Author Guidelines

Information For Contributors

Journal of Environmental Management and Safety (JEMS) publishes high-quality solicited and unsolicited articles, in all areas of Environmental Management, Urban and Regional Planning, Architecture, Building, Estate Management, Geography, Industrial Design, Surveying and Geoinformatics, Agriculture, Development, Safety, Forestry, Wild Life and other related fields

The Journal therefore welcomes the submission of empirical and review-articles that will advance theory and practice in these key areas. