Information For Authors

The Lafia Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (LJSIR) is a peer-reviewed international research journal published by the Faculty of Science, Federal University of Lafia. It publishes original research papers twice a year (April and October) in all fields of agriculture, science, engineering, and technology. LJSIR is dedicated to promoting research activities in a multidisciplinary approach with an emphasis on contemporary issues relevant to society at large.

 

Submission of a manuscript implies that the work being reported is original and that the results have neither been published previously nor are under consideration for publication elsewhere. The language of communication must be in English and spellings must be consistent with the Oxford Dictionary. The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. The following types of papers are considered for publication:

  • Full-length paper
  • Short communication
  • Review

 

Submission of Manuscript

The manuscript should be clearly typed in English, with double line spacing in A4 format with 2.54 cm on all margins.

Font:               Times New Roman.

Font style:      Regular.

Font size:        12.

 

Submit your manuscript via e–mail as an attachment to the Editorial Office (ljsir@gmail.com), and a manuscript number will be mailed to the corresponding author within 48 hours. Each manuscript should be accompanied by a cover letter including a statement of justification that outlines why the work should be considered for publication in the journal.

 

Copyright

An article submitted to the Journal for publication implies the transfer of the copyright of the manuscript from the author(s) to the publisher upon acceptance. Accepted manuscripts become the permanent property of LJSIR and may not be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the Editor–in–Chief.

 

Manuscript Sections for a Paper

Manuscript prepared and to be submitted for consideration in the Journal should be divided into the following sections:

 

Title

The title should be concise and informative. It is mandatory that the title should unambiguously reflect the contents of the paper and should not be longer than 20 words.

 

 

Short Running Title

Authors should provide a running title of not more than 12 words.

 

Author's Names and Affiliations

The names (surname last) and affiliations of authors should be provided. The corresponding author should be indicated with an active email address and telephone number to receive correspondence and galley proofs.

 

Abstract

Every article should be provided with an abstract not exceeding 250 words. The abstract in brief should present the topic, state the scope of the experiments; indicate significant data, and point out major findings and conclusions of the research work. Standard nomenclature should be used and should not contain any undefined abbreviations.

Keywords

Below the abstract, about 4 to 6 keywords in alphabetical order should be listed for indexing purposes.

 

Introduction

This should provide a clear statement of the problem explaining its significance and indicating why it should be of interest to scientists in other areas around the globe of scientific disciplines. The literature cited must be discussed to show the relationship between relevant published works and the study.

 

Materials and Methods

Subheadings should be employed. The authentic procedures should be described in detail previously published procedures should be cited, and significant modifications of published procedures should be stated in brief. Statistical methods of treatment should be mentioned if they have been used.

 

Results and Discussion

The results and discussion should be combined. The original and important findings should be stated. Previously published results should be written as in present events. Results should be explained fundamentally with its outcomes, and should also be illustrated with figures or tables where necessary but these should be kept to the minimum. The discussion should interpret the findings in view of the results obtained in this and in past studies on this topic.

 

Conclusion

This should summarize the major findings that can be drawn from the research work, pointing out their significance, and alluding to possible future directions.

 

Acknowledgment

This should be as brief as possible, and to appear before the reference section. Technical assistance, advice and financial support should be acknowledged.

 

Conflict of Interest

Authors should state conflict of interest where applicable.

 

References

Citation

Reference citations in the text should be identified by numbers in square brackets. Some examples:

  • Obesity and over–nutrition in the midst of pervasive poverty, further stress the fragile health care system [4).
  • This result was later contradicted by Aremu et al. [8].
  • This theory has been widely accepted by workers [2–5, 10].

 

Reference List

The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. The unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. All references are numbered in order of their appearance in the manuscript. The entries in the list should be numbered consecutively.

 

If available, try as much as possible to include DOIs as full DOI links in your reference list (e.g. ‘https://doi.org/abc’)

 

Examples

Journal Article

Aworh, O. C. (2018). From lesser–known to super vegetables: The growing profile of African traditional leafy vegetables in promoting food security and wellness. J. of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 98, 3609–3613. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.8902.

 

Aremu, M. O, Olaofe, O., Basu, S. K., Abdulazeez, G. and Acharya, S. N. (2010). Processed cranberry bean (Phaseolus coccineus) seed flours for the African diet. Canadian J. Plant Science, 90: 719 – 728, https://doi.org/10.4141/CJPS09149.

 

Book

Finar IL 1975. Organic Chemistry, Vol. 2, 5th ed. ELBS and Longman Group, London UK, pp. 22 – 40.

 

Chapter in Edited Book

Shills, M. E. (1973). Magnesium In: Introduction to Nutrition. Fleck, H. (ed.) 3rd edn. Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc., New York, p. 215.

 

Online Document

Olaofe, O., Adeyeye, E. I. and Ojugbo, S. Comparative studies of amino acids and fatty acids of Moringa oleifera tree. https://www.elixirpublishers.com/articles. Accessed July 21, 2019.

 

 

 

Tables

Tables should consist of three horizontal rules, with box heading centered over each column, and should have a short descriptive caption at the top. All the tables should be typed in separate sheets at the end of references and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals (e.g. Table 1, Table 2, etc.).

 

Figures

Figures should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals (i.e. Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc.) at the end of references. Graphs should preferably be drawn using appropriate computer software and presented on a single page ready for mounting. These should be constructed in such a manner that they can be understood without reading the text. Appropriate symbols should be used on graphs and explained in the legends. Graphs should not duplicate results presented in the tables. Photographs should be produced in black and white. The title and comments of the figures and photographs should be provided on a separate page using MS Word.

 

Symbols and Units

Symbols, units, and nomenclature should conform to the recommendations of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). SI units should be used for physical quantities.

 

Article Processing Charges

The author (s) of the accepted article will be required to pay the following charges and will receive a copy of LJSIR.

Upon submission of manuscript, author(s) will be required to pay a non-refundable Article Processing Charge (APC) of N5,000.00 ($10) before the manuscript will be sent for review. Upon acceptance of the manuscript for publication, author(s) will be required to pay N30,000 (US$100) Publication Charge (PC).