NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES
Nigerian Journal of Fisheries is supported by Tertiary Education Trust
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Guidelines for manuscript preparation
Title
Title should be
in font size 12, bold, centrally positioned and in uppercase letters excluding
scientific names which should appear in italics and title/lower case only.
Either scientific names or common names should appear in the title and not
both. Titles should be concise and straight to the point with no more than 18
words.
Authors’ names and affiliations
A line space
should demarcate the title from the authors’ names and affiliations. Authors’
names should be in font size 10, bold, using uppercase letters and centrally
positioned. The surname of the first author should come first, followed by
initials and a comma. Names of all other authors should have initials before
the surname with ‘and’ placed before the last author’s name. Corresponding
authors’ name should be asterisked (superscript). Following the names on the
next line should appear addresses of all authors. If authors are from different
institutions it is important to provide link numbers in superscript to the
specific address of an author. Addresses should be in regular font, italicized
and aligned to the left. Email and phone number of corresponding author are
required. For example:
*1ANSA, E. J., 2 A. I. HART, 2C. B. DAVIES and 3A.
S. YAKUB
- African Regional Aquaculture Centre, P.M.B. 5122, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
- Dept of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Port Harcourt, P.M.B. 5323, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
- Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, P.M.B. 12729, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
*Corresponding Author:
ebi_jo@yahoo.com
TEXT
Manuscripts
should be typed single line spaced using Times New Roman font 10 and fully
justified with all margins set at 2.54 cm each. Page size should be portrait
(27.94 cm x 21.6 cm) Pages should not be numbered but text should appear in
sequence. Each sectional
heading should be bold and left justified. The text should begin on the next
line after each heading.
The text should
be organised under the following subsections in bold uppercase letters:
ABSTRACT: Maximum of 200
words to present brief summary of the report in italics
Keywords: Three to six
keywords should be provided for indexing purposes. Keywords should not be taken
from the title or the abstract to avoid repetition.
INTRODUCTION: Provide
background information to the problem your study addressed; stating the
reason(s) why you carried out the study, the problems and objectives.
(STUDY AREA): Where
applicable state where the work was done, including the biophysical
characteristics of the area. Provide a map where necessary using line art
drawings on white background. Coloured scanned or photographed maps are not
acceptable.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: To include a
description of approaches, equipment and tools used. Procedures carried out
should be clearly explained.
RESULTS: Findings of the study should be
clearly outlined. Illustrative data such as graphs should be processed using
Microsoft Excel before transferring to Word. All illustrations should be placed
immediately after first mention.
DISCUSSION: This should be
separate from results and should give precise explanation of findings also
relate with the findings of others; giving reasons for similarities or
differences.
CONCLUSIONS: The
implications of your findings should be stated
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: May be given if
necessary.
REFERENCES: Those cited in
the text should follow the Author-Date System i.e. last name of author (year)
for single author, author and author (year) for two authors, author et al. (year) for more than three or
more authors. Use author pers. comm. for personal communication with authors; in press can be used if manuscript
referred to has been accepted for publication and is in the process of being
published. If the manuscript is unpublished or awaiting review by a Journal it could
be cited as (author, unpublished data).
In the reference section list references alphabetically (APA reference
style). The reference must include author(s), year of publication, full title
of paper, journal volume and page numbers. Journal titles should be italicized.
Equations
Equations should be typed using equation editor.
Tables
Table titles
should be written in bold but not in uppercase letters and should appear above
the table and numbered in Arabic numerals. Tables should be produced using two
horizontal lines to demarcate table heading; while a third horizontal line
should be provided at the end of the table. Tables should appear after first
mention.
Figures
Figure titles
should be written in bold in lower case letters and should be placed at the
bottom of the figure; numbered in Arabic numerals (e.g. Fig. 1:). Data presented in the table should not be represented as
graph.
Submission of manuscript
Electronic submission as email attachment of
manuscript is required. The mailing address is njfisheries@gmail.com.
Handling Charge
A handling fee
of N2000 or $100 per manuscript is
required. Authors in Nigeria should make payments into the following account:
BANK: FIRST
BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
ADEOLA ODEKU BRANCH
VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS
ACCOUNT NAME: NIGERIAN
JOURNAL OF FISHERIES
ACCOUNT NO.: 2016099126
Copyright
It is implied that any manuscript submitted for
publication in the Nigerian Journal of Fisheries has not been presented for
publication elsewhere and as soon as manuscripts are presented for publication
authors rights are transferred to publisher.
Page Charges
Authors would be informed on acceptance of manuscript
page charges due.
Editor-in-Chief:
Prof. Aduabobo I. Hart Ffs
Prof. Aduabobo I. Hart Ffs
Director, Institute of Natural Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development (INRES)
UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT,
P.MB 5323, PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA.