About the Journal

THE PILLAR JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

A PEER-REVIEWED BI-ANNUAL INTERDISCIPLINARY PUBLICATION OF THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, PLATEAU STATE UNIVERSITY, BOKKOS, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

ISSN:1118-8784

Contacts

The Pillar Journal of Social Sciences

Faculty of Social Sciences

Plateau State University, Bokkos

Plateau State, Nigeria.

Email: thepillarjournal@plasu.edu.ng, facultyofsocialscience@plasu.edu.ng

Website:

Tel: +2348035865171; +2348035954926

EDITORIAL POLICY

For Authors

Manuscripts must be original and must not have been published or currently under review in other publications. Manuscripts must be composed in English (British or American), and the journal's citation format should adhere to the 7th edition of the American Psychological Association (APA) style. Submitted manuscripts will undergo an initial desk review and a plagiarism assessment. Subsequently, submissions approved during the desk review will be subjected to a blind peer review process to uphold rigorous academic standards and the journal's integrity. The overall word count of a manuscript must not surpass 6,000 words, encompassing graphs, tables, references, and appendices. Submitted papers must adhere to the 1.5 line spacing, 12-point font, and Times New Roman typeface formatting specifications. Published papers will possess Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) and be indexed in esteemed indexing services.

For Reviewers

We are profoundly dedicated to upholding integrity in the review process for manuscripts submitted to our journal. We prioritise the peer review process and the calibre of reviewers, which we feel must remain uncompromised. Reviewers are meticulously chosen based on their proficiency in pertinent subject areas and substantial contributions to those disciplines. The selection requirements encompass possessing a PhD, attaining a minimum rank of senior lecturer, and lacking any personal or institutional affiliation with the author of the work designated for review. If a reviewer has an undisclosed relationship with the author, they must decline the offer to evaluate the manuscript. Reviewers are required to maintain absolute confidentiality concerning the assigned manuscript, abstaining from disclosing its content to others or using it for personal gain. To maintain equity and efficacy, each reviewer may be allocated a maximum of two manuscripts per journal issue and is required to complete their evaluation within two weeks of receiving the assignment.