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Submission of manuscript

Articles should be type-written in English, double spaced on only one side of A4 (210 by 297mm) paper and not more than 15 double spaced pages.( using one-inch margins with Arial Theme and 12-point), inclusive of references, tables, figures and appendixes. Articles should be uploaded on the Journal website (journal.aesonnigeria.org). JAE reserves the right to ask authors to shorten excessively long papers before they are entered in the review process. However, JAE recognizes that papers intended to make very extensive contributions or that require additional space for data presentation or references may require more pages.

• At the point of submission each articles should indicate on  the first page the title of manuscript
• Capitalise first letter of each word of the title
• At the point of submission do not include authors name, address, email and phone number inside the manuscript to allow blind review.  Include all the authors, and the associated information of each author on the metadata. JAE discourages the practice of including additional authors names after acceptance of an article.
• After acceptance,  include all the authors in the metadata inside the paper one by one indicating name (surname and first names in full), address, email,  phone number, and ORCID number
• Type surname and other names in full followed by address below the title
• Capitalise the first letters of each name
• The names of the author(s) should be followed by the abstract and subsequent parts of the article.

Section heading

• Capitalised only the first letter of each word or of proper nouns of the section head
• Sub-section heads should be flushed left

 Tables:

• Number each table in Roman Numerals followed by a colon and the title
• Give each table an explicit title
• Capitalise the first letter of each proper nouns in the table title
• Place the title of each table on top of the table
• Do not use frequencies and percentages as separate columns in a table. Use percentages and indicate the sample size in bracket after the word percentage
• Indicate boarders of table row headings, sub headings sub-total and total
• Type table(s) in exact text location(s)

Figures:

• Number each figure
• Give an appropriate title to each figure
• Capitalise the first letter of each nouns in the figure title
• Place the title of each figure below the figure

References and citations

Follow the style of the 7^th edition of the American Psychological Association (APA)

The APA style is common in agricultural extension and is presented here. It should be noted that while APA style changes over time (see APA Website for latest information) Science publishers use variants that only approximate the current version. Depending on the style adopted or recommended by the publisher, institution/association or funding agency, the author must painstakingly maintain a high level of consistency. This can only be achieved through practice. The sample format below is taken from the 7^th edition of APA Website. You should make a habit to always consult the website to guide your citations and referencing

Sample Format for Reference List Based on the APA Style

(Most of the presentations here were taken from the APA website and from Gajjar, and Nagalpur, 2013). Please note the references used in this section are for illustration only.

1. Authors

Write all authors’ names begin with the surname(s), followed by their initials. If there is no author, place the title in the author position.

Examples

1. One author: Qing, S. (2020) Gender role attitudes and males-female income differences in China. Journal of Chinese Sociology 7 (12) 1-23 020) 7:12 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40711-020-00123-w
2.  Two authors: Kehinde, A.D. & Ogundeji, A.A. (2022). The simultaneous impact of access to credit and cooperative services on cocoa productivity in South-western Nigeria. Agric & Food Security 11, 11 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-021-00351-4
3.  3 to 20 authors (list all authors):  Lamastra, L., Balderacchi, M., Di Guardo, A., Monchiero, M., & Trevisan, M. (2016). A novel fuzzy expert system to assess the sustainability of the viticulture at the wine-estate scale. Science of the Total Environment, 572, 724–733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.043
4. No author:  New Zealand’s ‘most instagrammed’ spot overrun by illegally parked cars. (2019, November 21). New Zealand Herald. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=1228703
   
   2. Books
   a. Book without DOI

Author(s), year of publication, book title in italics, publisher

Example

Barkway, D., & O’Kane, D. (2020). Psychology: Introduction for health professionals. Elsevier.

b. Book with DOI

Author(s), year of publication, book title in italics

Example

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000 DOI

Note: This example does not have a publisher as the publisher is the same as the author.

c. Online book

Author(s), year of publication, book title in italics, publisher

Example

National Health Committee. (2015). The introduction of fit for purpose omics-based technologies–Think piece. Ministry of Health. https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/introduction-fit-purpose-omics-based-technologies-think-piece URL

Note: Include a DOI if one is given in place of the URL

d. Books and e-books without DOI

Example

Udoye, C. E. (2022). Training needs of pineapple farmers: How use of ICT enhances production. Routledge

e. Book Chapter (Chapter in an edited book)

Author, year of publication, chapter title, don’t forget “In” book editor(s), book title in italics.

