Guide to Authors
Submission of manuscripts on topics with relevance to the journal is welcomed but not limited to the four issues per year (March, June, September and December). Upon request to the editorial team members, the journal may publish issues that will complement the four issues each year. The submission should adhere to our guidelines. The manuscripts are preferably written in English (either American or British is accepted but not a mixture of both), provision of the English title, abstract and keywords are compulsory. Manuscripts are accepted on the understanding that they have not been and will not be published elsewhere. All submissions will be peer-reviewed. The editors have the final decision on publication. Accepted manuscripts become the copyright of the journal. The journal published all manuscripts with ISSN number(s).
Manuscript Preparation
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Main Headings and Manuscript Presentation
Manuscripts should be prepared under the following headings without numbering:
Article Title
Authors and their full addresses
Abstract (250 words maximum)
Keywords
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgement (If Any)
References
Title
This should be concise and explain the nature of the paper. If the paper was given, wholly or in part, at a scientific meeting, this should be stated in a footnote.
Authors' names
These should include with one surname followed by initials of authors and the address where the work was carried out. The name, address, and email address of the corresponding author should be indicated clearly.
Abstract
Abstract of 250 words (maximum) should be provided abridging, concise introduction, methods used, results, significance of results and conclusion of the study.
Introduction
This should state the problem investigated, the aim of the work and previous relevant work with appropriate references, and must indicate clearly the advance in knowledge or contribution to knowledge.
Results
These should be presented concisely, with tables or illustrations for clarity.
Figures
Good quality and clearly readable Figures will only be accepted. Graphs should be drawn in CorelDraw or Microsoft Excel. A resolution of 300 DPI (Dots Per Inch) or higher, for good quality Picture printing.
References
The American Psychology Association (APA) system of referencing should be used. The in-text citation should be in full if they have one or two authors (e.g.: Michael, 2023; Ogbe & Segun, 2024), for multiple-authored cases they should be cited as Haruna et al. (2019). Full References should be provided in the references section. References should be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the paper, giving all the authors with their initials after their respective surnames. Give the full title of the paper in the language in which it appeared or an accurate English translation. Journal titles should be abbreviated as in Chemical Abstracts or Biological Abstracts. If the journal is not included in these lists, then give the title in full. Where possible, the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for the reference should be included at the end of the reference. This style and order should be followed: author's surname, initial(s) of forename(s), paper title, journal title (in italic), volume number (in bold), first and last page numbers, year of publication (in brackets) e.g.
Journal Articles: Akpaneno, A. F., Akinbolati, A., & Ekundayo, R. K. (2024). Spatial Variation of the Received Signal Strength of Mobile Telephone Network (MTN) over Dutsin-Ma Town, Katsina State, Nigeria. Journal of Basics and Applied Sciences Research, 2(1), 28-34. https://doi.org/10.33003/jobasr-2024-v2i1-9 A Book: Dagogo, K., Edward, E. D., Kelle, C. and Madu, N. (2009). Biochemical Finger printing: Simulated Models of DNA and Nucleic Acids. ABU Press. https://abubook.online.com A Chapter in a Book: Sagir A. M. and Sathasivam S. (2019). An Intelligent Neuro Fuzzy System for Pattern Classification. In Mangey Ram (Ed.). Advances in Applied Mathematical Analysis and Applications (pp. 95-112). River Publishers, Niels Jernes Vej 10, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark. https://www.riverpublishers.com/book_details.php?book_id=750 A Report: Makarewicz, J. C., Lewis, T. and Bertram, P. (1995). Epilimnetic phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass and species composition in Lake Michigan, 1983-1992.U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program, Chicago, IL.EPA 905-R-95-009. Conference Proceedings: Abdu Masanawa Sagir & Hamza Abubakar (2020). Enhanced Sparse Matrix Approach in Neural Network Algorithm for an Effective Intelligent Classification System. Proceedings of the 27th National Symposium on Mathematical Sciences, Malaysia. 1870, 050010-1-10. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0018636 A Thesis: Strunk, J. L. (1991). The extraction of mercury from sediment and the geochemical partitioning of mercury in sediments from Lake Superior, M. S. Thesis, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI. https://idosi.org/wjms/instructions.htm Online: Levitt, L. “Intranets: internet technologies deployed behind the firewall for corporate productivity”, presented at INET96 Annual Meeting. [Online]. http://www.isoc.org/inet96/proceedings/b2/b23.htmm Abbreviations, Units Etc., Authors should follow internationally accepted standard specifications, e.g., IUPAC-IUB. IUPAC Manua1 of symbols and terminology for physico-chemical quantities and units. Copyright and Permissions By submitting a manuscript to the editor or publisher it is regarded that you have given permission to publish the manuscript and distribute it electronically or in any other form to different databases and abstracting services including libraries, universities and anywhere else. Proofs Proofs may be sent to the corresponding author by e-mail. Your response, with or without corrections, should be sent within 48 hours. Proofs will be sent as an Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) file. Acrobat Reader will be required in order to read the PDF. This software can be downloaded from the following website: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.htmll Reprints Upon final publication, an issue will be made available online at the JOBASR's website. Hardcopy of the Journal will be made available at a cost on request. Other Important Note for Authors Before submitting the processing fee, it is understood that the author has agreed to our terms and conditions which may change from time to time without any notice. Author will take the responsibility whatsoever if any copyright infringement or any other violation of any law is done by publishing the research work by the author. Before publishing, author must check whether this journal is accepted by his employer, or any authority he intends to submit his research work. We will not be responsible in this matter. If at any time, due to any legal reason, if the journal stops accepting manuscripts or could not publish already accepted manuscripts, we will have the right to cancel all or any one of the manuscripts without any compensation or returning back any kind of processing cost.
Submission Preparation Checklist As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
Submissions are to be accompanied with the manuscript processing fee receipt of NGN5,000 for Local Authors and $15 for International Authors. Manuscript processing fee is a non-refundable fee in case the manuscript is not accepted for publication. Meanwhile, Publication fee of NGN20,000 for Local Authors and $60 for International Authors, will only be made after the manuscript has been accepted for publication.

