About the Journal

Publisher

Gever Verlumun Publishers LLP is the official publisher of the Mdooter Journal of Communication and Digital Technologies (P-ISSN: 2006-0548; E-ISSN: 2006-3903). Gever Verlumun Publishers LLP is registered as a limited liability partnership with the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission under the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020, with registration number 9817916. The journal publishes manuscripts in an open-access model, making the published content freely available to all readers.

Registered Business Office Address: No. 10A, St. Bernard Catholic Church Street, Ede Oballa, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.

Open Access Statement

The Mdooter Journal of Communication and Digital Technologies is a fully open-access journal, meaning all articles are available on the Internet to all users immediately after publication. All articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This licence permits non-commercial use, adaptation, and distribution, provided appropriate credit is given, and any new resulting work is licensed under the same terms.

Benefits of open access for authors include:

  1. Free access for all users worldwide

  2. Authors retain copyright to their work

  3. Increased visibility and readership

  4. No spatial constraints

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global knowledge exchange.

Date of First Publication: 2024

Frequency of publication: The journal publishes one regular issue annually in March. Per our Journal Policy, one special issue may also be published per year.

Article Processing Charge (APC)

As an open-access journal, a standard Article Processing Charge (APC) of 1650 GBP or 2200 USD applies to accepted manuscripts to sustain editorial management, professional copyediting, typesetting, DOI registration, and digital archiving.

  • Submission Charges: There are no submission or other charges.

  • Payment Modalities (Post-Waiver Period): Following the conclusion of the waiver period in March 2030, international authors may settle payments in either 1650 GBP or 2200 USD via designated international bank transfers or gateways. Authors based in Nigeria may pay the equivalent value in Naira using the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) official exchange rate effective on the date of the manuscript acceptance letter. Authors are responsible for ensuring the full amount is transferred, inclusive of any applicable bank charges or administrative fees.

Refund Policy

The Article Processing Charge (APC), which authors pay, is non-refundable and is to take care of the cost of production and overall journal management. Only in exceptional cases will a refund application be considered. Below are some of the conditions:

  • The application is made within 24 hours of payment.

  • The basis for the application is overpayment.

  • Refunds may be considered if an author erroneously made a payment during an active 100% waiver cycle or prior to the issuance of an official letter of acceptance.

LAST UPDATED: 5 October 2026