Policies & Publication Ethics

DOAJ Policy 1

Open Access Statement

Gold Open Access Declaration

The African Journal of Finance, Taxation, and Fiscal Policy (AJFTFP) provides immediate, permanent, and barrier-free open access to all its published content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

In accordance with BOAI definition, users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full texts of articles, without prior permission from publisher or author.

DOAJ Policy 2 & 3

Copyright & Licensing Terms

1. Author Retains Copyright

Authors contributing to AJFTFP retain copyright to their scholarly work without restriction. Authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, communicate, index, and archive the article.

2. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

All articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), permitting unrestricted reuse, sharing, and adaptation with appropriate author attribution.

DOAJ Policy 4

Digital Archiving & Preservation Policy

To guarantee long-term digital preservation, AJFTFP participates in the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), supports LOCKSS / CLOCKSS archival protocols, and deposits all issues in the Federal University Dutse Institutional Repository.

COPE Standards

Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement

Must ensure original work, Turnitin similarity < 15%, no redundant submissions, and disclose funding sources.

Maintain confidentiality, declare conflicts of interest, and provide constructive scholarly feedback within 2–3 weeks.

Maintain complete editorial independence, unbiased evaluation, and zero tolerance for plagiarism or fraud.

Open Access Statement

Copyright & Licensing Terms

1. Author Retains Copyright

2. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

Digital Archiving & Preservation Policy

Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement

1. Duties of Authors

2. Duties of Reviewers

3. Duties of Editors

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