This journal was first published by the Department of Mofdern European Languages. The Department of European Languages and Integration Studies, is one of the oldest departments in the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lagos. It was established in 1964. It was renamed Department of European Languages and Integration Studies in 2016, after being successively known as the French Division of the School of Humanities (1964-1975), the Department of Modem European Languages (1975-1997) and the Department of European Languages (1997-2016).

The Journal encourages the advancement of learning in all its ramifications as related to languages, cultures, civilization and dynamics of societies. It Plays an intermediary role in knowledge exchange and its dissemination between Nigeria and the rest of the world. It also encourages, promotes and  relates research information in those in humanities to Nigeria.

It is copyright Department of European Languages and Integration Studiesn University of Lagos.