About the Journal

Beyond Babel: BU Journal of Language, Literature, and Humanities is a prestigious academic publication from the Department of Languages and Literary Studies at Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. The journal focuses on advancing research and scholarship in English and French Studies, including language and linguistics, applied linguistics, and the literatures and cultures of English- and French-speaking countries.

The journal provides a platform for scholars from various subfields of English and French studies to address diverse aspects of these disciplines. As a bilingual and interdisciplinary journal, it serves as a forum for scholars, researchers, and practitioners within the humanities to share their innovative ideas, theories, and insights.

Beyond Babel is available in both print and electronic formats through Open Access and is indexed with Digital Object Identifiers (DOI), Google Scholar, OpenAIRE, Zenodo, Dimensions, and Garuda.

 

General Editors

Prof. Mobolanle E. Sotunsa

Prof. Oluwabunmi Idowu

Editor-In-Chief

Dr. Gift Ngozi Okata

Editors

Dr. Ezinwanyi Adam

 Dr. Kparou Cyril 

Dr. Kalejaiye Abiola

Online and Production Editor

Mr. Adebayo Akinsanya Atchrimi

Editorial Board

Prof. Olubunmi Pamela Smith - University of Nebraska Omaha

Prof. Gbemisola Adeoti – Obafemi Awolowo University

Prof. Fakoya Adeleke – Lagos State University

Prof. Ayobami Kehinde – University of Ibadan

Prof. Ademola Dasylva - University of Ibadan

Prof. Chinyere Egwuogu – Taiye Solarin University of Education

 

Announcements

CALL FOR PAPERS

2025-04-20 11:18 +03:00Feb

We are excited to announce that Beyond Babel: BU Journal of Language, Literature and Humanities, a journal of the Department of Languages and Literary Studies, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria is accepting papers for its Vol.9, No.1 due for publication by 30-06-2025. Journal which seeks to reflect developments in the general fields of English and French Studies: Language and Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures of the English-and French-speaking countries. The journal therefore provides a forum in which scholars working within any subfield of English and French studies can address a cross-section of the field. As a Bilingual/interdisciplinary journal, Beyond Babel represents the best emerging research and scholarship from teacher-scholars working within all institutional types, and appeals to a broad, informed readership within English and French studies including Humanities and Education. This edition will be published online and in print in Open Access with Digital Object Identifier (D.O.I) indexed in Google ScholarOpen Aire, Zenodo, Dimensions and Garuda. 

Submission Guidelines

  1. Papers should bear the title, name of author (s), institution, and email and phone numbers on the paper’s cover page.
  2. The paper must be accompanied with an abstract of not more than 250 words.
  3. There should be 5-6 keywords immediately after the abstract.
  4. Text should be in Times New Roman and in 12pt font size.
  5. Manuscripts must be written in English or French, using 5 line spacing throughout the paper, except for the abstract and all indentations, which should be single line spacing.
  6. Text should not exceed eighteen (18) pages.
  7. Plagiarism should not be more than 20% in turn-it-in.
  8. All manuscripts should be submitted electronically as an attachment (Microsoft Words) to beyondbabelbujournaloflanguage@gmail.com
  9. Authors should strictly, follow the 6th edition of APA (Language) and the 7th edition of MLA (Literature) referencing styles respectively.

Account Details

Account name:        Languages and Literary Studies

Account number:     0121918864

 Bank:                      Wema

Submission due date: 30-05-2025 

Publication due date: 30-06-2025 

Article Processing Charges and publication fee 

  1. Review fee:#5000  (to be sent along with the article)
  2. Publication fee: #25000

Contact us @ beyondbabelbujournaloflanguage@gmail.com

080-6375-9800

081-1406-8601

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General Editors

Prof. Mobolanle E. Sotunsa

Prof. Oluwabunmi Idowu

Editor-In-Chief

Dr. Gift Ngozi Okata

Editors

Dr. Ezinwanyi Adam

Dr. Kparou Cyril

Dr. Kalejaiye Abiola

Online and Production Editor

Mr. Adebayo Akinsanya Atchrimi

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Editorial Board

Prof. Olubunmi Pamela Smith - University of Nebraska Omaha

Prof. Gbemisola Adeoti – Obafemi Awolowo University

Prof. Fakoya Adeleke – Lagos State University

Prof. Ayobami Kehinde – University of Ibadan

Prof. Ademola Dasylva - University of Ibadan

Prof. Chinyere Egwuogu – Taiye Solarin University of Education

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Beyond Babel: BU Journal of Language, Literature and Humanities. A Publication of the Department of Languages and Literary Studies, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. The Journal is a prestigious academic publication that focuses on advancing research and scholarship in the field of of English and French Studies: Language and Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures of the English-and French-speaking countries. The journal therefore provides a forum in which scholars working within any subfield of English and French studies can address a cross-section of the field. As a Bilingual/interdisciplinary journal. It serves as a platform for scholars, researchers, and practitioners from various disciplines within the humanities to share their innovative ideas, theories, and insights. The journal publishes  both online and in print with Direct Object Identifier (D.O.I)

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