ALVAN Journal of Psychological Research and Human Development — A Publication of the Department of Educational Psychology/Guidance & Counselling, Faculty of Education, Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education
ALVAN Journal of Psychological Research and Human Development is a distinguished scholarly, open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Department of Educational Psychology/Guidance & Counselling, Faculty of Education, Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education. The journal serves as a platform for disseminating high-quality research that advances the understanding and practice of psychology, guidance, and counselling in Nigeria, Africa, and the broader international community.
Alvan Journal of Psychological Research and Human Development (AJPRHD) is a distinguished scholarly open access double-blind peer-reviewed journal committed to advancing pragmatic and innovative scholarly research in the field of Psychology. AJPRHD is focused on disseminating high-quality research and positively reinforcing the commitment of researchers that strive to contribute to the fountain of human knowledge, academic excellence, and sustenance of global intellectual growth.
Published yearly, the journal welcomes submissions from psychologists, counsellors, educators, scholars, and policymakers whose work addresses human psycho-cognitive, emotional, and intellectual development. All articles published in ALVAN Journal of Psychological Research and Human Development undergo rigorous double-blind peer review before acceptance.
AJPRHD serves as an established platform through which psychologists, counsellors, educators, scholars, policymakers, and significant others can discuss and disseminate vital issues of human psycho-cognitive, emotional, and intellectual development. The journal welcomes empirical studies, theoretical papers, systematic reviews, and case studies across educational psychology, guidance and counselling, developmental psychology, school mental health, assessment and evaluation, and culturally responsive pedagogy.
ALVAN Journal of Psychological Research and Human Development was founded in 2025 as the scholarly publication of the Department of Educational Psychology/Guidance & Counselling, Faculty of Education, Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The journal was established in response to the growing need for a dedicated, peer-reviewed platform that amplifies research in psychological research and human development, with particular attention to African contexts.
From its inaugural issue, the journal committed itself to the principles of open access — ensuring that quality research in psychology and human development reaches counsellors, educators, policymakers, and communities across Nigeria and beyond, without financial barriers.
ALVAN Journal of Psychological Research and Human Development employs a rigorous double-blind peer review process. All submitted manuscripts are evaluated by at least two independent expert reviewers. Both the author(s) and reviewers remain anonymous to each other throughout the review process.
Author submits manuscript via email to the editorial office. All identifying information is removed before review.
The Chief Editor or Managing Editor conducts an initial check for scope, originality, and basic quality. Manuscripts not meeting minimum standards are returned without external review.
Manuscripts that pass desk review are screened for plagiarism. A similarity index above 25% results in return for rework.
Suitable manuscripts are assigned to at least two subject-matter experts from the reviewer panel for double-blind review.
Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on originality, significance, interest, clarity, relevance, correctness, and presentation.
Based on reviewer recommendations, the editor issues a decision: Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject.
Accepted manuscripts are copyedited, typeset, and published in the next available issue. A DOI is assigned upon publication.
Manuscripts must be submitted electronically via email to the editorial office. Authors should read and comply with all guidelines below before submitting.
ALVAN Journal of Psychological Research and Human Development is committed to the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice. Our policies are guided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.
All authors must have contributed substantially to conception, data collection, analysis, or drafting. Ghost authorship and gift authorship are not permitted.
Submitted manuscripts must be original and not under consideration elsewhere. All submissions are screened for plagiarism with a maximum acceptable similarity index of 25%.
Significant errors in published work will be corrected promptly via an erratum or corrigendum. Papers found to violate ethical standards will be retracted with explanation.
Manuscripts under review are treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share or use unpublished data without explicit permission from authors.
Studies involving human participants must report ethics board approval and informed consent procedures. Data from vulnerable populations requires extra scrutiny.
All authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, personal, or professional relationships that could be perceived as influencing their objectivity.
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. The journal is committed to ensuring global visibility of published research articles via unrestricted dissemination of research outputs.
All published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. This allows anyone to share, copy, redistribute, adapt, and build upon the material for any purpose, provided appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the journal.
ALVAN Journal of Psychological Research and Human Development is working towards indexing in major academic databases. Authors' work is made more discoverable through structured metadata, DOIs, and open-access archiving.
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The views and opinions expressed in articles published in ALVAN Journal of Psychological Research and Human Development are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board, the Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, or the publisher. The publisher takes no responsibility for any inaccuracy of factual information or any claims made by authors.