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Author Guidelines
AIMS & SCOPE
The Journal of Applied Science and Technology (JAST) seeks to promote and disseminate knowledge of various topics in the applied sciences which address issues of technological developments in the Tropics.
GUIDELINES TO AUTHORS
1. All submission to the Journal of Applied Science and Technology should be sent in duplicate to:
The Chief Editor,
Nana (Prof) Akwasi Ayensu Gyeabour I
Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
P.O. Box M 32, Accra; Ghana
Tel: +233-244-772255; +233-266-081747
e-mail: jast_ghana@csir.org.gh
Manuscript (hardcopy), drawings and photographs shou-ld be packed securely and mailed in a strong envelope to avoid damage. Electronic version can be sent as docum-ent attached to an e-mail (preferred).
Authors will provide electronic versions of all accepted articles to facilitate processing and printing. Window Vista and MS Word 2007 documentation is preferred. The Editorial Board has final approval for the present-ation format, which includes changes to the title and oth-er sections of the paper, to ensure scholarly publication.
2. Manuscripts presenting original research work or any other original contribution in the form of reviews, feature articles or short communication are welcome. The paper should not have been published previously and should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere at the time of submission to JAST.
3. All submissions should be in English, typed in single space on one side only of A4 paper (size 297 x 210 mm) with 2.54 cm top, bottom and left and right margins. Authors must keep the manuscript as concise as possible, and finished papers should not exceed the equivalent of 10 pages of text, excluding illustrations and tables, which should be kept to a minimum. When numbers start a sen-tence, such numbers must be written in words; e.g. Fift-een tractors instead of 15 tractors.
4 Manuscript should contain the features listed below, and the main text of the paper should be divided into sec-tions and sub-sections as exemplified below:
4.1.
Title: Followed by author’s name and address
4.2.
Abstract: A brief summary of the contents and
conclusions of the paper, not exceeding 250
words.
4.3.
Introduction: Research problem definition, brief survey of relevant literature, reasons and objectives for doing the work, intention of the paper and impact of the study. Briefs must be given of key concepts central to the paper.
4.4.
Theoretical Analysis: (where applicable) – Presented in a clear and concise manner, with all symbols defined in the text.
4.5.
Experimental Work: (where applicable) – sufficient information should be given to permit repetition of the investigation.
4.6.
Results: Outcomes of the study presented in text, table and graphical forms 4.7.
Discussion: Relate key findings to other publi-shed works and future trends of the research. Give the significance of the results in relation-ship with objectives of the investigation
4.8.
Conclusions: Highlights of major accomplish-ments and key results
4.9.
References: Should be numbered sequentially in the text and cited at the end of the paper foll-owing styles for journals, proceedings and boo-ks, respectively, as illustrated below:
1. Parida K.M., (Title of Paper), J. Mater. Sci., Vol. 3, No. 5, 1988, pp. 120-130.
2. Chang R., (Title of Paper), in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Fracture, Brighton, April 1979, edited by P.L. Pratt, Chapman & Hall, London, 1979, pp. 206-210.
3. Young R.J., Introduction to Polymers, Chapm-an & Hall, London, 1981. (Paging is optional)
Journal title abbreviations must follow those given in the World List of Scientific Periodicals, 4th edition.
4.10.
Acknowledgement: (where applicable) – Stated after the references.
5. Illustrations: Code the back of each illustration. Photographs should be glossy black and white prints of high contrast. All diagrams should be imported into the text by the author (MS Word Format) for easier type-setting (Highly recommended). All graphs must be plotted using MS-Excel 2007 for quick typesetting and editing. Scanned diagrams and pictures are also accept-able. All illustrations should be numbered in sequence and referred to in the text and captioned as Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc. Other graphical and word processing softwares may be used upon consultation with the Chief Editor.
6. Equations: All equations must be numbered and cit-ed in the body of paper as “eqn. ( )”. MS Equation Editor must be used to prepare the equations.
7. Units and Abbreviations: SI units should be used. Separate Numerical value from Unit by 1 spacing. All abbreviations should be spelt out in full at first appear-ance, e.g. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).
8. Tables: All Tables should be numbered in a single sequence and referred to in the text and captioned as Table 1, Table 2, etc.
9. Captions: A separate list of captions for illustrations and tables may be provided
ELECTRONIC MANUSCRIPT
The preferred storage medium is Compact Disc. E-mail attached documents are preferred. The general rules are:
1.
Contents (text) of the disk and hard copy should match exactly.
2.
MSWord 2007 software package is preferred. The text should use wrap-around end-of-the feature. Full justification is required.
3.
All Figures should be imported into the text, and be formatted by resizing. MS-Excel, Text Art & Draw are preferred for creating illustrations.
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.
- 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).
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-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, which is found in About the Journal.
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
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