CALL FOR PAPERS
The Editorial Board of IBLR hereby calls for submission of well-researched papers/articles, statute reviews, case notes/reviews, and book reviews, in any area within the business law domain for publication in the 2026 Volume 8 Edition of the IBLR.
All submissions are required to comply STRICTLY with the following guidelines:
(1) All papers must be original and should NOT have been submitted elsewhere for publication.
(2) Papers submitted for publication must be in English language, typed double spaced on an A4 size paper, using Microsoft Office Word, Times New Roman style, and 12 font size. Our Journal is in the process of being indexed and hosted online
Footnotes should also be in Times New Roman style, 10 font size, and must be placed seriatim at the bottom of each page. Please keep notes, which will appear as footnotes, to a minimum. Footnotes should be as brief as possible, used primarily for references to quotations, views or arguments, and not used for excessive discursive passages. Endnotes are not acceptable.
(4) A full paper should NOT be more than Twenty (20) pages or 8,000 words, using either the NALT or OSCOLA standard referencing style for legal research consistently. Case notes and all other reviews should NOT exceed a maximum of 10 to 12 pages.
(5) Papers submitted must have a cover page containing names, titles, institutional affiliations, qualifications, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of the author(s).
(6) Papers submitted for publication must contain an Abstract not exceeding 250 words, an Introduction, and a Conclusion.
(7) Papers submitted for publication will be subjected to double-blind review, and feedback will thereafter be communicated to contributors as may be appropriate.
(8) Papers submitted for publication should be sent to the following e-mail address: ifebusinesslawreview@oauife.edu.ng
please cc: oluwatoyinajayi@oauife.edu.ng,
All papers submitted for publication should reach the above e- mail addresses before or not later than 15th August 2026.
For further inquiries, please call: 0806 818 4244; 0708 364 5937
Prof. O.A Ogunfolu
Head, Department of Business Law Editor-In-Chief
