Submissions

Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make submissions to this journal. Preliminary check is usually conducted by any of the editorial secretaries since there is standard procedure (the article will be checked to see if it falls within the scope of the journal; the content of the article is also checked to be sure it is okay to be reviewed).

The article at this point will be subjected to Turnitin software (the university subscribes to this and all staff have access to it). It is expected that the similarity index of the article is not more than 20%; if in excess, the article will be returned to the contributor/s to carry out futher work in order to reduce the similarity index.

For any article submitted, there are two reviewers. The reviewers are giving two weeks within which to return the reviewed article. Under normal circumstances, contributors are expected to get feedback on their articles within four (4) weeks. Sometimes, reviewers may not return the reviewed articles in record time, in such situations, the articles are reassigned to other reviewers.

In situations of a tie, a 3rd opinion is usually sought.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you are satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.