areas of literary and social studies for a cross-cultural exploration and subsequent innovation of subjects concerned and establishing new collaborations in these areas.

The topics related to this journal include but are not limited to: Humanities and social science such as anthropology; Business studies; Communication studies; Corporate governance; Criminology, Cross-cultural studies; Demography, Development studies; Economics; Language and Linguistics; History; Literature; Performing Art; Philosophy; Religion; Religious studies; Visual Arts; Anthropology, Area Studies, Archaeology; Culture and Ethics Studies; Economics, Ethics, Geography, History; Gender and Sexuality Studies, Geography; Industrial relations, Information Science, International relations; Law, Linguistics, Library science, Linguistics Literature; Media studies, Methodology; Paralegal, Performing arts (music, theatre & dance); Political science; Psychology, Population Studies; Public administration; Social welfare, Sociology; Women studies; etc.

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT

Manuscripts should be submitted through our online submission system:                     https://fujohssaca.esrgngr.org/index.php/fujohssaca/user/register (for new users)

  https://fujohssaca.esrgngr.org/index.php/fujohssaca/login (for registered users)

Ensure that you follow the online submission processes carefully and patiently.

During online Submission, ensure that all Co-Authors details are added

Submissions are to be accompanied with the Manuscript Submission Fee. Manuscript Submission fee is a non-refundable fee in case the manuscript is not accepted for publication. Meanwhile, Publication fee will only be made after the manuscript has been accepted for publication.

 Manuscript Submission Fee (Non-Refundable):                      Five Thousand Naira only (₦5,000.00)

Publication Fee (After the manuscript is accepted):               Thirty Thousand Naira only (₦30,000.00)  

All monies should be paid into the account of the Journal, detailed below:

Account Name:     FUDMA Journal of Humanities, Social Science and Creative Art

Account Number:  2046804635

Bank Name:             First Bank of Nigeria Plc.

Account Type:           Current

*Evidence of payment should be uploaded alongside each submission

 

AUTHORS' GUIDELINES

Manuscript Preparation

The Journal can exceptionally accept shorter or longer manuscripts, provided that the scientific content is of high value. All submitted manuscripts must include the following items:

Title - Make sure that the title is specific and concise. Titles should be presented in title case - all words except the first word should be in lower case letters.

List of authors, their affiliations and email addresses - Provide the full names and affiliations of all the authors. Affiliations should include department, university or organization, city, and country. One of the authors should be designated as the corresponding author, and their email address needs to be included.

Abstract - The abstract should briefly introduce the manuscript, not exceeding 400 words. No citations should be included in the abstract.

Keywords - At least 4 keywords or phrases should be included and must be separated by commas to distinguish them.

Introduction - The introduction section should provide a context for your manuscript. When preparing the introduction, please bear in mind that some readers will not be experts in your field of research.

Main body - the main body part should include the main proposed ideas, results and discussions.

Conclusions - A conclusion is where you summarize the paper's findings and generalize their importance, discuss ambiguous data, and recommend further research. An effective conclusion should provide closure for a paper, leaving the reader feeling satisfied that the concepts have been fully explained.

Acknowledgments - You as the author are free to decide whether to include acknowledgments or not. Usually, the acknowledgments section includes the names of people who in some way contributed to the work, but do not fit the criteria to be listed as the authors. This section of your manuscript can also include information about funding sources.

References - All references should be formatted in APA style in the text and listed in the REFERENCES section.

References format:

This journal follows the APA style for citations and references. This guide outlines the American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style, which is the required format for all submissions to our journal.

In-text Citations: Use the author’s last name and the year of publication for in-text citations. For example:

"The results were conclusive (Smith & Doe, 2020)."

Reference List: The reference list should be titled "References". Entries should be listed alphabetically by the last name of the first author.

Journal Article

Format:
Author(s). (Year). Title of the article. Journal Name, Volume (Issue), Page numbers. 

Example:
Smith, J., & Doe, A. (2020). The impact of climate change on health. Journal of Environmental Health, 82(3), 45-50. 

Book

Format:
Author(s). (Year). Title of the book (Edition). Publisher.

Example:
Brown, P. (2018). Understanding Epidemiology (2nd ed.). Health Press.

Articles in the collection

Format:
Author(s). (Year). Title of the article. In Editor(s) (Eds.), Title of the collection (pp. Page numbers). Publisher.

Example:
Mcdonalds, A. (1993). Practical methods for the apprehension and sustained containment of supernatural entities. In G. L. Yeager (Ed.), Paranormal and occult studies: Case studies in application (pp. 42-64). London: Other World Books.

Website

Format:
Author(s). (Year). Title of the webpage. Website Name. URL

Example:
World Health Organization. (2021). Global health observatory data repository. WHO. https://www.who.int/data/gho

Conference Proceedings

Format:
Author(s). (Year). Title of the paper. In Editor(s) (Eds.), Title of the conference proceedings (pp. Page numbers). Publisher.

Example:
Lee, C., & Kim, S. (2021). Innovations in medical technology. In M. Johnson (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical Technology (pp. 200-205). Tech Press.