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African
Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
(ISSN 1996-0786)
is an open access journal that
provides rapid
publication (monthly) of articles in all areas of the
subject such as Biocidal activity of selected plant powders,
evaluation of biomass gasifier, green energy, Food technology etc. The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts
that meet the general criteria of significance and
scientific excellence. Papers will be published
shortly after acceptance.
Electronic
submission of manuscripts is
strongly encouraged, provided that the text, tables, and
figures are included in a single Microsoft Word file
(preferably in Arial font).
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manuscripts
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Article Types
Three types of
manuscripts may be submitted:
Regular
articles: These should describe
new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental
procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others
to verify the work. The length of a full paper should be the
minimum required to describe and interpret the work clearly.
Short
Communications: A Short
Communication is suitable for recording the results of
complete small investigations or giving details of new
models, innovative methods, techniques or apparatus. The
style of main sections need not conform to that of
full-length papers. Short communications are 2 to 4 printed
pages (about 6 to 12 manuscript pages) in length.
Reviews:
Submissions of reviews and perspectives covering topics of
current interest are welcome and encouraged. Reviews should
be concise and no longer than 4-6 printed pages (about 12 to
18 manuscript pages). Reviews are also peer-reviewed.
Review Process
All manuscripts are
reviewed by an editor and members of the Editorial Board or
qualified outside reviewers. Decisions will be made as
rapidly as possible, and the journal strives to return
reviewers’ comments to authors promptly. The editorial
board will re-review manuscripts that are accepted pending
revision. It is the goal of the AJEST to publish manuscripts
shortly after submission.
Regular articles
All portions of the
manuscript must be typed double-spaced and all pages
numbered starting from the title page.
The Title
should be a brief phrase describing the contents of the
paper. The Title Page should include the authors' full names
and affiliations, the name of the corresponding author along
with phone, fax and E-mail information. Present addresses of
authors should appear as a footnote.
The Abstract
should be informative and completely self-explanatory,
briefly present the topic, state the scope of the
experiments, indicate significant data, and point out major
findings and conclusions. The Abstract should be
100 to 200 words in
length.. Complete sentences, active verbs, and the third
person should be used, and the abstract should be written in
the past tense. Standard nomenclature should be used and
abbreviations should be avoided. No literature should be
cited.
Following the
abstract, about 3 to 10 key words that will provide
indexing references should be listed.
A list of
non-standard Abbreviations should be added. In
general, non-standard abbreviations should be used only when
the full term is very long and used often. Each abbreviation
should be spelled out and introduced in parentheses the
first time it is used in the text. Only recommended SI units
should be used. Authors should use the solidus presentation
(mg/ml). Standard abbreviations (such as ATP and DNA) need
not be defined.
The Introduction
should provide a clear statement of the problem, the
relevant literature on the subject, and the proposed
approach or solution. It should be understandable to
colleagues from a broad range of scientific disciplines.
Materials
and methods should be complete
enough to allow experiments to be reproduced. However, only
truly new procedures should be described in detail;
previously published procedures should be cited, and
important modifications of published procedures should be
mentioned briefly. Capitalize trade names and include the
manufacturer's name and address. Subheadings should be used.
Methods in general use need not be described in detail.
Results
should be presented with clarity and precision. The results
should be written in the past tense when describing findings
in the authors' experiments. Previously published findings
should be written in the present tense. Results should be
explained, but largely without referring to the literature.
Discussion, speculation and detailed interpretation of data
should not be included in the Results but should be put into
the Discussion section.
The Discussion
should interpret the findings in view of the results
obtained in this and in past studies on this topic. State
the conclusions in a few sentences at the end of the paper.
The Results and Discussion sections can include subheadings,
and when appropriate, both sections can be combined.
The
Acknowledgments of people,
grants, funds, etc should be brief.
Tables
should be kept to a minimum and be
designed to be as simple as possible. Tables are to be typed
double-spaced throughout, including headings and footnotes.
Each table should be on a separate page, numbered
consecutively in Arabic numerals and supplied with a heading
and a legend. Tables should be self-explanatory without
reference to the text. The details of the methods used in
the experiments should preferably be described in the legend
instead of in the text. The same data should not be
presented in both table and graph form or repeated in the
text.
