Instruction for Authors
Submission of Manuscript for review:
Only documents which have not been published/copyrighted or not been submitted for publication elsewhere, will be considered for review and possible publication. Upon acceptance of an article, the author(s) will be required to transfer copyright to the publisher.
Manuscript, in typed or printed form should be submitted in triplicate to:
The Editors-in-Chief
Dr. Adesina S. Sodiya
Department of Computer Science
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
E-mail: Publication@ncs.org.ng, sodiyaas@unaab.edu.ng
Manuscripts should be written in English, double-spaced and single-sided, and should be numbered beginning with the title page. The first page of an article should contain the following:
- title of the paper (no more that 45 characters)
- the name(s) of author(s) corresponding author should be indicated
- affiliation and address(es) of the author(s) including e-mail address(es).
An abstract not exceeding 200 words (formulae are not counted) should follow the title page on a separate sheet.
Text:
Heading and subheadings for different sections of the paper (e.g. Introduction, Literature Review, Methods, Results and Discussions) should be clearly indicated. Units of measurement, abbreviations and symbols should follow the international system of units (SI), equation and formulae should be typewritten. Equations should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in parentheses on the right-hand side of the page. Special symbols should be identified in the margin.
Tables and Figures:
Tables should be given short informative titles and should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. Tables will be reproduced directly from the manuscript.
Figures in a form suitable for reproduction and reduction should be submitted separately from the text. Photographs and colour pictures must be of high quality. Lettering on figures should be proportional to the size of the figure and the author, and figure number should be cited consecutively in the text and a list of short descriptive captions should be provided at the end of the paper. Handwritten lettering on figures is not acceptable.
Reference:
References should be cited in the text using a number in square brackets in order of appearance e.g. [1, 5, 2]. The references are listed at the end of the paper in numerical order of the first author’s surname.
General Information:
Proofs: Proofs will be sent to the nominated author to check typesetting accuracy. No changes to the original manuscript are accepted at this stage. Proofs should be returned within seven days of receipt.
Reprints: Reprints may be ordered (pre-paid) at prices shown on the reprint order form which will be sent to the author together with the proofs.
Page Charge: Please note that there will be a page charge of twelve thousand naira (N12,000.00) flat for each article accepted for publication in the Journal.