Examples

a) Chand, N. (2019). Standardized turmeric and curcumin. In R. C. Gupta, A. Srivastava, & R. Lall (Eds.), Nutraceuticals in veterinary medicine (pp. 3-24). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04624

b) Igbokwe, E. M. (2021). Concepts in rural and agricultural sociology. In: M. C. Madukwe (Ed.) Agricultural Extension in Nigeria. (pp 23-34). Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria.

      Include a DOI after the publisher if available

4. Scholarly Journals

a. Journal Article in Print

 

Example

Madukwe M. C. (2022). Rethinking agricultural extension in Nigeria: An insight into private sector approach. Journal of Extension, 13(1&2), 51-62.DOI (Include the DOI after the page numbers if one is available).

b. Journal Article – Online without DOI

Author, year of publication, article title, journal title in italics, volume in italics, issue, pages

Example

Stanton, R. (2019). Dyslexia and oral skills: A student’s journey. ATLAANZ Journal, 4(1), 55-70. https://journal.atlaanz.org/index.php/ATLAANZ/article/view/63/112 URL

c. Journal Article – Online with DOI

Author(s),  year of publication, article title, journal title in italics, volume in italics, issue, pages

Example

Issel, L. M., Bekemeier, B., & Kneipp, S. (2012). A public health nurse research agenda. Public Health Nursing, 29(4), 330-342. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00989.

5. Conference Papers

Examples

2015. Park, H. M. (2015, October). Moon-Young Lee's nonviolence and transcendence ethics in conflict management. Paper Presented at the 3rd Meeting and Mini-conference: Moon-Young Lee's Public Administration and Asian Democracy, Jeonju Traditional Culture Center, Jeonju, Korea. October 23, 2015.
2016. Park, H. M. (2015). Should e-government be transformational and participatory? An essay on e-government in the utilitarian mode of information technology use. Proceedings of the 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-48), Kauai, HI, January 5-8, 2015. 13.
      
      6. Magazine and Newspaper Articles

Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date). Article title. Periodical title, volume number (issue umber if available), inclusive pages. Note: Do not enclose the title in quotation marks. Put a period after the title. If a periodical includes a volume number, italicize it and then give the page range (in regular type) without "pp." If the periodical does not use volume numbers, as in newspapers, use p. or pp. for page numbers.

When citing a URL or DOI of magazine or newspaper, use “Retrieved from” in APA style.

Examples

1. Kalette, D. (1986, July 21). California town counts town to big quake. USA Today, 9, p. A1.
2. Smith, B. (2021, March). Sending money with a phone. Wireless Week, 14(6), 12-13. Retrieved from http://www.wirelessweek.com/articles/2008/03/sending-money-phone.
3. Fackler, M. (2022, April 24). Recriminations and regrets follow suicide of South Korean. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
4. Abdullahi, Ahmed (2022). Any new direction in Nigeria’s agricultural development. Nation 135 Thursday, July13,2012, 16-19.

7. Government/Agency Documents (Citing Report and Government Publication)

Examples

3. Nations and American Society for Public Administration. (2002). Benchmarking egovernment: A global perspective. New York: United Nations. Retrieved from http://unpan3.un.org/egovkb/Portals/egovkb/Documents/un/English.pdf
4. S. Geological Survey. (1994). Relations of changes in wastewater-treatment practices to changes in stream-water quality during 1978-88 in the Chicago area, Illinois, and implications for regional and national water-quality assessments, by Paul J. Terrio. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Retrieved from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS57435.
5. Park, Hun Myoung. (2015). Has information technology competence ever increased? Evidences from the Annual User Satisfaction Survey of Information Technology Services (Economics and Management Series EMS-2015-03). Graduate School of International Relations, International University of Japan.
6. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) (2022). Bulletin of Statistics, 41^st CBN, Abuja Nigeria.

