Submissions

Author Guidelines

GUIDE TO AUTHORS

EDITORIAL POLICY

Our policy is as follows:

1. Manuscripts submitted to this Journal must neither be published nor submitted for publication elsewhere either in part or whole.
2. The authors agree that the copyright of their article is totally transferred to the Editorial Board of this Journal once the article is accepted.
3. The article (s) submitted will be peer-reviewed before accepted for publication.
4. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted electronically or in any form without the permission and consent in writing from the copyright holder.

The Editorial office shall make every effort to ensure that no misleading information or statement appears in this Journal. It is however, the sole responsibility of the author for all data and information provided with regards to accuracy. The Editorial Board and its agents shall accept no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the consequences of any misleading data and/or information provided by the authors that shall be published in FJS.

Manuscripts 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 one surname followed by the initials of the 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
An 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 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 to 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 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, 2002; Ogbe & Segun, 2009), for multiple-authored cases they should be cited as Haruna et al. (2005). 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 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 the 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: 

Adamu J., Momoh O. M., Tor N. E. T., Ukwu H. O., Aliyu J., Saleh B., & Ahemen T. (2023). The Haematological Parameters of Donkeys in Sahel Agro-Ecological Zone of Nigeria based on Sex and Breeds. FUDMA Journal of Sciences, 7(6), 8 - 11. https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2023-0706-2094

A Book: 

Dagogo, K., Edward, E. D., Kelle, C. and Madu, N. (2009). Biochemical Fingerprinting: Simulated Models of DNA and Nucleic Acids. ABU Press. https://abubook.online.com 

A Chapter in a Book: 

Cheeseman, K. H. (1993). Lipid peroxidation in biological systems, In: Halliwell B., Auroma OI. [eds.], DNA and Free Radicals. Ellis Horwood, London, pp. 12-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/0968-0004(90)90206-Q

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: 

Stone, D. (2007). Signal Transduction in Bacteria. In the Proceedings of the 2004 Markey Scholars Conference, pp: 80-89. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2157156/

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.htm

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 permitted 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 to read the PDF. This software can be downloaded from the following website:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Reprints
Upon final publication, an issue will be made available at the FUDMA Journal of Sciences Secretariat and online at FUDMA’s website. A hard copy of the Journal will be made available at a cost on request.

Other Important Notes for Authors

By 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.

The 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, the 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 FORMAT

1. All manuscripts must be submitted in A4 format, single column, using double spacing, and leaving adequate margins.
2. Tabular material must be 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 a 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.