Editorial Key Note and Acknowledgment

The Editorial Board of the Journal (PIJAMSS) is delighted to produce the fifth editon of the journal of the Department of Accounting, Nigeria Police Academy Wudil-kano Nigeria. The delay has ostensibly been attributed to the late issuance of the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) which by law, has to be endorsed and identified on any subsequent copy of a registered Journal after the maiden edition. 

It is our pleasure to inform our readers/contributors that the unique identification of the journal serial publications as a veritable tool for Bibliographic Control aimed at attaining Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC) and Universal Availability of Publication (VAP) was approved by the National Library of Nigeria on behalf of the ISSN in Nigeria.

The editorial board is further delighted with the immense response and contributions received from various scholars from all over the country. This is a further testimony of not only the high quality regard placed on the journal but also confirms it as a source of extending the frontiers of knowledge by publishing scholarly research, intellectually analytical propositions and sound academic prowess. The board deeply appreciates the quality and academic excellence in the published articles. While thanking all the authors, we encourage and solicit for your continued patronage and support in this academic endeavor. 

It is in place to acknowledge with thanks, the immense contributions, advice and scholarly guidance provided by members of the Editorial Board and Reviewers/Advisers in making yet another edition a reality.

The support, encouragement and guidance of the former Dean of the Faculty, (Prof. S. M. Saye), the current Dean Prof. Umar Shehu Usman and members of the management team of the Academy, particularly the Ag. Co-ordinator (Prof. Umar Muhammad Sani Indabawa) are highly appreciated. We also acknowledge with thanks, the contributions, encouragement and words of advice offered by several individuals in various capacities to enable a successful publication. 

Once more, the Board deeply appreciates the support and patronage of the contributors/authors and calls for more contributions from all and sundry in future publications. Our thanks and appreciation, go to the publishers/printers of the journal and all those that have made significant contributions in one way or the other in this publication. We pray to the Almighty to reward all and continue to give His support to all for success at all times.

Thank you very much indeed. 

Prof. Aliyu Sulaiman Kantudu

Editor-in-Chief of PIJAMSS)

Guidance for Submission of Articles

Authors should please refer to the aims and scope of the journal before submitting any paper for consideration.

Authors should ensure that they are not infringing any copyright. Submission of an article is understood to imply that the work is original, unpublished and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Three Copies of the manuscript, written in English, with a soft copy should be submitted. The author’s name, institutional affiliation, address and biographical sketch should appear on the title page, separate from the main text to ensure anonymity in review process. Again, the title and the Abstract of the paper should appear on the first text page as a means of identification.

Manuscripts

Manuscripts should be typed or printed double-spaced on one side of A4 paper. Every paper must comply with the following format:

Abstract

There should be an Abstract of each paper or article of not more than 300 words stating precisely the main objective, methodology, findings/main contributions of the work and recommendations. The abstract should be comprehensive, such that if published in an abstract journal, the contributions of the author would still be clear.

Introduction

This should contain a clear background of the subject matter. It should warm up the topic as clearly and precisely as possible. Problem statement(s), objective(s) setting and scope description are to be made here.

Conceptual Framework and Literature Review

Related literature to the topic should be reviewed as widely as possible, acknowledging sources of all ideas reviewed. Theoretical or conceptual framework should be solid enough to carry the topic around.

Methodology

The method used in conducting the research (even if it is library work) should be clearly and honestly explained /described in very precise terms in such a manner that readers/users can benefit. The sampling technique and sample size should be made clear. The techniques used in analyzing the data should also be made clear.

Results and Discussions

The main issues resulting from the study carried out by the author should be clearly discussed as adequately as possible. Appropriate sub headings can be created here. Effort should be made to link the topic with the main theme of the work and to Nigerian situation.

Conclusions and Recommendations

The paper is to be concluded by way of highlighting its major findings or just summarizing the work done. Recommendations for improvement /betterment or correction of lapses are to be made strictly based on the findings of the paper.

Referencing

The in-text referencing should follow the Harvard Style i.e. surname of author and year of publication. Where there are two authors, both surnames should be used, joined with symbol “and” (&); but where there are three or more authors the surname of the first author may be used, followed by et al. However, the names of all authors must be disclosed under reference list.

Reference list shall contain the list of all authorities cited, surname(s) of author (s) first, and in an alphabetical order in the following manner.

For Books: Surname, Initial, Year, Book, Place, publisher, or where more than one people are involved; Surnames, Initials, Year, Book Title, Place, Publisher. For Articles in Journals:

Surname, Initials, Year, Title of Article, Vol. (No.) pp For Articles in edited books

Surname, Initials, Year. Article, in Surname (s), (ed.) (s), Book.

Place, Publisher, pp.

Tables and Figures

Tables should be typed in the text and numbered accordingly. The title shall be in the ‘title case’ and typed at the top of the table. Figures shall be typed on a separate sheet of paper and should be camera-ready or on transparencies.

Assessment and Publication Fees

An assessment fee of five thousand, Naira (N 5,000), must accompany the manuscript. When the article is accepted for publication (i.e., has met the minimum standard for publication in PIJAMSS), the author is expected to make an additional payment of forty-five thousand naira only (N45,000) publication fees.

Submission of Articles

Three copies of typescripts with a soft copy should be sent to:

Research Attention: Editor-in-Chief,

POLAC International Journal of Accounting, Management Science and Security Studies (PIJAMSS)

Department of Accounting,

Nigeria Police Academy Wudil

Kano, Nigeria 

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 E-mails: askantudu.acc@buk.edu.ng