8. Dissertations and Thesis (Citing a Master’s Thesis or Dissertation).

You need to provide author name, publication date, sentence-cased title, type of a material, and institute’s name. A type of a material may be “PhD dissertation,” “PhD diss.,” or “master’s thesis.” A comma separates the type of a material from institute’s name. In APA, use “Unpublished doctoral dissertation” or “Unpublished master’s thesis” and a comma between the institution name and place (city)/country.

Examples

1. Madukwe, M. C. (2022). Differential adoption of agricultural innovation in Nigeria (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
2. Gbana, N. S. H. (2022). Technological capabilities of actors in maize innovation system in Adamawa and Taraba States, Nigeria . (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Taraba State University, Jalingo.
3. Oludare, B. C. (2022). Land use and agricultural development among hill peoples in Western Nigeria. (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
   
   9. Unpublished Papers and Reports

Example

Agwu, A. E. (2021). Farmers’ perceptions of privatization of agricultural extension in  Nigeria. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria, 3-6 April, Nsukka.

1. Webpages

1. Webpage with date

 Author, year of publication, web page title, website name, URL

Example

Cuncic, A. (2021). The Mandela effect. Verywellmind. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-mandela-effect-4589394

10. Webpage without date

Include (n.d.) in place of the publication date.

Author, no date, web page title, website name, URL

Example

Kalter, L. (n.d.). Ducks & more: Animals offer flyers emotional support. WebMD. https://www.webmd.com/balance/stressmanagement/news/20191125/ducks-more-animals-offer-flyers-emotional-suppor

11. Periodicals

Monthly Periodical

Examples

11. Chandler-Crips, S. (2021, May). Aerobic writing; a writing practice model. Writing Lab Newspaper, pp. 9-11.
12. Buka T, (2021, July 13) Empowering farmers through Fadam programme. The Nation, pp .

Online Periodical

Author's name. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number, retrieved month day, year, from full URL.

Online Document

Author's name. (Date of publication). Title of work. Retrieved month day, year, from full URL

Note: When citing Internet sources, refer to the specific website document. If a document is undated, use "n.d." (for no date) immediately after the document title. Break a lengthy URL that goes to another line after a slash or before a period. Continually check your references to online documents. There is no period following a URL.

Examples

1. Devitt, T. (2021, August 2). Lightning injures four at music festival. The Why? Files. Retrieved January 23, 2022, from http://whyfiles.org/137lightning/index.html
2. Dove, R. (2021). Lady freedom among us. The Electronic Text Center. Retrieved April 19, 2022, from Alderman Library, University of Virginia website: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/subjects/afam.html

Note: If a document is contained within a large and complex website (such as that for a university or a government agency), identify the host organization and the relevant programme or department before giving the URL for the document itself. Precede the URL with a colon.

1. Hilts, P. J. (2020, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2000, from http://www.nytimes.com
2. Fredrickson, B. L. (2021, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001a.html
3. GVU's 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, from http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/usersurveys/survey1997-10/
4. Health Canada. (2020, February). The safety of genetically modified food crops. Retrieved March 22, 2005, from http://www.hc sc.gc.ca/english/protection/biologics_genetics/gen_mod_foods/genmodebk.html

12. Encyclopaedia and Dictionary

Author's last name, first initial. (Date). Title of Article. Title of Encyclopedia (Volume, pages). City of publication: Publishing company.

Examples

1. Bergmann, P. G. (2020). Relativity. In The new encyclopedia Britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica.
2. Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th Ed.). (2021). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
3. Pettingill, O. S., Jr. (2021). Falcon and Falconry. World book encyclopedia. (pp. 150-155). Chicago: World Book.
4. Tobias, R. (2021). Thurber, James. Encyclopedia Americana. (p. 600). New York: Scholastic Library Publishing.
5. Stach, M. (2021). Boredom. In: The encyclopedia of useless knowledge (Vol. 13, pp. 123, 234).  Scotts valley, CA: Bethany press.
6. Bergmann, P. G. (2021). Relativity. In The new Encyclopaedia Brittanica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Brittanica.

