Author Guidelines
Contributions for publications in ‘Malam’ should be original, not previously published or being considered for publication elsewhere.
The researcher/contributor should write his names and affiliations on the cover page only.
The contribution must begin with an abstract of about 250 words in both Arabic and English to be followed by 3 -5 keywords indicating field of the research.
The contribution should not be more than 20 pages of A4, the font should be Sakkal Majalla, size 18. Citation should be by ‘end notes’ only.
Contributors should proofread their articles to ensure that they are free from grammatical and typographical errors.
Contributions are subjected to blind peer review to determine their suitability or otherwise. The peer review process is confidential.
Arabic is the language of the journal. However, in rare exceptional circumstances contributions written in English may be accepted.
The Editorial board of the journal reserves the right to edit some contents in a manner that will not temper with the ideas, aims and objectives of the contribution, in order to conform with the format of the journal.
Contributions published in the journal express the opinions of their writers and not necessarily that of ‘Malam’.
Upon submission of the contributions, the author is expected to pay N5,000.00 NGN or 15 USD for assessment.
Contributions can be sent via the journal website: www.malamjournal.org or email- malam@udusok.edu.ng. or the editorial secretary at nuruatiku13@gmail.com
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The Department of Arabic, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto retains copyright.
