Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Call for Papers -Theory and Practice of Book Publishing in Nigeria - Prof Okwilagwe Festschrift

 

Theory and Practice of Book Publishing in Nigeria

A Festschrift in Honour of Professor Otshiotse Andrew Okwilagwe
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Submission of papers are welcome for a Festschrift in honour of one of the pioneer Book Publishing icons in Africa, Professor Otshiotse Andrew Okwilagwe.

Professor Otshiotse Andrew Okwilagwe was the founding father of the book Publishing and Copyright Studies Unit at the Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Professor Otshiotse Andrew Okwilagwe’s  wide circle of academic friends, colleagues and mentees within and outside Africa have deemed it fit to honour him with a Festschrift as he clocks the age of 70 and retires this year.

THEME: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF BOOK PUBLISHING IN NIGERIA

Sub-theme:

  1. Indigenous Publishing and Educational System in Nigeria
  2. Management of Publishing Organisations
  3. Theory of Editing: Principles and Practices
  4. Publishing Information Systems
  5. Legal Issues in Publishing
  6. Foundation of Copyright Studies
  7. Electronic Publishing
  8. Intellectual Property and Fair Use
  9. Publication Design and Production
  10. The Business of Publishing
  11. Publications Marketing and Sale
  12. Copyright Law and New Technologies
  13. Information Science and Publishing
  14. Library Studies and Publishing
  15. Archival Studies and Publishing
  16. Records Management and Publishing
  17. Education and Publishing

Please submit for consideration manuscript (essays, research paper) between 5000—7000 words to profokwilagwefestschrift@gmail.com on/before, 31 August 2021.
Contributors should use American Psychological Association (APA), 6th edition, 2010, which is accessible via www.apastyle.org 

  • Assessment Fee: N5,000
  • Publication Fee N20,000

PUBLICATION TIMELINE 

Contributors should adhere strictly to the following timelines:

S/N

Activity

Dates

1.

Announcement/Call for chapters

March 15, 2021

2

Submission of chapters

August 31, 2021 (extension)

2

Assessment & return of chapters to successful authors

 September 15, 2021

3

Return of corrected chapters by successful authors

 September 30. 2021

5

Release Date

November 2021

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