 

13. In Case of No Author and Date

Title (sentence capitalization). (n.d.). …

Payment for Publication

Submission and review are at no cost to the authors. The cost of the review process is borne by the Society.  However, authors of accepted articles are required to pay a publication fee of ₦50,000 ($100). Authors of accepted articles that came through the annual or special conferences of the Society will be required to pay a publication charge of ₦ 15,000. The monies are specifically used to support part of the cost of publication, distribution of the hard copies of the Journal and related activities. 

Publication Fee Waiver and Discounts 

JAE has provision for publication fee waiver and discounts for authors with demonstrated needs ( places in war crisis, prolonged natural disaster, physically challenged). Discounts vary from 10% to 50%. Application for waiver or discounts should be addressed to (agricultural.extension.nigeria@gmail.com) indicating basis for the request.

For payments by authors within Nigeria (Naira)
Bank Name: Access Bank (Ilorin Branch)
Account Name: Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
Account Number, 0020725578

For payments by authors outside Nigeria (Dollar)
Pay through:

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Account Number: 0688190790

Authorship Policy

Authorship provides credit for a researcher's contributions to a study and carries accountability. Each author is expected to have made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; or have drafted the work or substantively revised it. Also expected is to have approved the submitted version (and any substantially modified version that involves the author's contribution to the study); agreed both to be personally accountable for the author's own contributions and to ensure that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work, even ones in which the author was not personally involved, are appropriately investigated, resolved, and the resolution documented.

JAE encourages collaboration with colleagues in the locations where the research is conducted, and expect their inclusion as co-authors when they fulfill all authorship criteria described above. Contributors who do not meet all criteria for authorship should be listed in the Acknowledgements section.

Author contribution statements

JAE encourages transparency by publishing author contribution statements. Authors are required to include a statement of responsibility in all types of manuscript.

JAE will require all authors of a research paper to sign the contract regarding authorship order as indicated below at submission. A summary will be part of the publication if accepted. The summary will indicate the overall percentage contribution to the study by each author and the specific activities performed by each author in backets.

 

 Contract Regarding Authorship Order

We hereby enter into an agreement, as outlined below, regarding the authorship order for the publication of the article tentatively titled: ______________________________________________________________   FIRST AUTHOR
Name (print):
Percent effort:	Signature: Activity Score:
Brief description of basic responsibilities/role on project:

 

SECOND AUTHOR
Name (print):
Percent effort:	Signature: Activity Score:
Brief description of basic responsibilities/role on project:

 

THIRD AUTHOR
Name (print):
Percent effort:	Signature: Activity Score:
Brief description of basic responsibilities/role on project:

 

FOURTH AUTHOR
Name (print):
Percent effort:	Signature: Activity Score:
Brief description of basic responsibilities/role on project:

 

 Date contract signed: _________

Submission to the journal is taken by the journal to mean that all the listed authors have agreed to all of the contents, including the author list and author contribution statements. JAE correspondence during the review of an article goes to all the authors. However, the corresponding author is responsible for submitting a competing interests' statement on behalf of all authors of the paper.

Any changes to the author list after submission, such as a change in the order of the authors or the deletion or addition of authors, must be approved by every author. JAE is not in a position to investigate or adjudicate authorship disputes before or after publication. Such disagreements, if they cannot be resolved amongst authors, should be directed to the relevant institutional authority.

Author identification

As part of our efforts to improve transparency and unambiguous attribution of scholarly contributions, all authors of published papers must provide their Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID) iD.

The primary affiliation for each author should be the institution where the majority of their work was done. If an author has subsequently moved, the current address may also be stated. Also required are the email address (preferably institutional email address) and phone number of each author.

Consortia authorship

A collective of authors can be listed as a consortium. If necessary, individual authors can be listed in both the main author list and as a member of a consortium. All authors within a consortium must be listed at the end of the paper.