NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (LAGOS BRANCH) EDITORIAL BOARD
DATE: March 7, 2026
FROM: The Office of the Chairman, Editorial Board
TO: All Members, NBA Lagos Branch
Distinguished Learned Silks, Benchers, and Colleagues,
The Editorial Board of the NBA Lagos Branch is pleased to announce a formal call for scholarly articles, personal commentaries, and practice notes for our upcoming 2026 Lagos Bar Journal and our high-visibility "Emerging Legal Areas" series, to be featured in national dailies including The Guardian, Punch, BarristerNG, and Bar and Bench News.
As part of our mission to institutionalise the Branch Journal and showcase the intellectual depth of our Premier Branch, we invite submissions that explore contemporary legal challenges and innovations.
I. CORE THEMES & AREAS OF FOCUS
We are particularly interested in submissions covering the following sectors:
- Finance & Fintech Law
- Telecommunications & Information Technology
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Law (Cybersecurity, Crimes, Jurisdiction, and Cyber Tort)
- Intellectual Property Rights and International Maritime Law
II. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & TECHNICAL STANDARDS
To ensure our publications meet international standards and undergo rigorous editorial scrutiny, all authors must adhere to the following updated criteria:
- Referencing Style: Submissions must strictly follow the OSCOLA (Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities) referencing style.
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Word Count & Requirements:
- Full Journal Articles: Minimum of 3,000 words and a maximum of 5,000 words.
- Blog/Newspaper Commentaries: Maximum of 2,000 words.
- Footnotes & Lists: Word counts are inclusive of footnotes. In addition to footnotes, authors must provide a comprehensive Reference List at the end of the manuscript.
- Abstracts: All full journal articles must include an abstract of no more than 250 words, accompanied by a maximum of five (5) keywords.
- AI Policy: The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate or create any part of the manuscript is expressly prohibited. Authors must certify the originality of their work.
- Format: Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word format, 12pt Times New Roman, with 1.5 line spacing.
- Attribution: All articles will be published under the banner: "Presented by NBA Lagos Branch, written by [Author’s Name]."
III. DEADLINE & SUBMISSION PORTAL
All drafts must be submitted electronically to the Editorial Board Secretariat via:
Email: info@accendo-law.com
Submission Deadline: On or before 31st March 2026, by 12 noon.
IV. SELECTION & REVIEW PROCESS
All submissions will undergo a two-stage evaluation:
- Stage 1 (Compliance): The Editorial Review and Workflow Committee will vet manuscripts for adherence to author guidelines (title, format, word count, and reference style).
- Stage 2 (Peer Review): Submissions passing the first stage will undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the highest quality of legal scholarship.
Authors of selected articles will be notified within 14 days of the submission deadline.
Signed:
Tochukwu Onyiuke, SAN
Chairman, Editorial Board,
NBA Lagos Branch.
Cc: Clementina E. Ukiri, Esq. (Vice Chairman)
Henry Chukwunonso Nkamuke, Esq. (Secretary)
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