The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).

Where available, DOIs or URLs for the references have been provided.

The text is one and a half spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.

The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Submission Format
1. All manuscripts must be submitted in A4 format, single column, using 1.5 spacing and leaving adequate margins. 2. Tabular material must be clearly set out with the number of columns in each table kept to a minimum. Tables must have concise headings that enable them to be comprehensible without reference to the main text. Please ensure that the data in columns are consistent in the number of significant figures. 3. Number illustrations with Arabic numerals consecutively, in order of appearance in the text. Keep lettering on illustrations to a minimum and include essential details in the legend. Illustrations should be submitted in black and white, with no background color. Figures should be placed on separate sheets after the main body of the text. 4. The figures should be of high resolution (300 dpi minimum for photos, 800 dpi minimum for graphs, drawings, etc., at the size the figure will be printed). Numbers and symbols incorporated in the figure must be large enough to be legible after reduction in figure size. 5. Symbols, formulae and equations must be written with great care. The symbols recommended in the various parts of the British Standard 1991 should be used. SI units should be used; these are described in, for example, the British Standards Publication PD 5686, The Use of SI Units.
Submission of Manuscript
Manuscripts should be submitted through our online submission system: https://jobasr.fudutsinma.edu.ng/login (For Existing User) https://jobasr.fudutsinma.edu.ng/register (For New User) Or Submit the manuscript to submission_jobasr@fudutsinma.edu.ng Ensure that you follow the online submission processes carefully and patiently. During online Submission, ensure that all Co-Authors details are added Submissions are to be accompanied with the Manuscript Submission/Processing Fee. Manuscript Submission/Processing fee is a non-refundable fee in case the manuscript is not accepted for publication. Meanwhile, Publication fee will only be made after the manuscript has been accepted for publication. Manuscript Submission Fee (Non-Refundable): Five Thousand Naira only (N5,000.00) for Local Authors and ($15.00) for International Authors. Online Publication Fee (After manuscript is accepted): Twenty Thousand Naira only (N20,000.00) for Local Authors and ($60.00) for International Authors. Issue Galley (two weeks after Publication): Two Thousand Naira only (N2,000.00) for Local Authors and ($6.00) for International Authors. All payments should be paid into the account of the Journal, detailed below:

Account Name: Shamsuddeen Suleiman

Account Number: 0200685202

Bank Name: Guaranty Trust Bank


Evidence of payment should be emailed to: jobasr@fudutsinma.edu.ng For inquiries, please contact: Dr. Shamsuddeen Suleiman Business Editor Department of Statistics, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Nigeria. +234 703 813 2534 edithor_jobasr@fudutsinma.edu.ng


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