Author Guidelines
Instructions for authors
Authors are required to follow our submission guidelines to ensure their manuscript is ready for review. All submitted manuscripts are checked for plagiarism by the Turnitin software (online plagiarism detection software) and must pass any issue that occurs regarding plagiarism and similarities that should not exceed 20%
Manuscript Preparation
Manuscripts should be typed single-spaced. A font size of 10 points (Times New Roman) text is preferred. Manuscripts should be written a clear language. Page numbers should be located on the bottom center of every page of the manuscript. The title should be centered at the top of page 1 of the manuscript. Capitalize the first letter of all words. The title should be followed by the author(s) name(s), affiliation(s), address(es), and e-mail.
Structure of manuscripts
A detailed guide to authors is given below. The manuscripts submitted as original research should be in accordance with these guidelines.
Title
It should be brief and relevant. It must contain the essentials of the report that reflect the contents accurately (No author’s names or address).
Author names and affiliations
First Name, Second Name, Last Name should be written in FULL.
Department, College, University, and Country.
E-Mail
Abstract
The abstract should be clear and include an objective description of the contents and the major significant findings of the article. It should be concise containing the objectives, methodology, main results, and conclusions.
Keywords
At the end of the abstract, Appropriate 3-5 keywords must be provided.
Introduction
A clear description of relevant literature should be included here. It should be concise to the point and must explain clearly the objectives of the study by giving essential background in content to relevant literature.
Materials and Methods
must explicitly describe the materials used, the analytical techniques followed, and the procedures employed for the data analysis. When using the standard method, provide a complete reference. In case a modified method has been applied, then the modification must be elaborated. The year and place of study, laboratory (s) must be indicated. Experimental design (if applicable) and statistical techniques employed for data analysis must be mentioned clearly
Results and Discussion
An extensive discussion of the proposal work and a discussion of the results are shown here. It could either be combined or treated separately. The results should be concisely presented using tables and figures. Appropriate statistical data should be given. Discussion must be developed logically in a proper sequence and should cover the implications and consequences not merely recapitulating the results.
Acknowledgment (s)
If any, should precede references.
Conflict of Interest
A conflict of interest exists when judgment regarding the research is influenced by factors such as financial gain or personal relationships. All authors are required to disclose any financial, personal, or other associations that may influence, or be perceived to influence their work.
Ethics
The corresponding author hereby confirms that ethics were considered for this research and that the article is original, and its contents are unpublished. The co-author has read and approved the manuscript for submission.
Citations
Citations in the text must be numbered. When you refer to another document, you must reference it in the body of your work through a citation. A citation is a number in parentheses (the reference number). The first item you cite is numbered (1), the second (2), and so on. Sometimes you may need to cite two documents at the same point in the text. Separate citations with a comma (2, 3). Multiple citations are treated as a range (2-5). If you need to cite an item more than once in your document, use the same number each time. You should use the lowest number—the number used when the item was first cited in the document. Do not include page numbers in a citation, even if it is a table or an image.
References
The references should be (Numeric style).
Examples of reference listing format:
Journal articles
- Abbas, M. and Cheema, K. J. (2015). Arsenic levels in drinking water and associated health risk in District Sheikhupura, Pakistan. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 25(3): 719-724.
Proceedings
- Hussein, M. H.; Nawaf, H. N. and Bhaya, W. S. (2017). Exploiting the shared neighborhood to improve the quality of social community detection. In New Trends in Information & Communications Technology Applications (NTICT), 2017 Annual Conference (pp. 52-56).
Books
- Longmore, J.M.; Wilkinson, I.B.; Baldwin, A. and Wallin E. (2014). Oxford Handbook of clinical medicine 9thedition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
Chapter Book
- Tricco, A.C.; Tetzlaff, J.; Moher, D. (2013). Knowledge synthesis. In Straus SE, Tetroe J, Graham ID. editors.Knowledge translation in health care: moving from evidence to practice 2nd Wiley, New Jersey, USA: 29-49.
E-books
Website
- FAOSTAT (2017). FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations statistics). Retrieved on July 4, 2019, from http://www.fao.org/faostat/en /#data/QC.
Thesis
- Sangoyomi, T. (2004). Post-harvest Fungal deterioration of yam (Dioscorea rotundata. Poir) and its Control. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Tables and figures
The tables should be organized similarly to the text so that the numbers of tables and figures can be read without turning the page sideways (if possible). Large tables should be avoided. Each table should have a brief and self-explanatory title. Column headings should include the International Standard abbreviations(s) of their respective units of measurement included between parentheses. They should be mentioned as: Table (number of the table): title of the table...
Figures must be included close to where it is first referred to, preferably immediately below the paragraph where the data was mentioned. All figures must be identified with a number and followed by a brief but intelligible statement that describes the data provided. They should be mentioned as: Figure (number of the figure): title of the figure followed by the description.
Reprints
Authors will receive a complimentary copy of the printed journal upon request.
