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Est. 2026 · Use of English Unit, School of General Studies, UNN

Journal of Humanities and Transcultural Studies

Knowledge · Cultures · Global Voices

A quarterly journal of humanities and transcultural scholarship.

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Volume 2, Issue 1

Volume 2 · Issue 1 · March 2028

Published 26 March 2028

We open our second volume with a special focus on language in public life: on signboards, in parliament, and in the slogans that circulate on social media. The essays show how much of politics is conducted in the choice between languages.

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  1. pp. 1–24
  2. pp. 25–44
  3. pp. 45–62
  4. pp. 63–66
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  1. Rigorous double-blind review

    Every manuscript is screened, checked for similarity and read by independent reviewers who do not know who wrote it.

  2. Quarterly online publication

    Issues appear in March, June, September and December, and accepted work can be published online as soon as it is ready.

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15 January 2027
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Editor-in-Chief

Assoc. Prof. Virginia O. Eze

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Assistant Editors

  • Prof. Chinyere L. Ngonebu
  • Prof. Laz C. Ogenyi
  • Prof. Goodluck C. Kadiri
  • Dr Basil O. Nwokolo
  • Dr Gertrude N. Ezeh

Associate Editors

  • Prof. Francis Njoku
  • Prof. Ike Onyeishi
  • Prof. O. M. Melefa
  • Prof. Diffang Funge
  • Prof. Danish Suleman

Book Review Editors

  • Dr Festus U. Ngwoke
  • Dr Isaiah I. Agbo
  • Dr Oluchi C. Okeugo

Managing Editors

  • Dr Ifeyinwa David-Ojukwu
  • Dr Onyinye B. Udoumoh

Journal Consultants

  • Prof. Benson O. Oluikpe
  • Prof. Florence O. Orabueze
  • Assoc. Prof. Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi

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