Call for Publication: International Journal of Community Education and Development (IJCED)

About

Community Education and Development is one of the globally recognised forms/components of Adult Education as a multidisciplinary field of study and practice. The notion of community education and development is broadening both as a theoretical construct and in its policy and programme manifestations. Based on this notion, the Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan has, therefore, decided to float an international, peer-reviewed, and annual  journal that will promote research on principles and practice of community education and development including poverty reduction, social cohesion, peace building, environmental sustainability, community health, capacity building, community empowerment, sustainable development, social capital, rural and urban cooperatives, economic development, and other relevant subjects.

The Department invites, in this maiden edition of IJCED,  unpublished, accurate, updated, trustworthy, and original research, papers, articles, case-studies, book reviews, PhD thesis reviews, summaries and reports, and comparative studies (that lead to new insights and challenge orthodox theories that have potential for policy impact) on community education, community development, social development  Authors will enjoy prompt publishing, multidisciplinary audience, and high visibility of exposure when they publish in this journal.

Submission Guidelines

  1. Papers to be submitted in the journal should be original contributions that are not under consideration for any other publication at the same time.
  2. Papers must be written in correct and concise English that meets the requirement of effective scientific communication. Papers will be subjected to Turnitin plagiarism checker with 20 point Similarity Index; papers exceeding this Index will have to be revised.
  3. Papers must be written in Times New Roman, font 12, double line spacing, and in Word 97-2003 document (save as type).
  4. Title of paper should be within 12-15 words.
  5. First page of paper should contain title of paper, author name(s), institutional address, email, and telephone number.
  6. Abstract should not be more than maximum of 150 words and 5 key words. Kindly indicate the title of the journal.
  7. Main content should not be more than maximum 6,000 words excluding the abstract, graphs, maps, tables/figures and references. All headings and sub-headings should be bold.
  8. Tables, figures, in-text citation, and references must be done in APA Guide: 7th Edition (Download the Edition and summary of changes from the Internet).

The Publication fee N25,000 (N5,000 for assessment and N20,000 for paper publication).

Deadline for Submission of Abstract and Full Paper:

  • Deadline for Abstract Submission:
  • Notification of Abstract Acceptance:
  • Deadline for Full paper Submission:

 Soft copy of the Manuscripts should be sent to the following email addresses:

  1. O. E. Olajide (Editor-in-Chief)
    Email: ephraim0307@gmail.com
  1. U. C. Osu (Business Editor)
    Email: charles1759@yahoo.co.uk