KWASU Journal of Humanities is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal of the Faculty of Arts, Kwara
State University, Malete. The journal is published twice a year (June and December). The journal cuts
across various disciplines of the Humanities, such as Arabic, English, Fine Arts, French, History,
Linguistics, Literature, Performing Arts, Religions, and Yoruba.
Authors are required to comply with the following guidelines:
1. Manuscript should not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication
elsewhere.
2. Manuscript should be 4,000-8,000 words, accompanied by an abstract of 150-200 words and 5
keywords.
3. Manuscript should be typewritten using Times New Roman font, size 12, with double line spacing and
Normal margin (1in all sides). Every page should be numbered.
4. The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or Open Office document file format.
5. The submission should contain the author's full name, institutional affiliation and email contact. In the
case of multiple authors, one of them should be assigned as the corresponding author.
6. The text adheres to the citation and bibliographic style of the Modern Language Association of America
(MLA) Handbook, 8th edition.
7. Headings and sub-headings of different sections should be clearly defined.
8. A short running title of not more than 40 characters should be included.
9. English is the primary language of publication, though other languages, such as Arabic and Yoruba, are
occasionally represented.
10. Non-English paper should have abstract and keywords in both English and the language of that paper.
11. The journal uses double blind review process in which the process of reviewing manuscript is based on
the anonymity of the author and the confidentiality of reviewers.
12. The Editorial Board reserves the right to edit a manuscript to make it more readable.
13. Manuscript should be submitted electronically to journalofhumanities@kwasu.edu.ng
14. Evidence of payment of Assessment Fee should be submitted along with the Manuscript through the
email address provided above. The Secretary should be alerted through 08033658062.
Opinions expressed in the journal are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of
the editors or the publisher. Materials published in the KWASU Journal of Humanities is copyrighted in its
favour. As such, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or any information retrieval system without the prior
written permission of the publisher.
Charges
(1) Assessment Fee: Ten Thousand Naira (N10,00:00) only
(2) Administrative Charge: Twenty Thousand Naira (N20,000:00) only
An author is expected to pay Ten thousand naira (N10,000:00) only as Assessment Fee along with the
submission of a paper. Also, if the paper is adjudged publishable after the blind peer review and editorial
evaluations, the author shall pay and administrative charge of Twenty thousand naira (N20, 000:00) only.
Please note that the payments are not refundable and should be made to the following bank account:
Bamidele Olusegun Fawenu, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), 2466904017.