Information For Authors
Title and Authors
The title and author(s) name should be in a separate document to allow for blind peer review.
Abstract
The abstract should not be more than 150 words which must be in block. It should not be italicized. It should contain the objective, methodology, findings and conclusion.
Keywords
The keywords shall be a maximum of 7 but not less than 5 to allow the Google and other search engines make the article accessible to international researchers and to improve the paper citation.
The Body of the Article
The body should contain five sections. The subsection should be in Arabic Numerals. The subsection should include:
Introduction – (Note: Author should make the introduction very clear and ensure the objectives are measurable).
Materials and methods
Results-(Note: After results are presented, Author should discuss the results).
Conclusion-(Note-Do not add the word ‘Recommendation’ to the conclusion section. Recommendation (if any) should be on its own).
Peer Review
The article submitted shall be subjected to a blind peer review. The author and the reviewers should not have prior knowledge of each other. Otherwise the article will be retracted
ARTICLE FORMATTING
All articles submitted to the journal should be in MS word document. It should not be more than 12 pages in single line spacing and 12 fonts.
PROCESSING FEE
There shall be no processing fee for the BOUESTI Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology (JSET).
PLAGIARISM
Since plagiarism is an academic fraud, the article shall be subjected to plagiarism test to keep the integrity and reputation of the journal.
ACKNOWLEGEMENT (OPTIONAL)
In case the author is the sponsor of the article, the institution should be acknowledge in the manuscript. The acknowledgement should be put in a separate document (MS word).
REFERENCE
All cited authors in the body of the articles must be on the reference list. When three or more authors are contained in the material used, all surnames of the authors should be cited at first citation. The second citation should be cited with first author and follow by et al. and date e.g. Olalekan et al. (2020). Potential authors must adhere strictly to use APA style of referencing. For easy citation and to afford plagiarism, the editor suggests that the authors should employ endnote software.
Examples of Reference List
Book Publication
Beeker. G. (1964). Human Capital, 2nd edn. New York: Columbia Press
Byrne, D. (2005). Social
exclusion. UK: McGraw-Hill Education Koutsoyiannis. A. (1973). Theory of Econometrics New York: Harper & Row.
Journal Articles
Achumba, I.C. Ighomereho, O.S. & Akpor-Robaro, M.O.M. (2013). Security Challenges in
Nigeria and the implications for business activities and sustainable development. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development. 4(2). 79-99.
Adeoti, A.I. (2014). Trend and determinants of multidimensional poverty in rural Nigeria. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 6(5). 220-231.
Newspaper/Magazine
Adewale, M. (2017 The Guardian, July 25). Nigeria has highest number of out-of-school children.
Retrieved from http://guardian .ng/news/Nigeria-has-has-highest-number-out-of-school-children/?F
Chapter in Book
Ahmed, A.U. Hill, R.V., Smith, L.C. & Frankenberger, T. (2009). The poorest and hungry:
characteristics and causes. In J.V. Braun, R.V. Hill, & R, Pandya-Lorch (Eds.), The poorest and hungry assessments, Washington, DC (pp.107-128). Washington DC, USA: Taylor & Francis.
Online Materials
Anderson, A, Engvall, A., & Koko, A. (2006). Determinants of poverty in LAO, PDR: SIDA,
Department for policy and Methodology. Retrieved from
Working Paper
Handley, G. Higgins, K, Sharma, B., Bird, K, & Cammark, D. (2009) Poverty and poverty
reduction in Sub-saharan Africa: An overview of the issues (working Paper 299). Oversees development institute retrieved from http:www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/860.pdf.
Material without Date
USAID (n.d). Kenya: Country Profile. Retrieved from
http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1860/14.%20Kenya%20Country%20Profile.pdf
Tables and Figures
The tables and figures should be prepared according to APA format. The tables should be self-explanatory. It should contain the Arabic numerals having title at the Top for Tables and below case of Figure. The figure should be abbreviated to Fig. 1 in the order of the Figures. If colour of Figure is necessary for printing, the author shall pay additional for colour printing.
Consent and Ethical Clearance
In case an article has two or more authors, the journal demands that a consent statement should be made while submitting the article. If the author(s) carried out a research involving human or animal, an ethical clearance should be obtained.