LICENSE AGREEMENT AND AUTHOR COPYRIGHT

Licence Agreement and Author Copyright

Important: This section adopts an author-retained copyright model and therefore replaces the older NJTE statement that copyright is vested in the Editorial Board. It should only be published after formal editorial approval.

Under the proposed modern copyright policy, copyright in articles published by the Nigerian Journal of Technical Education (NJTE) remains with the author(s).

Authors retain ownership of their intellectual work while granting NJTE the rights necessary to publish, distribute, preserve and identify the official version of record.

CC BY 4.0

Articles may be published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0).

This licence permits users to:

Share

  • Copy the article.
  • Redistribute the article.
  • Deposit the article in repositories.
  • Share the article electronically or in print.

Adapt

Users may:

  • Transform the work.
  • Build upon the work.
  • Create derivative materials.
  • Combine the research with other scholarly outputs.

Commercial Use

CC BY 4.0 permits commercial reuse provided the required attribution is supplied.

Conditions

Users must:

  • Credit the original author(s).
  • Identify the Nigerian Journal of Technical Education as the original publication.
  • Provide bibliographic information.
  • Provide a link to the CC BY 4.0 licence where possible.
  • Identify modifications where changes have been made.

Attribution must not imply endorsement by NJTE, NBTE or the original authors.

Author Rights

Authors retain the right to use their published work for legitimate academic and professional purposes.

Authors may:

  • Deposit articles in institutional repositories.
  • Upload permitted copies to personal academic websites.
  • Include articles in theses or dissertations.
  • Use articles for teaching.
  • Present research at conferences.
  • Incorporate material into subsequent scholarly work with appropriate citation.
  • Translate or adapt their work subject to licence requirements.
  • Use their research in professional or commercial applications where appropriate.

Rights of Third Parties

Under CC BY 4.0, readers and other third parties may:

  • Download NJTE articles.
  • Share them with students and colleagues.
  • Deposit them in repositories.
  • Reuse them in teaching materials.
  • Cite them in technical or policy documents.
  • Build upon the research.
  • Conduct text and data mining.
  • Use the material commercially.

Proper attribution remains mandatory.

Trademark and Institutional Identity

The Creative Commons licence applicable to published articles does not automatically grant permission to reproduce or commercially exploit:

  • NJTE logos
  • NBTE logos
  • Institutional trademarks
  • Official seals
  • Other protected branding

Use of such materials may require separate authorization.

Materials Requiring Permission

Authors are responsible for securing permission to reproduce third-party copyrighted materials, including:

  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Photographs
  • Illustrations
  • Maps
  • Extended quotations
  • Proprietary datasets

Evidence of permission may be requested during editorial processing.

Corrections and Errata

Where a published article requires correction, NJTE may issue:

  • Erratum
  • Corrigendum
  • Formal correction notice

The correction should be permanently linked to the original article.

Retractions

Retracted articles should ordinarily remain part of the scholarly archive for transparency.

The article will be clearly identified as retracted and linked to an appropriate retraction notice explaining the reason for the action.

Agreement to Publication Terms

By submitting a manuscript to NJTE, authors confirm that:

  • They are authorized to submit the work.
  • All listed authors approve the submission.
  • The work is original.
  • The manuscript is not simultaneously under consideration elsewhere.
  • Appropriate permissions have been obtained.
  • Research integrity requirements have been followed.
  • The authors agree to the journal's approved copyright and licensing terms.

Contact and Support

For enquiries relating to editorial policy, publication ethics, peer review, copyright, licensing, corrections, retractions or manuscript submission, contact:

The Editor
Nigerian Journal of Technical Education (NJTE)
Department of Planning, Research and Statistics
National Board for Technical Education (NBTE)
Plot B, Bida Road
P.M.B. 2239
Kaduna, Nigeria

Website: digitalnjte.org

Online ISSN: 2992-3522
Print ISSN: 0189-210X

Last Updated: 14 August 2026 – NJTE Editorial Board