Thank you for this clarification. Basil, who called attention to this withdrawal, must have been confused by the fact that the second announcement came from the same source right in the heat of the debate, and mistook it for a revision of the first. I should have been more sceptical about the alleged withdrawal and should have scrutinized the two announcements. I am sorry about the confusion.
Regards.
Obododimma.
On Wednesday, May 23, 2012, <alemikae@yahoo.com> wrote:
> In the 1980s many journals in social sciences published in US demanded processing fee. As membership of the associations and institutional support grew, the practice was dropped by journals published by Associations.
>
> The journal at Nasarawa University that did not require fee is not the same as the one that generated controversy. The one funded by tetfund did not include fee in the call for paper. Funding makes the difference
>
> My concerns about journals in Nigeria are: (a) too many departmental journals that are not sustainable; (b) many social science articles are commentaries with little empirical data and analysis; (c)some lack rigorous peer review due to localized authors and reviewer; and (d) aesthetic presentation in the form of font, size, format and quality of print.
>
> One of the ways forward is for national association of the disciplines to regard annual conference and publication of high quality journals as their primary mandates.
> Etannibi.
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> Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Call for Papers
> Dear Brother
> Compliments
>
>
> Thanks a million for the information. I will be in Lagos for the Toyin Falola conference and will definitely visit the bookshop for a copy.
> Please if know any other book written about General IBB you can let me know. I suppose you are in the US if correct do you attend ASA conferences.? The we can meet in November at Philadelphia.
> Regards
> chris
> From: Obododimma Oha <obodooha@gmail.com>
> To: "usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 4:22 AM
> Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Call for Papers
>
> Hi Chris,
> I don't know where you are located. You can easily buy a copy from Amazon.com. If you are in Nigeria, for instance in the Ibadan area, you can get a copy from Booksellers Ltd at Jericho Road, Ibadan. If you are in Lagos, check CMS bookstore: I saw some copies on sale there sometime ago.
> Best wishes.
> Obododimma.
>
>
> On Wednesday, May 23, 2012, Chris Akani <iafn@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Compliments
>>
>> Please I will be veryy happy if you can direct me how to get The Prince of the Niger written by Dr Chidi Amuta.
>> Regards,
>> chris
>> From: Obododimma Oha <obodooha@gmail.com>
>> To: "usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:37 AM
>> Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Call for Papers
>>
>> Dear Basil,
>> I am interested in knowing the focus of your dissertation so that I could provide any useful information available to me. Back-channel.
>>
>> I hope that you have also noted the point made in several of the contributions that payment for publishing in journals is NOT one of those "symptoms" of Nigerian orientation to corruption. I was worried when I noticed that you tried to make this connection in your response to Prof. Oyekanmi's post. You wrote: "The perpetuation of a bad practice over several years does not make it good any more than we can say because corruption has been a religion in Nigeria for decades so that makes a great practice." It is important that we separate an option taken by some journal publishers globally (that is justifiable) from our perception of the of the prevalence of corruption in Nigeria. Granted that some people might ask for publishing money for dubious reasons, it does not lead us to conclude that demanding journal publication fee is an immoral practice generally. Of course, some of us like free things: free education, free food, free Web access, free Web-based mail account, free parking, free this and free that; even free accommodation in Heaven. And we would also desire free publications. Take it from me, time will come when journals that don't demand publication fee would start asking for it. The welfare state and government support systems are collapsing, for no condition is permanent. And that means we have to learn the lessons taught by okwa the spurfowl to its chicks: "when you peck at th
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