For Authors

Niger Delta Economic and Financial Review welcomes submissions of original research articles, review articles, and case studies in the fields of economics, finance, management, and related disciplines.

Submission Guidelines

The submission language is English only.

Manuscript Structure

• Title (e.g. On Laconic and Informative Titles)
• Authors
• Abstract (max. 200 words)
• Keywords (max. 7 words/phrases)
• JEL classification code
• Introduction
• 1. Literature Survey
• 2. Methods
• 3. Results
• 4. Discussion
• Conclusion
• Recommendations
• References

Requirements

• Article should not exceed 20 printed pages. The fee for excess pages is 10 GBP for each page.
• Single-spaced text, tables, and references.
• 2.5 cm margins (top, bottom, left, and right).
• 12-point Liberation Serif typeface.
• No line numbering on any pages.
• No page numbers.
• Authors must use Microsoft Word to prepare their manuscript for submission.

Authors must use Microsoft Word to prepare their manuscript for submission. Accepted file formats: Microsoft Word (*.doc, *.docx).

Review Process

• Publication of original scientific and overview papers is preceded by an independent, double-blind peer review procedure.
• The review process takes into account such factors as relevance, soundness, significance, originality, readability, and language quality.
• The possible results of the review process include acceptance, acceptance after revisions, or rejection of the paper.
• If authors are encouraged to revise and resubmit the paper, no guarantee that the revised version will be accepted is given.
• Rejected articles are not subject to re-review process.
• If both reviews are positive, the article is recommended for publication.
• If both reviews are negative, the article is rejected in the review process.
• If at least one reviewer requires the article to be reworked and reassessed, the article must be reworked and then sent back for re-evaluation to the same reviewer.
• In case that one review is positive and the other negative, the evaluation of a third newly determined reviewer is decisive.
• The average length of a review process is 7 days.
• Articles for the review process are accepted continuously.

The journal strives to provide timely feedback to authors. Initial decisions are typically provided within 7 days of submission.

Open Access

All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read, download, copy and distribute. Permitted reuse is defined by licenses Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY).

Property Rights: The copyright of articles remains with the authors, who have chosen to make the articles available for reuse under an open license, such as the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY).

Financial Conditions

• Manuscripts submitted should be accompanied with a non-refundable review fee of Five thousand naira (N5,000) for Nigerian authors and six US Dollar ($6) for foreign authors.
• Upon acceptance of the manuscript, authors are required to pay Article Processing Charge (APC) of thirty-five thousand naira (N35,000) for Nigerian authors and forty US Dollars ($40) for foreign authors.
• The journal does not produce hard copies.
• All payments should be made to: Account name: Niger Delta Economic and Financial Review; Account No.: 0814823778; Bank: Access Bank Plc.