Submissions

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.

The journal’s focus areas:

• Animal Production & Health: Research on animal nutrition, breeding, genetics, physiology, health, and product quality.
• Fisheries & Aquaculture: Studies on fish nutrition, aquaculture technologies, aquatic health, fish genetics,   fisheries science, and climate change impacts,
• Food Science & Technology: Innovations in processing, preservation, chemistry, microbiology, biotechnology, safety, nutrition, and consumer acceptance.
• Agricultural Economics & Policy: Analyses of production economics, policies, food security, agribusiness, trade, farm management, and climate change economics.
• Agricultural Extension & Rural Development: Focus on youth and gender in agriculture, technology adoption, farmer education, extension systems, and climate resilience.
• Crop & Soil Science: Research on sustainable crop production and resilience, soil health, breeding, genetics, agroecology, horticulture, and plant protection.

Manuscript Submission

By submitting a manuscript, the authors confirm that the work is original, has not been previously published, and is currently under review in another journal. The authors also affirm that all co-authors have agreed to the submission and that necessary permissions and approvals have been obtained from relevant authorities and institutions. The publisher disclaims liability for any potential claims or damages arising from the publication. To begin the manuscript submission process, authors must first create an account with the journal webpage https://journals.kwasu.edu.ng/index.php/jsfad, or log in to their existing account.

Writing and Formatting:

1. Organization/manuscript structure: Manuscripts should follow this order: sub-discipline category, title, author(s) information, abstract, keywords, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion and recommendation, acknowledgments, funding, conflict of interest, and references. The manuscript should be written in British English. The manuscript word count 5000 -7,500 words for research article and 3,000 – 4,000 for short communication. Times New Roman font, size 12, single line spacing, 1" margin on all sides, pages numbered at top-middle, and continuous line numbering throughout the manuscript.
2. Title: Brief title (max. 20 words). The title should be brief, avoiding unclear terminology, and, if possible, should summarise the primary finding or conclusion of the work.  The title should not contain any abbreviations.
3. Author Information: Provide authors' full names (first-middle-last), affiliations (dept. and institution), and the corresponding author's email address and mobile number, using sentence case format. Titles of the authors should not be included in their names.
4. Abstract: Max. 250 words, structured under background, materials and methods, results, and conclusion. The abstract's main objective should be to make the work's overall relevance and conceptual advancement easily understandable to a wide range of readers.
5. Keywords: 4-6 Keywords
6. Introduction: This should be very clear and must align with the aim and objectives of the study, with no subheadings.
7. Materials and Methods: This section can be organised into subheadings and stated clearly in sufficient detail to allow all processes to be repeated when read in combination with the mentioned sources. An ethical statement should be included in this section for studies that disclose findings involving human or animal subjects. Consent should also be sought from individuals involved in the study.
8. Results: Present concisely, using tables, charts, and diagrams for clarity, but a single result should not be presented in a table and chart form at the same time in a manuscript.
9. Discussion: Interpret and explain the findings, compare results with existing literature and explore the significance of the results, putting into consideration the novelty of the discovery in the right context.
10. Conclusion: This should integrate key findings aligned with the experiment's aims and objectives, highlighting practical implications, without summarising the discussion.
11. Acknowledgements: Express gratitude to individuals, organisations, or institutions and recognise specific contributions to the research.
12. Citations and References: APA format and chronological order
13. Figures and Tables: Cite as "Fig. 1" and "Table 1", and place them near the citation.
14. Enumeration and Measurement: Use numerals with units (e.g., 2 g), words for 1-9, and numerals for larger numbers.
15. Data Reporting: Use metric units, and provide variability measures (e.g., standard error or deviation).
16. Abbreviations: Spell out in full at first mention.

Frequency of publication and publication charges

The journal will be published twice a year (March and September); the article processing charge will be Seven Thousand Naira (N7,000), and the publication charge will be Twenty-five Thousand Naira (N 25,000) after acceptance. Authors from foreign countries will pay a ten-dollar ($ 10 US) article processing charge, and a forty-dollar ($ 40 US) publication charge will be applied after acceptance. The article processing charge will be paid after the submitted manuscript meets the journal's requirements for review, and the publication charge will be paid after acceptance of the manuscript.