Author Guidelines
Submission of manuscripts on topics with relevance to the journal is welcomed but not limited to
the six issues per year (January, March, May, July, September and November). Upon request
to the editorial team members, the journal may publish issues that will complement the four
issues each year. The submission should adhere to our guidelines. The manuscripts are
preferably written in English (either American or British is accepted but not a mixture of both),
provision of the English title, abstract and keywords are compulsory. Manuscripts are accepted on
the understanding that they have not been and will not be published elsewhere. All submissions
will be peer-reviewed. The editors have the final decision on publication. Accepted manuscripts
become the copyright of the journal. The journal published all manuscripts with ISSN number(s).
Manuscript Preparation
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Main Headings and Manuscript Presentation
Manuscripts should be prepared under the following headings without numbering:
Article Title
Authors and their full addresses
Abstract (250 words maximum)
Keywords
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgement (If Any)
References
Title
This should be concise and explain the nature of the paper. If the paper was given, wholly or in
part, at a scientific meeting, this should be stated in a footnote.
Authors' names
These should include with one surname followed by initials of authors and the address where the
work was carried out. The name, address, and email address of the corresponding author should
be indicated clearly.
Abstract
Abstract of 250 words (maximum) should be provided abridging, concise introduction, methods
used, results, significance of results and conclusion of the study.
Introduction
This should state the problem investigated, the aim of the work and previous relevant work with
appropriate references, and must indicate clearly the advance in knowledge or contribution to
knowledge.
Materials and Method
Clear and sufficient detail to permit the work to be repeated by others, if desired. Only new
techniques need be described in detail; known methods must have adequate references.
Results
These should be presented concisely, with tables or illustrations for clarity.
Figures
Good quality and clearly readable Figures will only be accepted. Graphs should be drawn in
CorelDraw or Microsoft Excel. A resolution of 300 DPI (Dots Per Inch) or higher, for good quality
Picture printing.
References
The American Psychology Association (APA) system of referencing should be used. The in-text
citation should be in full if they have one or two authors (e.g.: Michael, 2023; Ogbe & Segun,
2024), for multiple-authored cases they should be cited as Haruna et al. (2019). Full References
should be provided in the references section. References should be listed in alphabetical order at
the end of the paper, giving all the authors with their initials after their respective surnames. Give
the full title of the paper in the language in which it appeared or an accurate English translation.
Journal titles should be abbreviated as in Chemical Abstracts or Biological Abstracts. If the journal
is not included in these lists, then give the title in full.
Where possible, the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for the reference should be included at the end
of the reference. This style and order should be followed: author's surname, initial(s) of
forename(s), paper title, journal title (in italic), volume number (in bold), first and last page
numbers, year of publication (in brackets) e.g.
Journal Articles:
Sani, M., Suleiman, S., and Isyaku, M. (2023). Robust Hausman Pretest for Panel Data
Model in the Presence of Heteroscedasticity and Influential Observations, Journal of Basics
and Applied Sciences Research (JOBASR), 1(1), 27-35. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33003/jobasr-2023- v1i1-8
A Book:
Dagogo, K., Edward, E. D., Kelle, C. and Madu, N. (2009). Biochemical Finger printing: Simulated
Models of DNA and Nucleic Acids. ABU Press. https://abubook.online.comm
A Chapter in a Book:
Sagir A. M. and Sathasivam S. (2019). An Intelligent Neuro Fuzzy System for Pattern Classification.
In Mangey Ram (Ed.). Advances in Applied Mathematical Analysis and Applications (pp. 95-112).
River Publishers, Niels Jernes Vej 10, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark.
https://www.riverpublishers.com/book_details.php?book_id=750
A Report:
Makarewicz, J. C., Lewis, T. and Bertram, P. (1995). Epilimnetic phytoplankton and zooplankton
biomass and species composition in Lake Michigan, 1983-1992.U.S. EPA Great Lakes National
Program, Chicago, IL.EPA 905-R-95-009.
Conference Proceedings:
Abdu Masanawa Sagir & Hamza Abubakar (2020). Enhanced Sparse Matrix Approach in Neural
Network Algorithm for an Effective Intelligent Classification System. Proceedings of the 27th
National Symposium on Mathematical Sciences, Malaysia. 1870, 050010-1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0018636
A Thesis:
Strunk, J. L. (1991). The extraction of mercury from sediment and the geochemical partitioning of
mercury in sediments from Lake Superior, M. S. Thesis, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing,
MI. https://idosi.org/wjms/instructions.htm
Online:
Levitt, L. “Intranets: internet technologies deployed behind the firewall for corporate
productivity”, presented at INET96 Annual Meeting.
[Online]. http://www.isoc.org/inet96/proceedings/b2/b2 3.htmm
Abbreviations, Units Etc.,
Authors should follow internationally accepted standard specifications, e.g., IUPAC-IUB. IUPAC
Manua1 of symbols and terminology for physico-chemical quantities and units.
