Submission Guidelines

Prepare your journal for structured indexing.

AfriJournals accepts scholarly works that are clear, searchable, properly formatted, and ready for long-term academic discovery.

1. Article Format

  • Submissions must be provided as text-based PDF files.
  • The PDF must allow text selection and copying.
  • Scanned image-only documents are discouraged because they reduce indexing quality.

2. Article Structure

  • Article title
  • Full names of all authors
  • Institutional affiliations written in full
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Main body of work
  • References

3. Metadata Requirements

  • Journal title
  • Volume and issue number
  • Year of publication
  • Recommended citation / “How to Cite” format
  • Article numbering, where available

4. Optional Author Details

  • DOI, if available
  • ORCID ID, if available
  • Corresponding author email, if available
  • Short author biography, if available

5. Author Biography Format

Authors may include a short biographical note to improve attribution and academic context. The recommended format is:

Firstname Lastname is a Professor of [Discipline] in the Department of [Department Name], [Full Institution Name], [Country].

Example: John Doe is a Professor of Fine Arts in the Department of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Lagos, Nigeria.

6. File Quality

  • Ensure all text is readable and properly formatted.
  • Avoid excessive styling that affects readability.
  • Ensure all pages are correctly ordered.
  • Avoid placing important metadata only inside images.

7. Review Before Indexing

  • AfriJournals may request corrections before indexing.
  • Poorly formatted files may be delayed or rejected.
  • Metadata may be adjusted for consistency and discoverability.

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