A Brief Introduction

Journal of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIAJ) is an academic journal, which is coordinated by the Library and Publications Committee of the Nigerian Institute of Architects. The first issue of NIAJ was published in 1981. Before 2023 all copies of the journal were printed with ISSN 2315-8913, however since 2023, the journal has been printed digitally with ISSN 1595-4110. The Journal of the Nigerian Institute of Architects, NIAJ publishes peer-reviewed, original research and review articles on architecture and the built environment in an open access format. NIAJ is a comprehensive journal, accepting articles that span the full extent of the social, behavioural and environmental sciences as well as the humanities. NIAJ aims to be the leading journal in architectural research and practice matters. Through a rrigorous review of relevant literature and evaluation of valid research methods in articles, the journal aims to be a publishing reference in the architecture field. While this journal is the flagship publication for The Nigerian Institute of Architects, papers are not restricted to the profession, rather multidisciplinary research is encouraged in line with global best practices.

NIAJ editorial board consists of a combination of academicians and architects in practice. The chief editor of NIAJ is Arc Prof Erekpitan Omoikhefe Ola-Adisa, mnia. There are several academicians from universities and polytechnics at home and abroad and seasoned architects in practice. To build an international platform for communication of scientists, NIAJ is longing for support of active experts, scientists, and scholars in the field of architecture from all over the world to join in our editorial board. If you or someone you know may have interest in our journal, please contact us without any hesitation.

NIAJ is calling for papers! All the manuscripts in architecture and related disciplines are welcome and appreciated. NIAJ publishes original research papers with high quality, and the submitted manuscript will go through peer-review process. You can submit papers by sending English manuscripts to us via e-mail at editor.niaj@nia.ng, you will get the response soon. You are welcome to browse the NIA website, read and cite NIAJ articles. Any questions can be answered at editor.niaj@nia.ng, you will get the response soon.