Copyright and Permissions
By submitting a manuscript to the editor or publisher it is regarded that you have given
permission to publish the manuscript and distribute it electronically or in any other form to
different databases and abstracting services including libraries, universities and anywhere else.
Proofs
Proofs may be sent to the corresponding author by e-mail. Your response, with or without
corrections, should be sent within 48 hours.
Proofs will be sent as an Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) file. Acrobat Reader will be
required in order to read the PDF. This software can be downloaded from the following website:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.htmll
Reprints
Upon final publication, an issue will be made available online at the JOBASR’s website. Hardcopy
of the Journal will be made available at a cost on request.
Other Important Note for Authors
Before submitting the processing fee, it is understood that the author has agreed to our terms
and conditions which may change from time to time without any notice.
Author will take the responsibility whatsoever if any copyright infringement or any other violation
of any law is done by publishing the research work by the author.
Before publishing, author must check whether this journal is accepted by his employer, or any
authority he intends to submit his research work. We will not be responsible in this matter. If at
any time, due to any legal reason, if the journal stops accepting manuscripts or could not publish
already accepted manuscripts, we will have the right to cancel all or any one of the manuscripts
without any compensation or returning back any kind of processing cost.
Submission of Manuscript
Manuscripts and evidence of payment should be submitted through our online submission
system. New users should submit here or here, and registered users can submit here or here.
The manuscript can also be e-mailed to jobasr@fudutsinma.edu.ng.
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's
compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do
not adhere to these guidelines.
• Submissions are to be accompanied with the manuscript processing fee receipt of
NGN5,000 for Local Authors and $15 for International Authors. Manuscript processing fee
is a non-refundable fee in case the manuscript is not accepted for publication.
Meanwhile, Publication fee of NGN20,000 for Local Authors and $60 for International
Authors, will only be made after the manuscript has been accepted for publication.
• The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for
consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
• Where available, DOIs or URLs for the references have been provided.
• The text is one and a half spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than
underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are
placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
• The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author
Guidelines.
Submission Format
1. All manuscripts must be submitted in A4 format, single column, using 1.5 spacing and
leaving adequate margins.
2. Tabular material must be clearly set out with the number of columns in each table kept to
a minimum. Tables must have concise headings that enable them to be comprehensible
without reference to the main text. Please ensure that the data in columns are consistent
in the number of significant figures.
3. Number illustrations with Arabic numerals consecutively, in order of appearance in the
text. Keep lettering on illustrations to a minimum and include essential details in the
legend. Illustrations should be submitted in black and white, with no background color.
Figures should be placed on separate sheets after the main body of the text.
4. The figures should be of high resolution (300 dpi minimum for photos, 800 dpi minimum
for graphs, drawings, etc., at the size the figure will be printed). Numbers and symbols
incorporated in the figure must be large enough to be legible after reduction in figure
size.
5. Symbols, formulae and equations must be written with great care. The symbols
recommended in the various parts of the British Standard 1991 should be used. SI units
should be used; these are described in, for example, the British Standards Publication PD
5686, The Use of SI Units.
Submission of Manuscript
Manuscripts and evidence of payment should be submitted through our online submission
system:
https://jobasr.fudutsinma.edu.ng (for new users)
https://jobasr.fudutsinma.edu.ng/login (for login)
Or
Submit the manuscript to:
jobasr@fudutsinma.edu.ng
Ensure that you follow the online submission processes carefully and patiently.
During online Submission, ensure that all Co-Authors details are added
Submissions are to be accompanied with the Manuscript Submission/Processing Fee. Manuscript
Submission/Processing fee is a non-refundable fee in case the manuscript is not accepted for
publication. Meanwhile, Publication fee will only be made after the manuscript has been accepted
for publication.
Manuscript Submission Fee (Non-Refundable): Five Thousand Naira only (N5,000.00) for Local
Authors and ($15.00) for International Authors.
Online Publication Fee (After manuscript is accepted): Twenty Thousand Naira only
(N20,000.00) for Local Authors and ($60.00) for International Authors.
Issue Galley (two weeks after Publication): Two Thousand Naira only (N2,000.00) for Local Authors
and ($6.00) for International Authors.
All payments should be paid into the account of the Journal, detailed below:
Account Number: 1027666040
Account Holder’s Name: Journal of Basics and Applied Sciences Research
Type: Current Account
Bank Name: United Bank for Africa
Country: Nigeria
Swift code: UNAFNGLA005
• Evidence of payment should be emailed to jobasr@fudutsinma.edu.ng
For inquiries, please contact:
Business Editor
Dr. Shamsuddeen Suleiman
Department of Statistics,
Federal University Dutsin-Ma,
Katsina State, Nigeria.
+234 703 813 2534
editor_jobasr@fudutsinma.edu.ng
