Author Guidelines

The manuscripts should be subdivided with the following subheadings: Abstract, Key words, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments (Optional) and References.

* Review articles: Review papers should provide a synthesis of existing knowledge and give new insights or concepts not previously presented in the literature, or at least not with the same level of detail.

General Instructions

The formatting and other conventions that are to be followed are listed below:

- Manuscripts can be submitted to the Editor through the website of the DJAS (https://     ). Only electronic submissions are accepted, the preferred format is a single Microsoft Word file (double spaced) containing all text, Tables and Figures. The following information must be provided for each manuscript submitted. The corresponding author with an email address and other contact information; complete listing of all authors and affiliations and manuscript title.  Manuscripts will normally be published in order of acceptance by the Editors. Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author and should be returned within two weeks since receipt. No new material may be inserted in the text at proof stage.

- Articles should be subdivided with the following subheadings: Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Funding, Conflict of Interest, Acknowledgments (optional) and References. These items should be in bold and should not be numbered.

Manuscript

Manuscript should have 5 to 35 pages typed, including Figures, Tables and references. They should be written in space double lines. The work should be edited in Word, or compatible, using Times New Roman font, size 14 and main title font size 16 Bold. The work should be formatted in A4 and the lower and upper margins should be 2.5 cm, while right and left margins should be 3.0 cm.

Your manuscript should be checked using the industry standard iThenticate software and plagiarism must not be more than 25%.

Title

The title of the article should be precise and brief and must not be more than 20 words. The first letter of each word should be in capital letters except conjunctions and prepositions.

Authors' affiliation addresses

Please write the full first name and family name of each author and verify the accuracy of writing all the names clearly and write the middle name(s) briefly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lowercase superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation of each author.

Abstract

Abstracts, up to 250 - 300 words, should contain brief information on the aims of the research, experimental material, results and conclusion.

Key words, up to six, should be added at the end of the abstracts and should not include words found in the title

Introduction

State brief the objectives and background of the work and avoiding a detailed literature explain or a summary of the results.

Materials and Methods

Provide enough detail to allow the work to be reproduced, with details of the work. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.

Results and Discussion

Results should be clear and concise. Discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them.

Tables and Figures

Tables and Figures should appear in the manuscript as near as possible to the place where they are referred to in the text.

Conclusion

The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short form.

FUNDING, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AUTHORS CONTRIBUTION, Acknowledgments (optional)

References

References are to be identified in the text by the author's name and year of publication at the end of the paper. Each must be listed alphabetically in the form as follows: Periodicals – names and initials of all the authors, year of publication, title of the paper, journal title, the volume number as well as the pages numbers.

Thesis – the title of thesis should also be underlined with an indication whether its material was published or not.  Books – names and initials of all the authors, names of editors, the year of publication, the title of the book (underlined) and the page number or the total number pages of the book, the publisher's name and place of publication. Patents – the name of the application, the title, the country, patent number or application number, the year of publication.

Examples;

Article in a journal:

Herath, H. M.G.P.; Pain, S.J.; Kenyon, P.R.; Blair, H.T. and Morel, P.C.H. 2021. Growth and Body Composition of Artificially Reared Lambs Exposed to Three Different Rearing Regimens. Animals, 11 (12): 3370-3390. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123370

Thesis:

Zou, Yangyang.  2021. An Evaluation of Potential Applications of Low-cost Air Quality Sensors. PhD., Thesis, Civil Engineering, The Ohio State University.http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1618588753369891 

Book:

Sturkie, P. D. 1976. Avian Physiology. Book. 3rd ED., PP200-400. Part of the Springer Advanced Texts in Life Sciences book series (SATLIFE).

Collins, C.H., Lyne’s, P.M., Grange, J.M. and Falkinham, J.O. (2004) Microbiological Methods. 8th ed., pp. 284-290, United States of America by Oxford University Press Inc.

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