Information For Librarians

For Librarians

We encourage research librarians to list this journal among their library's electronic journal holdings. As well, it may be worth noting that this journal's open source publishing system is suitable for libraries to host for their faculty members to use with journals they are involved in editing.

The International Journal of Business and Technical Education (IJBTE) invites academic and institutional librarians to include the journal in their electronic resources collection. As a peer-reviewed, open-access publication, IJBTE offers valuable scholarly content across the fields of business, management, technical education, and vocational training, making it a vital resource for faculty, researchers, and students.

Why Recommend IJBTE?

  • Open Access: All content is freely available online with no access barriers.

  • Diverse Disciplines: Covers a wide range of subject areas relevant to business education, TVET, entrepreneurship, office technology, and more.

  • Institutional Affiliation: Published by the School of Business Studies, The Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.

  • Global Reach: Encourages contributions from researchers worldwide while maintaining a strong focus on African contexts and educational development.

Key Features for Libraries

  • Biannual Publication (June and December)

  • Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for each article

  • Indexing in scholarly databases (in progress)

  • Compatibility with discovery services (e.g., EBSCO, Google Scholar)

  • Support for metadata harvesting using OAI-PMH protocol

How Librarians Can Support

  • Add IJBTE to your institution’s online journal directory or database

  • Share IJBTE with faculty members, students, and research support units

  • Include IJBTE in course resource lists and research guides

  • Promote IJBTE in faculty development or research literacy programs

Library Services & Requests

We welcome collaboration with library services and consortia. For library-specific questions, metadata access, or institutional integration, please contact:
librarian-support@sbsijbtefpa.com

You can also visit the journal website:
https://sbsijbtefpa.com/