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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The following questions and answers are designed to help you understand what PLQ academic journal and its research-paper publishing programme are all about.
Who are the publishers of PLQ?
PLQ is one of the international academic journals published by the Division of General Studies, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), formerly Anambra State University, in partnership with Klamidas.com, a notable academic publisher and webhost,
What is PLQ journal about and what areas of discipline are covered by it?
PLQ is a platform for generating public interest in the work of an academic researcher by publishing their inaugural lecture, conference/seminar paper, etc, and complementing it with a brief academic/research profile. Sharing intellectual ideas with peers (thereby increasing the likelihood of being referenced by them), attracting new research collaborators and possible funding are some of the likely benefits scholars may derive from being published in this special journal. Public personages publishing in PLQ will attract worthwhile attention to their great ideas.
*To be featured in Public Lectures Quarterly (PLQ), send your inaugural lecture, conference paper or some other scholarly public address to plq@klamidas.com.
What kind of periodical is PLQ?
PLQ is a quarterly journal (published every three months). It is published in March, June, September, and December.
What features make PLQ different from other journals?
Among the features that make PLQ different from many other academic journals are the following:
- PLQ is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal
- It is published simultaneously on PLQ web pages and on Google Scholar
- It is published quarterly (March, June, September, and December)
- Each PLQ paper is published with a brief but impressive academic/research profile of the author(s)
- Links to the author’s past published papers or presentations, if supplied, will be included in the above profile.
- Free plagiarism check and publishing advisory services
- Free proof-reading/editing services
- Digital Certificate of Publication
- Share buttons to enable readers easily share your lecture to their forums and networks
- ₦45,000 or $45 only per paper
- Scholars can submit their work in any language, provided a good English translation (which will be published as well) is submitted with the work
When do I submit my paper for publishing consideration?
You can submit your paper at any time. If accepted, your paper will be published in the next quarterly issue of the journal.
How much does it cost to publish a paper in PLQ?
You will pay only $45 or ₦45,000 to publish your paper after we have reviewed and accepted it for publication. The payment covers online publication of your paper, official review report, indexing, life-time archive of your paper and cost of continuously sustaining it online.
How do I pay my paper-publication fee?
The first step to being published by PLQ is to submit your paper. The letter conveying the Editorial Board’s acceptance of your paper will indicate how you will pay your paper-publication fee.
What happens after I submit my paper to PLQ?
Your paper, as submitted, is peer-reviewed, and either approved or disapproved. If approved, that approval is communicated to you and you will be asked to pay the paper-publication fee to enable PLQ proceed with further processing of your paper. After your fee is received, your paper’s web page is designed and hosted. If copyright infringements are identified in your paper, the editor-in-chief might correct them, or your attention may be drawn to them and you will be asked to correct them. PLQ will guide you on how to rework and resubmit your paper for publication if you have paid its publication fee.
What would make PLQ refuse to publish my paper?
PLQ would refuse to publish any paper that is poorly researched, contains plagiarized materials, libelous statements or pornographic matter.
What if a submitted paper fails PLQ’s plagiarism test after the author has paid the submission fee, would PLQ refund the author’s money?
No, but such authors would be entitled to being published by PLQ in the next issue of the journal or any other future issue if they avail themselves of any of these two remedial options:
- substantially rework their paper, painstakingly excising all aspects of the paper lifted from someone else’s work or expressly using quotation marks to identify such portions and clearly indicating their authors.
- submit another well-research and properly referenced paper for the consideration of PLQ Editorial Board.
Do you publish hard-copy editions of PLQ?
PLQ is primarily an online journal and the aforesaid payment covers only the online publication which anyone can have access to any time.
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