- Focus and Scope
- Section Policies
- Open Access Policy
- Editor
- Co-Editors
- Associate Editor
- Editorial Assistants
- Review Editors
- Editorial Advisory Board
- Ethics and Misconduct
- Covenant University Publishing House License
Focus and Scope
CJLS is an international scholarly open access journal that provides a forum devoted to current and state of the art studies in Language and Communication. It is a fully refereed journal, focusing both on conceptual and theoretical approaches to Language and Communication studies. Submissions that deal with case studies and essays demonstrating new knowledge and advanced methods providing heightened scholarly understanding of traditional topics in English and French linguistics or literary studies, pragmatics, discourse studies and (new) media communications are particularly welcome. The journal also encourages descriptive and highly objective reviews.
The journal aims to maintain rapid editorial procedures and a rigorous peer review system. Submitted articles are reviewed within approximately three months of submission and the accepted articles are published shortly afterwards. CJLS is published twice a year (June & December), both electronically as well as in printed form by Covenant University Press, Canaanland, Ota, Nigeria.
Section Policies
Articles
 Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Editor
Innocent Chiluwa
Co-Editors
Tunde Ajiboye
Charles Ogbulogo
Associate Editor
Taiwo Abioye
Editorial Assistants
Edwin Onwuka
Tuesday Owoeye
Review Editors
Anya Egwu
Olusola Oyero
Editorial Advisory Board
| S/N | Name | University |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Mey | University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark |
| 2 | Ruth Wodak | Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK |
| 3 | Christian Mair | University of Freiburg, Germany |
| 4 | Crispin Thurlow | University of Washington, Bothell, USA |
| 5 | Anne Wichmann | University of Central Lancashire, UK |
| 6 | Shi-xu | Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China |
| 7 | Ulrike Gut | University of Münster, Germany |
| 8 | Michael O’Donnell | Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain |
| 9 | Luanga Kasanga | University of Bahrain, Bahrain |
| 10 | Chris Awonuga | Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria |
| 11 | Rotimi Taiwo | Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria |
| 12 | Albert Oyeleye | University of Ibadan, Nigeria |
| 13 | Wale Adegbite | Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria |
| 14 | Tunde Ajiboye | University of Ilorin, Nigeria |
| 15 | Akin Odebunmi | University of Ibadan, Nigeria |
Ethics and Misconduct
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Ethics: The Editors of Covenant University Journals (CUJ) strictly ensure that all research must have been carried out within an appropriate ethical framework. If there is suspicion that the work has not taken place within an appropriate ethical framework, Editors will follow the Misconduct policy and may reject the manuscript, and/or contact the author(s), institution or ethics committee. On rare occasions, if the Editor has serious concerns about the ethics of a study, the manuscript may be rejected on ethical grounds.
Confidentiality: Editors will treat all manuscripts submitted to all CU Journals in confidence. Reviewers are also required to treat manuscripts confidentially. CUJ will not share manuscripts with third parties outside of CUJ, except in cases of suspected misconduct. Manuscripts may be shared with other Editors of CUJ, unless authors indicate on submission that they do not wish their manuscript to be passed on beyond the journal they submitted to.
Consent: For all research involving human subjects, informed consent to participate in the study should be obtained from participants (or their parent or guardian in the case of children under 18) and a statement to this effect should appear in the manuscript.
Misconduct: CUJ takes seriously all allegations of potential misconduct. As members of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), all CU Journals will follow COPE guidelines outlining how to deal with cases of suspected misconduct. In cases of suspected research or publication misconduct, it may be necessary for Editors to contact and share manuscripts with third parties, for example, author(s)’ institution(s) and ethics Committee(s). CUJ may also seek advice from COPE and discuss anonymized cases in the COPE forum.
Research Misconduct: All research must be carried out within an appropriate ethical framework. If there is suspicion that research has not taken place within an appropriate ethical framework, Editors may reject a manuscript and may inform third parties, for example, author(s)’ institution(s) and ethics Committee(s). In cases of proven research misconduct involving published articles, such articles may be retracted.
Publication misconduct: As members of COPE, all CU journals will follow COPE guidelines outlining how to deal with cases of potential publication misconduct.
Plagiarism: CUJ is a member of Crosscheck’s plagiarism detection initiative and uses plagiarism detection software. If plagiarism is identified, COPE guidelines on plagiarism will be followed.
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