About the Journal
Author fees
Journal of Physical and Applied Sciences charges an Article Processing Charge (APC) of USD120 for authors from Developed Nations (the Global North), USD95 for authors from Low-Income Countries (the Global South), including Africa, and Sh.10,000 for authors from Kenya.
Publisher Information
Editon Consortium Publishing -
Peer review
All submissions made to the editor (whether through the OJS system of email) are automatically forwarded to journal-specific chief editors. The manuscript is first subjected to a plagiarism check. If the paper is found to be plagiarised, it is rejected, and immediate communication is made to the author to revise, resubmit, or make other decisions. If plagiarism-free, the editor deletes the authors’ details, codes it, and sends the coded manuscript to two reviewers.
Once the reviewers are through, they send the manuscript back to the editor with comments and the author is given a chance to make corrections per the reviewers’ directions. After revision, the authors return the revised manuscript to the editor, who forwards it to the first reviewers, and the process begins again.
The process is repeated until the reviewers and the editor are convinced that the manuscript meets all the standards for publication. Note that papers can be rejected at any stage should the author fail to make corrections as guided. The chief editor ensures that all comments and suggestions given are fair and without bias.
The speed of the process depends on the reviewers’ speed and the author’s ability to respond quickly. From our end, we endeavour to make the review process as quick as possible, where a reviewer should not take more than five days. Before assigning manuscripts to reviewers, communication is done to ensure the reviewer is in a position to complete the process within five days.
Publication Scheduling
This journal publishes 1 issue in 1 volume a year.
