Bio-Research & Agricultural Sciences Journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focused on the publication of original and high-quality research articles in the broad spheres of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. The journal prioritizes and welcomes findings of experimental studies and may also accept basic research articles (with overtly novel and useful output). Original articles, review articles (in relevant field of study), short communication, and case reports may be submitted.
Peer review
To ensure research integrity and the publication of quality research, all research articles are peer-reviewed. Submissions are subjected to double independent experts’ peer-review process.
Peer review policy
Papers submitted must be complete, novel and original. All submissions must be accompanied with a cover letter which clearly states that the article(s) has not been published elsewhere (in part or full) and are not also being considered for publication in another journal. This excludes part presentations as abstracts, lectures or thesis.
The corresponding author is fully responsible for every submission and must ensure that all authors approve the publication of their articles. Plagiarism is a serious academic theft. Thus, all submissions will be checked for plagiarism. A text resemblance of more than 15% will result in the rejection of manuscript. An editor will receive and evaluate every manuscript to decide its suitability for peer review. Editors with interest in any manuscript will be excluded from the peer review process management. Two experts in similar or related filed will be assigned to review each manuscript. Any manuscript without two positive reviewers’ recommendations will not be considered for publication. All invited peer reviewers should notify the Editor of any potential conflict of interest.
Authorship:
People who contributed significantly to any research work are considered as authors. Such authors should understand that they are fully responsible for every published work and should account for its content. All listed authors should qualify for authorship. This implies that they participated in the concept, design, experimentation, data analysis and interpretation, as well as manuscript preparation. Funding of research work does not qualify authorship.
Authors should choose one person to be the corresponding author. All correspondence will be through the corresponding author. They make the submission, sign publishing agreements, provide authors details in correct sequence and ensure that all details are submitted correctly.
Change of authors after manuscript submission may only be considered in exceptional circumstances. The journal editorial secretariat must be first notified before such change or addition. The removal or addition of authors must comply with out authorship criteria. The Editor reserves the right to accept or reject any author change that does not comply with our policies. Once an article is accepted for publication it may not be possible to effect any author change or addition. Thus, the corresponding author should ensure that all qualified persons are listed correctly prior to manuscript submission.
Ethical approval:
Research projects involving human and animal participants should be approved by relevant ethical committee. Thus, submission of such study for evaluation in the Bio-Research and Agricultural Sciences Journal should be accompanied by appropriate statement and certification. Should there be any doubt about compliance with any laid down ethical standard, appropriate explanation must be given by authors. Any exemption should be clearly stated in the manuscript.
Original article: original articles should have new research outputs with significant contribution to knowledge. The journal welcomes original articles of no more than 4500 – 5000 words.
Manuscript preparation
All submitted manuscripts should be double-spaced with the lines numbered continuously. Times New Roman format and font size of 12 should be maintained throughout the manuscript.
Original Articles: All original articles should comprise of title page, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion and conclusion.
Title Page
Use appropriate title that adequately depicts the content of your manuscript. Your title creates the first impression about your manuscript. Do not make your manuscript too complicated, keep it simple and attractive to your readers.
- List the full names of and institutional affiliations of all authors.
- Clearly indicate the corresponding author.
Abstract
Abstract should not exceed 250 words. It should summarize your study in such a way that it clearly states the background, methods, results and conclusion.
Keywords: State three to six keywords.
Introduction
Introduction of original articles should explain the background of the study, providing the summary of available literature relevant to the current study. It should also provide the aim and state why the study is relevant.
Materials and Methods
Detailed account of the study should be provided. Give sufficient details, such that your methods can be reproduced by other researchers. Clearly state the ethical approval and all relevant information. Statistical methods used should be clearly described.
Results
State the result of your study clearly using text, tables and figures. Result section should not contain citations. Only high-resolution images in TIFF/JPEG format will be considered. Figures should be embedded in the main manuscript file after the reference section.
Discussion and conclusion
The conclusion could be part of the discussion section or separated. It should explain the significance of the findings stated in your result sections. Cite relevant literatures and indicate the strength and limitations of the study.
Brief communication: short reports on new research discoveries may be submitted. Such communication should not exceed 2500 words.
Reviews: review articles should not exceed 6000 words. Priority will be given to review articles from recognized experts. However, unsolicited review articles will also be considered.
Article Publication Charges (APC): The Journal of Bio-Research and Agricultural Sciences offers a formidable platform for scholars to publish their research findings. The aim is to ensure that research findings are shared with the global audience unhindered. There no submission cost nor page charges. Minimal Article Processing Charges applies and is meant to cover the cost of web hosting, editing and peer-reviewing process.
Bio-Research and Agricultural Sciences Journal levies an article processing charge of US$60 for each article accepted for publication. APC is routinely waived for authors based on reasonable evidence of poor research funding. Discount of 20 – 50 % where authors do not receive funding may be given.
The article processing charges will only be requested upon acceptance of manuscript. Once your manuscript is accepted for publication, you will be provided with a link to complete the payment process.
Archiving: Bio-Res. Agric. Sci. J. is an open access journal and allows authors to archive their published articles in public databases without restriction.
Privacy concerns: the names, email addresses, and other details of authors shared with the Journal shall be strictly used for the stated purposes. It will not be made available for another purpose or shared with other parties.
Publication frequency:
Four issues are published per year: March, June, September and December
Copyright and license:
Authors of any article published in Bio-Research and Agricultural Sciences Journal retain the copyright of their article. Articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attrition-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International. This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
The license requires that reusers give credit to the creator. It allows reusers to copy and distribute the materials in any medium or format in un-adapted form and for non-commercial purposes only.
References
Citations and references should be according to the American Psychological Association 7th Edition format. In-text citation should be cited alphabetically (Svihus, 2014; Udoumoh et al., 2020). Please refer here for more details.
Udoumoh, A. F., Nwaogu, I. C., Igwebuike, U. M., & Obidike, I. R. (2020). Histogenesis and histochemical features of gastric glands of pre-hatch and post-hatch broiler chicken. Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 50(1), 5-13.
Udoumoh, A. F., & Ikejiobi, J. C. (2017). Morphological features of glands in the gastrointestinal tract of the African pied crow (Corvus albus). Comparative Clinical Pathology, 26, 585–590.
Svihus, B. (2014). Function of the digestive system. Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 23, 306–314.
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