SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Manuscript Submission

Manuscript submissions are received through the online submission platform: https://www.slujst.com.ng/submission/ new authors are required to register on (if new to the platform) or log onto the platform before making their submission. See the sample paper format and author’s guide for manuscript preparation: Template for the Journal can also be downloaded on the website under the Manuscript Template. Please refer to our information pack for any further help access/using the journal portal.

Submissions must be original, not yet published and not submitted to or under review by any journal or publication outlet. All Manuscripts are double-blind peer-reviewed and if found suitable, published in the next available issue and according to the subject matter as research paper, Review paper or technical note. The evaluation of manuscripts will be based on:

Underlying methodological soundness and rigor, Innovation of the work, the significance of the results and the quality of the reporting

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Preparation of the Manuscript

Manuscript should be written in English Language and typed in 12 point font size using Times New Roman in double spacing on A4 paper. A margin of 25 mm should be left at the sides. The paper should not exceed twenty (20) pages, including figures and tables. The manuscript should be organised under the following headings:

Title Page

The title page should contain only the title of the article, authors’ contact details such as names, institutional affiliations, corresponding author’s email address and phone number. This should be uploaded as a supplementary document on the Author’s portal. Please note that the article title should not exceed fifteen (15) words.

Abstract Page

Page 1 of the manuscript should contain the title of the article, the abstract, five or six keywords, and may include the Introduction Section, etc. However, it must NOT contain name(s), and address(es) of author(s), and e-mail addresses and telephone number of the corresponding author. These information will be supplied on the online submission platform in addition to the uploaded title page above. The abstract should not normally exceed 250 words in 12 point font size.

Keywords

Five or six relevant keywords should be provided on the title page.

Symbols, Abbreviations and Units

Symbols and abbreviations should be defined where first mentioned. If the symbols are many, a “Notation” defining the symbols must be included between the abstract and Introduction. SI units should be used.

Introduction

This should include the background to the study, a brief review of literature and clearly-stated objectives.

Theoretical Analysis

  • The mathematical principles or theories used should be included as appropriate.
  • Materials and Methods/Methodology/Experimental Procedure
  • This section should include apparatus and equipment setup, work materials, design, experimental methods, as applicable.
  • Results and Discussion : Results could be presented in descriptive, tabular or graphical form. Information presented in tables should not be repeated as figures. Discussion should be focused on the interpretation of experimental findings.

Conclusion

The conclusion should be a brief summary of findings. It should clearly state the contributions, relevance of the findings and recommendations, as appropriate.

References

The APA system (alphabetical listing) of referencing should be used in the body of the manuscript while only essential references must be cited and listed. Examples of citing references include: Jimoh (2012) or (Jimoh, 2012) as appropriate; Faruk and Bajeh (2002) or (Nasir and Bajeh, 2002) as appropriate; Tella et al (2006) or (Tella et al, 2006) as appropriate. Examples of listing references are as follows:

For Journal Articles

Castles, F. G., Curtin, J. C., & Vowles, J. (2006). Public policy in Australia and New Zealand: The new global context. Australian Journal of Political Science, 41(2), 131– 143.

Gelkopf, M., Ryan, P., Cotton, S., & Berger, R. (2008). The impact of “training the trainers” for  helping  tsunami-survivor  children  on  Sri  Lankan  disaster  volunteer workers.   International    Journal    of    Stress    Management,    15(2),    117–135. https://doi.org/10.1037/1072-5245.15.2.117

For a Book

Okuda, M., Okuda, D, (1993). Star trek Chronology: The History of the Future. New York: Published by Pocket Books. URL i.e., publisher’s web address

For Book Article or Chapter

James, N.E. (1988). Two sides of paradise: the Eden myth according to Kirk and Spock. In Spectrum of the Fantastic Donald Palumbo (ed.) 219-223. Westport, C.T.: Published by Greenwood. URL

For Edited Conference Proceeding

Segun I. Popoola, Aderemi A. Atayero, Charles Ndujiuba, Francis E. Idachaba, Faruk. N, Carlos T. Calafate (2017). Calibrating the Standard Path Loss Model for Urban Environments using Field Measurements and Geospatial Data., The 2017 International Conference of Wireless Networks, London, U.K., 5-7 July, pp513-518, 2017.



PUBLICATION CHARGES

Article Publication Charges and Copy of print Journal

A processing fee of #4,000.00 should be paid while sending the manuscript and a publication charge of #10,000.00 shall be charged after acceptance. All payment is to be made to:

Account Name:       SLU JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   

Name of Bank:        JAIZ Bank Plc

Account Number:     0014798508

A scanned copy of the teller should be uploaded as a supplementary file along with the manuscript in the author’s portal and/or sent electronically as an attachment to our e-mail address: me_jst@slu.edu.ng  , bus_jst@slu.edu.ng and tea_jst@slu.edu.ng . To encourage foreign authors, the processing fee is waived for any submission which does not have any Nigerian author.

Indexing

SLUJST is currently indexed in Google Scholar, CrossRef, Sule Lamido University Libraries, ResearchGate, Journals for free and ACADEMIA

Suggested Reviewers

A list of at least three suggested reviewers should be provided with their current institutional affiliations as well as email addresses. However, please note that the Managing Editor reserves the right to determine the appropriate reviewers to review your manuscript. This request is simply to populate our database of reviewers in diverse fields.