Figure legends should be typed in
numerical order on a separate sheet. Graphics should be
prepared using applications capable of generating high
resolution GIF, TIFF, JPEG or Powerpoint before pasting in
the Microsoft Word manuscript file. Tables should be
prepared in Microsoft Word. Use Arabic numerals to designate
figures and upper case letters for their parts (Figure 1).
Begin each legend with a title and include sufficient
description so that the figure is understandable without
reading the text of the manuscript. Information given in
legends should not be repeated in the text.
References:
In the
text, a reference identified by means of an author‘s name
should be followed by the date of the reference in
parentheses. When there are more than two authors, only the
first author‘s name should be mentioned, followed by ’et
al‘. In the event that an author cited has had two or more
works published during the same year, the reference, both in
the text and in the reference list, should be identified by
a lower case letter like ’a‘ and ’b‘ after the date to
distinguish the works.
Examples:
Cohen (2000),
Smith et al. (2003), (Kelebeni, 1983), (Bauer and Smith,
1992), (Chege, 1998; Jolie, 1987a,b; Steddy, 1993,1995),
(Kumasi et al., 2001)
References should be listed at the end of the
paper in alphabetical order. Articles in preparation or
articles submitted for publication, unpublished
observations, personal communications, etc. should not be
included in the reference list but should only be mentioned
in the article text (e.g., A. Kingori, University of
Nairobi, Kenya, personal communication).
Journal names are abbreviated according to Chemical
Abstracts. Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy of
the references.
Examples:
Allender MC, Fry MM, Irizarry
AR, Craig L, Johnson AJ, Jones M (2006).Intracytoplasmic
inclusions in circulating leukocytes from an eastern box
turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) with iridoviral
infection. J. Wildl. Dis. 42: 677–684.
Schink B, Ward JC, Zeikus JC
(1981). Microbiology of wet wood: Role of Anaerobic bacteria
populations in living trees. J. General Microbiol.
123:313-322.
Colford JM, Roy S, Beach MJ,
Hightower A, Shaw SE, Wade TJA (2006). review of
household drinking water intervention trials and an approach
to the estimation of endemic waterborne gastroenteritis in
the United States. J. Water Health 4:71–88.
Scortichini M, Belisario A,
Motta E (1991). Bacteria species in relation
to forest Decline. J. Aboriculture 17(19):246-249.
Mandal R, Thakur S, Sen BK,
Bandyopadhyay I, Sen S (1997). Indoor nitrogen dioxide
concentrations in some Calcutta residences, Indian J.
Environ. Prot. 17: 99–102.
Short
Communications
Short Communications
are limited to a maximum of two figures and one table. They
should present a complete study that is more limited in
scope than is found in full-length papers. The items of
manuscript preparation listed above apply to Short
Communications with the following differences: (1) Abstracts
are limited to 100 words; (2) instead of a separate
Materials and Methods section, experimental procedures may
be incorporated into Figure Legends and Table footnotes; (3)
Results and Discussion should be combined into a single
section.
Proofs
and Reprints: Electronic
proofs will be sent (e-mail attachment) to the corresponding
author as a PDF file. Page proofs are considered to be the
final version of the manuscript. With the exception of
typographical or minor clerical errors, no changes will be
made in the manuscript at the proof stage. Because JBR will
be published freely online to attract a wide audience),
authors will have free electronic access to the full text
(in both HTML and PDF) of the article. Authors can freely
download the PDF file from which they can print unlimited
copies of their articles.
Copyright:
Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described
has not been published before (except in the form of an
abstract or as part of a published lecture, or thesis) that
it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere;
that if and when the manuscript is accepted for publication,
the authors agree to automatic transfer of the copyright to
the publisher.
Fees
and Charges: Authors
are required to pay a $550 handling fee. Publication of an
article in the African Journal of Environmental Science and
Technology is not contingent upon the author's ability to
pay the charges. Neither is acceptance to pay the handling
fee a guarantee that the paper will be accepted for
publication. Authors may still request (in advance) that the
editorial office waive some of the handling fee under
special circumstances.
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