Author Guidelines
- General
Manuscripts must be in Word using English. Typed in double spacing, 12 Font, New Times Roman and No more than 17 pages. No more than 4 Tables. No more than 5 Figures. All figures and Tables must be reference or cited by the authors in the text.
Data Management: Experimental data should be managed in such a manner that only relevant data are provided. There should be no appendix. Duplication of content is NOT allowed, hence, the same data should not be presented as both a Table and a Figure. Results in Table should be presented as mean and standard deviation or standard error. Tables should not be too long or wide to be more than one page portrait orientation
Figures, Tables & Plates: Use appropriate Microsoft Table format to make Tables and use Microsoft Excel to make Graphs. Use clear pictures in-case of photographs. Use appropriate Microsoft equation editor to write all mathematical equations and chemical equations. Mathematical formula should not be placed in a Table. Tables, figures and plates should not be too large be numbered consecutively as 1, 2, 3 NOT 1a, 1b or 1c or 1.1, 2.1 etc
Provide a Table with a descriptive title above the table, and below the figure and plate; include units of measurement if applicable.
- Types of Contributions
Original research papers; review articles; case studies and short communications
- Organization of Manuscript
General: The manuscript should be organized under the following headings.
A. Title: The topic of the paper should be relevant, timely and be of interest to the audience in the scope
B. Author(s) Name: Author name should be written as Surname coma Initials (no full stop or space between initials). Two or More Authors Names should be separated by semicolon (;). Do not use ‘‘and’’ or “&” to separate names of two authors. Use only semicolon (;). Example: Chukwu, M; Olusegun, AW; Mohammed, SSD
C. Author(s) Addresses and Emails. Use asterisk * to distinguish Corresponding author Email from Co-authors Email. Provide the ORCID ID of the Corresponding Author if available
D. Abstract: Abstract should contain clear and concise summary of background, objective, methodology, results and discussion, conclusions and recommendations and contribution to knowledge in a single paragraph of not more than 250 words.
E. Keywords: Provide four or five keywords that describes the content of the manuscript. Separate each keyword with a semicolon
Abbreviations: if there are abbreviations in the text that require special attention, place them here
F. INTRODUCTION: The introduction should provide necessary background information. Two or three paragraphs only. Provide a clear, concise and achievable objective at the end of the introduction. There should be no subsections, figures or tables in this section, except review papers.
G. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The research methodology for the study should be appropriate and applied properly. Procedures used should be clearly described with strong and reliable evidence (references) to support and validate the information in the paper. Use italics for subheadings.
H. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The results of the analysis should be correctly interpreted. Provide a clear description of all results presented. All tables and figures should appear in the places they are first cited.
I. Conclusion: Conclusions should be sound, clear and concise. Conclusion should be restricted to six lines and should concentrate on your contribution to knowledge in this paper. There should be no results, figures or references in this section.
J. Acknowledgement: Only funding sources should be acknowledged not individuals The authors extend their appreciation to ………………….for funding this research with a Grant Number: ……..….
K. REFERENCE LISTING
Use the JASEM STYLE for the references as indicated below
*Do not number the references
*Reference should be listed in Alphabetical Order
*Use Surname coma INITIALS (without space or full-stop between the initials) semicolon then Surname coma INITIALS (without space or full-stop between the initials) and so on.
*Do not use ‘‘and’’ or ampersand symbol (&) to separate names of two or more authors.
*Use only semicolon (;) to separate names of two or more authors.
Abbreviation of Journal names:
*Abbreviate and capitalize significant words in the journal name. Significant words are the first letters in the Journal name.
*Put in Italics the abbreviated names of the Journal
*Delete or Omit conjunctions and prepositions words such as of, the, at, in, and, & while abbreviating Journal Names
Article DOI
As much as possible and if available, provide the DOI of each reference article listed in this section
Examples of Abbreviation:
The Journal of Biocommunication becomes J. Biocommun.
African Journal of Environmental Science & Technology becomes Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
Journal of Crystallographic and Spectroscopic Research becomes J. Cryst. Spectrosc. Res.
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management becomes J. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage.
For Journals:
Adediji, A; Ibitoye, MO; Ekanade, O (2009). Generation of Digital Elevation Models for Gullies in Irele Local Government of Ondo State. Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 3(3): 067-077. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5897/AJEST08.144
Spiff, AI; Abia, AA (2003). Sorption of Cd (II) and Zn (II) from aqueous solutions by cassava waste biomass (Manihot esculenta Cranz). Wat. Res. 37: 4910 – 4923. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2003.08.020
Georges-Ivo, EE (2005). Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry and X-ray powder diffraction as complimentary techniques in characterizing clay size fraction of kaolin. J. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage. 9 (2): 43 - 48. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v9i2.17289
For Books:
Meltzer, YL (1971). Hormonal and Attractant Pesticide Technology. Noyes Data, Park Ridge, N.J. Pp. 40
For Work in an edited Collection:
Ekpete, OA (2013). Kinetic Methods of Analysis. In: Horsfall, M (Ed). Fundamental Principles of Analytical Chemistry. Soteria Publishing, Port Harcourt, p. 117
Manuscripts should be submitted with a Cover Note to:
Email: editor.jasem@uniport.edu.ng
