Guidelines and Submission

AUTHORS GUIDELINES

 

  1. All articles should be written in English

 

  1. Only papers neither published nor submitted elsewhere for publication would be accepted. Copyright of published papers will be vested with the Energy Commission of Nigeria.

 

  1. Papers submitted for possible publication in Journal of Energy Policy, Research & Development (JEPRD) will be reviewed by at least two referees.

 

  1. Articles should be typed in double line spacing and with wide margins on one side of this paper. Illustrations should be made on separate sheets.

 

  1. Authors are encouraged to write concisely, succinctly and in simple English whenever possible, complex statements should be simplified.

 

  1. The first page of the article should contain the title of the paper which should be brief, followed by names(s) of the author(s) and the address(es).

 

  1. The articles should be preceded by an Abstract not exceeding 200 words that relates to the entire paper. The last section of the text should be conclusion, which relates to the entire paper also.

 

  1. The paper should be reasonably subdivided into sections and if necessary sub-sections. Appendices may be used. Footnotes should be avoided.

 

  1. Mathematical symbols and equations should be neatly illustrated. Greek alphabets and all other symbols should be clearly identified in the nomenclature list.

 

  1. Photographs, if included in the article, should be sufficiently clear to permit reproduction in half tone after reduction.

 

  1. Drawings should be prepared with black ink on quality paper. They should be twice the printed size. Letterings should be by means of good quality stencil and toning may be used if necessary. Typewritten letters should not be used in the drawings.

 

  1. It will be responsibility of the authority(s) to obtain permission to reproduce material already published elsewhere.

 

  1. Tables should be numbered consecutively and should be titled and the titles should be on top of the tables. Tables are to be prepared on separate sheets of paper.

 

  1. Authors are encouraged to use the SI Units.

 

  1. No articles of figures will be returned to the author(s) following publication.

 

  1. References to published literature should quoted in the text by means of Arabic numerals in square parenthesis. The reference section should follow the text and it should contain all the items, which have been referred to in the same numerical sequence in which they appear. References must be typed in the ‘References’ section in the following style:

 

  1. Book
  • A. S. Sambo, B. Garba & A. N. Eboatu, The Solar Energy Option, Sokoto Energy Research Centre (1999).
  1. Journal
  • B. G. Danshehu, A. S. Sambo & B. Garba: “Performance Studies of Some Flat-Plate Collectors for Water Heating, Nigerian journal of Renewable Energy, Vol.12, no.1 & 2, pp44-51 (2004).
  • Proceedings
  1. Y. Abubakar “Title ......., Proc. National Workshop on Jatropha for Sustainable Energy Development. Edited by A. S. Sambo, Energy Commission of Nigeria, pp 6-16 (2008).
  1. Reports
  • A. S. Sambo, J. O. Ojosu, A. T. Rogo and J. S. Olayande; “Assessment of Energy Options and Strategies for Nigeria; Energy Demand, Supply and Environmental Analysis for Sustainable Energy Development. (2007/01, (2007).

 

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS

All articles should be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) format using the JEPRD web-based system, an online journal system that provides comprehensive workflow management for journal articles. For more information, please go to our web page and click "Submit Manuscript".

 

THE REVIEW PROCESS OF JEPRD

JEPRD conducts a double-blind peer-review process. The reviewers are experts in their field selected by the Editorial Board to individual assesment of the strengths and weakness of submitted research with the aim of improving the manuscript and identifying the most suitable and highest quality article for the journal. In the peer-review process, three reviewers independently evaluate the technical and scientific quality of the submitted manuscripts.

What happens to a manuscript once it is submitted to JEPRD? Typically there are seven steps to the editorial review process.