Author Guidelines
Full length original research article, short communication as well as review articles will be considered for publication provided it is not under consideration elsewhere. Three copies with three sets of figures and tables together with a handling fee of one thousand naira only (N1, 000) only in postal order or cheque raise in favor of Prof. A.R.A. Alada. Authors are encouraged to submit their manuscript online at www.njps.com.ng or send electronic version of their manuscripts to the editor at the address below:
Prof. A.R.A. Alada
The Editor-in-Chief, Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. E-mail: araalada@yahoo.com, akinalada@gmail.com Tel: 0802 329 1617
Manuscripts should be written in clear concise English language, and should conform to the specified instructions listed below. Manuscripts which are not adequately prepared will be returned to the authors.
FORMAT OF MANUSCRIPTS
(a) Each manuscript must be typed on one side of A4 sized paper in double-line spacing with wide margins.
(b) The title page should include only the title, author’s names and institutions, and the name and address for correspondence.
(c) The page following the title page should contain a brief summary and up to six key words. A short running title should also be provided.
(d) Introduction: This should be as concise as possible and contain a clear statement of the aims of the research. Detailed historical introductions must be avoided.
(e) Methods: Sufficient detail must be provided to enable repetition of the work.
(f) Results: Should include experimental data and avoid discussion of significance.
(g) Discussion: Should be related to the results presented. Excessive speculations must be avoided.
(h) Acknowledgement: Should be brief.
(i) References: References in text should be cited by names of authors and year of publication. For papers written by three or more authors, use et al. At the end of the paper, references should be listed alphabetically. Papers by three or more authors should be listed chronologically. Opening and closing page numbers, full title of papers and names of all co-authors must be given. For example:
Journal:
Reid, H. L. and Obi, G. O. (1982). A study of erythrocyte deformability in sickle cell disease. Trop. Geogr. Med.34: 43 - 46.
Book:
Jennett, W. B. (1968). Blood flow techniques in clinical neurosurgery. In: Bain, W. H. and Harper, A. M. (eds). Blood flow through organs and tissues. E. S. Livingston Ltd., Edinburg, pp 349 - 354.
If more than one paper by the same author or team of authors was published in the same year, the letters a, b, and c etc, should follow the year - e.g. Adigun (1987a) in both the text and the references list.
(j) Figures and Tables: This should be kept to the minimum necessary to convey essential data. References to tables and figures should be in Arabic numerals. Their desired positions should be indicated on the left-hand margin of the manuscript. Good quality glossy prints of photographs and line drawings should be supplied in the desired final size. Letterings on line drawings should be at least 2mm high for clarity. Previously published figures are not acceptable, except if accompanied by written permission of the editors. The figure numbers, author's names and "Top" should be indicated on the back of each illustration. Figure legends should be typed on separate sheets. Tables should be typed (also double-spaced) on separate sheets and numbered in sequence in Arabic numerals. A heading must be supplied with each table.
Short Communication: These should have a maximum 4,000 words (about 8 double-spaced typewritten pages) with a maximum of 2 figures. The format for regular papers should be followed; however references must be kept to a maximum of 10.
Electronic submission: Authors of accepted manuscripts are required to submit their final versions on diskette. 3.5" IBM-formatted diskettes are required. Authors should also indicate the word processing software used (Word perfect, Microsoft Words are preferred) and file names. Figures and illustrations in Microsoft Excel are preferred. Only text files (without formats) should be submitted, figures and images scanned onto other packages will not be accepted.
REPRINTS: an electronic copy of the reprint file in PDF version will be sent along with copies of the journal to the corresponding author for distribution to co-authors. Additional copies should be ordered during final submission.
