Information For Authors

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About Peer Review

JOSEH operates a Double-anonymous peer review system, also known as double-blind peer review. It is a process where both authors and reviewers are anonymous to each other. The objective of dual-anonymous peer review is to minimize the impact of implicit or unconscious bias in the evaluation of the merit of a proposal. Authors will need to anonymize their manuscript before submitting their paper, and therefore reviewers will not be aware of a manuscript's author when carrying out peer review. Authors are therefore required to submit a version of the manuscript which has had any information that compromises the anonymity of the author(s) removed or anonymized.

Manuscripts

Papers for publication in the journal should not have been published previously in another journal, in any other language or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. The articles must be typed (word processing only) double-spaced on A4 – Size paper on one side of the paper only and not more than 21 pages including references. Ample margins should be left at the top (2.5 cm), bottom (1.5 cm), left (2.5 cm) and right (2 cm) in two hard copies for use by reviewers. Scientific names must be italicized and authority given at first mention. All pages of manuscripts except the title page must be numbered where an article is found publishable, authors are requested to submit two hard copies of final corrected version together with a soft copy in a re-writeable CD-Rom containing the article. However, online submission can be done using JOSEH Website: www.akscoejoseh.org, Email: info@akscoejoseh.org

Organization of Manuscript

Manuscripts for publication should be arranged in the following sequence: Title page, Abstract, Introduction/Background, Research Methodology, Results, Discussion, Recommendations, Conclusions, Acknowledgements and References. All review/survey article must have Introduction, in-depth literature review containing state-of-the-art, taxonomy and challenges presented under clear sub heading which are reflected in the introduction, conclusion and recommendation.

Submitted Manuscript and topic of discussion must be current and trending on literature.

Submitted Manuscript must be subjected to screening through plagiarism system: turnitin, to ensure originality of the papers.

Title Page

The title page should contain the following information:

• A concise, specific and informative title of the paper.
• A running title of not more than 15 (Fifteen) words.
• Initial(s) and surname(s) of author(s), affiliation(s) and full address(es) of author(s).
• Authors for correspondence as footnote if different from the first author.

 

Abstract and Keywords

The abstract must not exceed 250-350 words and should indicate the objectives, scope, methodology, major finding =s and conclusions of the study.

Provide below the abstract 5-6 main (key) words that convey the subject of the research for indexing and information retrieval purposes.

Introduction

This should be brief, provide background information including current level of knowledge on the research topic, clear statement of the research problem and objectives of the study.

Materials and Methods/Research Methodology

Describe the study locality (where applicable), the design and set up of experience or other data collection tools, variables measured and details of the standard procedure and instruments employed. All measurements must be in standard international (S.I.) units. Data analysis tools and computer software programmes used must be clearly indicated.

Results

Detailed result should be presented in logical sequence in the text, using Tables, Figures and Plates as illustrations where necessary. The experimental errors and statistical significance of the results should be clearly indicated.

Discussion

This should focus on the major findings of the study and the limitations relative to published information in related subject matter. Avoid repeating the results in this section. The results and discussion maybe combined in one section entitled Results and Discussion(s).

Recommendations

Recommendation should be offered regarding avenues for further research. These are suggested actions which could be taken in the light of the findings to bring about improvement in the study.

Conclusion

Conclusions may be presented as the last paragraph under Discussion or separately as a section. The conclusion should be related to the goals of the study as stated under Introduction. State clearly the solutions obtained and recommendations for further research if any.

Implications of findings

These relate to what the findings suggest either in terms of theory or practice. In other words, implication of the findings relate to specific use, either in the theoretical or the practical sphere to which the findings can be put.

Illustrations

Each Table, Figure, Plate, etc. must be prepared on separate pages numbered with Arabic numerals. For each illustration, a short self-explanatory caption should be provided and these should be typed (double-spaced) together on a separate page. The number of table columns should be kept to a minimum and horizontal lines should not divide the entries. Plates/Photographs should be supplied un-mounted in the form of good quality glossy prints. Where there are many photographs, they should be grouped into composite pieces, but a diagram of layout must be provided. Computer drawn diagrams should be prepared using high quality printer and not on a dot matrix or equivalent printer. All illustrations should be fixed within the text following the sequence in which they are referred to each illustration should be submitted as the original and two very high quality photocopies. Lettering and labeling should be inserted on all illustrations.

Acknowledgements

The contribution of persons or organizations to the study should be clearly stated.

References

The current American Psychological Association (APA) style of citation and referencing should be used in the Journal. References must be sufficient in breath and depth for topics and consistent and correct in format according to journal specifications. All authors cited in the article must be referenced alphabetically by author’s surname followed by initials and year of publication.