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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

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.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. 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're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Author's Guidelines AJHST

The African Journal of Health Sciences and Technology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The Journal encourages evidence-based, clinical and innovative research with interdisciplinary approach.

Aim and Scope:

The Journal’s aim is to disseminate high quality research in the fields of Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing Sciences, Physiotherapy, Radiography, Medical Physics, Health Economics, Health Financing, Public Health, Medical Sociology, Clinical Psychology, Biomedical Sciences, Biostatistics, Medical Microbiology, Medical Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Optometry, health Education, Artificial intelligence, Machine Learning, Health Administration, Health Management, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science . Relevant articles in other health professions will also be considered for publication.

Editorial Policy

Manuscripts will be published in English. There should be a corresponding author for each manuscript. Manuscripts will be acknowledged when received and reviewed by a member of the editorial board for suitability considering the scope of the journal and adherence to instructions highlighted in the guide to authors. Articles that fulfill the criteria at this point will be considered for peer review. Those that do not fulfill the criteria will be rejected at this point.

Manuscripts cleared by a member of the editorial board will be sent to two or three expert reviewers for review. The double-blind review will be adopted in which the authors and reviewers are not aware of each other’s identify. At the end of the peer review, the decision (acceptance, minor correction, major correction or rejection) will be sent to the corresponding author. In case of manuscripts that require corrections, the corresponding author will be requested to submit response to each of the points raised by the reviewers and submit a revised version of the manuscript with corrections highlighted. For minor corrections, a member of the editorial board will give clearance for publication or resubmission while for major corrections; the reviewers will be sent the reviewed manuscript for clearance. Accepted manuscripts will be edited and formatted for publication. Galley proofs will sent to the corresponding author who is expected to return the corrected versions within 10 days.

Ethical Consideration

Researches to be submitted to AJHST must be carried out in accordance to the Declaration of Helsinki. It is the responsibility of authors using experimental animals and human subjects in their work to seek approval from the appropriate Ethical Committees. This must be clearly stated in the document. Consent of participants must be obtained and should be stated in the methods section of the manuscript. Identity of patients should not be revealed in the form of name, hospital number, identifiable pictures etc.

TYPES OF ARTICLES

Original Articles

Articles in this category include randomized controlled trials, diagnostics studies, outcome studies, cost effectiveness analyses, and surveys. Original articles should not be more than 3000 words (excluding Abstract, references and Tables). They should be structured (abstract, introduction, materials/methods, results, discussion, references. References should not exceed 30.

Review Articles

Review articles include narrative reviews and systematic reviews. They should not be more than 5000 words. The review should be structured (e.g. introduction, article selection, review, discussion, references). There should be not more than 60 references.

Short Communications

Short communications should not be more than 1500 words. They should have a maximum of two tables or figures and not more than 15 references.

 

Case Reports/Case series

This should be between 1000 and 1500 words. Up to 3 tables or figures can be included. References should not be more than 15.

Letter to the Editor

Correspondences on editorials or articles that have appeared in AJHST can be submitted.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Manuscripts should be submitted to AJHST either online through the Editor-in-chief at ajhst@unijos.edu.ng Authors are not required to pay submission fee. However, authors are expected to pay publication fee of thirty thousand naira (N30,000) only after acceptance of their manuscripts.

Authors should comply with ‘Authors Guidelines’ to avoid delay in processing the manuscripts. Manuscripts that do not conform to the guidelines will be returned to authors for compliance before peer review is done. The manuscript should be submitted in four separate documents:

Covering letter

There should be a statement that the manuscript has been read and approved by all the authors, that each author believes that the manuscript represents honest work

Format of the presentation

  1. Title page,
  2. Abstract, Keywords,
  3. Abbreviations,
  4. Introduction,
  5. Subjects, Materials and Methods,
  6. Results,
  7. Discussion,
  8. Acknowledgements,
  9. Conflict of Interest of each of the authors
  10. References,
  11. Tables,
  12. Figures, and
  13. Legends to Figures.

Title Page/covering letter

1.  Title of the manusc ript, running title, names of all authors with designations and

Affiliations, word count for both the abstract and main body of the article (excluding the references, tables and abstract). Any information with authors identity should be included in this file.

2.   Source(s) of support in the form of grants, equipment, et

3.     Acknowledgement, if any.

4.     The name, address, e-mail, and telephone number of the corresponding author, who is        responsible for communicating with the other authors about revisions and final approval of the proofs.

The authors’ copyright transfer form: the form with signatures of all authors to be submitted through post or email (ajhst@unijos.edu.ng).

Manuscript Preparation Manuscripts should be double line-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 font size, unjustified, with headings and subheadings in bold case. It should be submitted as a word document

Abstract This should not exceed 250 words. The abstract should be structured and summarized to contain study background, aim, materials and methods, results and conclusions. Three to seven keywords should be given.

Main Text The text should include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and References.

Citation and References Citations and References should be in Vancouver style. Citations should be written as superscripts surrounded by squared bracket at the end of the sentence, after a full stop. All references should be cited. References should be listed in a numerical order in the Reference section in the order in which they appear in the text.

For Example

Journal

1.     List all authors for Journal article with less than or equal to six authors:

Emeje Paul Isaac, James Garba Damen and Oyibo Saidu Silas. The Impact of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) on Viral Load and CD4 Count amongst HIV-1 infected Subjects in Federal Medical Center Lokoja, Nigeria Magna Scientia Advanced Biology and Pharmacy 2024; 13(02), 017–026

2.     List first six and add et al for Journal article more than six authors: Ladan MA,

Louise Makau-Barasa, Liya Assefa, David Bell, Jacob Solomon, Amodu-Agbi, Abubakar Abba, et al. Image-based awareness campaign and community mobilisation in the control of Schistosomiasis Tropical Medicine Infectious Disease 2023; 5;8(6):309.

Books

Margaret Myles, Myles Textbook for Midwives, sixteenth edition, Edinburgh,London New York Oxford Philadelphia St. Louis Sydney Toronto 2014.

Chapter 8, Johns Hopkins, World Health Organization, United State Agency for International Development:  Progesterone-Releasing Vaginal Ring, 3rd edition, United States Agency for International Development, Global, GH/SPBO/OPS. 2018, 127

Tables Tables should be cited using Arabic numerals in the text (Table 1, Table 2, etc.). Only horizontal rules should be used. Abbreviations that are not standard should be written in full in the footnotes. Permission to use borrowed tables should be indicated in the footnote.

Figures

Figures should be numbered according to how they are cited in the text. Permission to use borrowed figures should be indicated in the legend. The Journal reserves the right to crop, rotate, reduce, or enlarge photographs to more suitable size.

 

Manuscripts (in English) are to be submitted as e-mail attachment) to:

ajhst@unijos.edu.ng  

For the attention of

The Editor-in-Chief
African Journal of Health .Sciences and Technology

            Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology

            University of Jos, Jos. Nigeria.

Tel.: +234-8037035072 (Editor-in-Chief); +234-8033708153 (Press Editor I);

          +234-9038936544 (Press Editor II); +234-8187305420, +234-8069646962 (Editorial Secretaries)

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