About the Journal

The Journal of Economic Studies (JES) is an open access, peer-reviewed and refereed university journal published by the Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. The journal has its main objectives as the provision of intellectual platform for dissemination of well researched knowledge about the society in general as well as the sharing of cutting edge information on burning economic, energy and environmental issues of national and international coverage. The journal is poised to becoming the leading journals nationally and across the globe. The journal publishes well researched and technically sound papers in the field of economics and other sister disciplines such as sociology, political science, accounting etc. It is published twice every year (May and November) in both print and online versions.

JES only publish original papers free from plagiarism and welcomes original papers from contributors throughout the year.

Editorial Policy

Well researched manuscript for publication must be original and must not have been published elsewhere or under consideration for publication elsewhere should be sent to the Managing Editor online as a Microsoft word attachment. Thereafter, seasoned peer reviewers who are experts in the same field of the contributor assess the manuscript. Editorial Team meets to review and make comments and then the paper is returned to the contributor for modifications. Modified version is subjected to a second evaluation before it is accepted for publication. Review and acceptability is based on originality, contribution to knowledge, soundness of method/technical quality, good understanding of study area and systematic arrangement of ideas/issues in simple and well structured grammar.

Prospective authors should visit https://nauecojournals.edu.ng for submission guidelines.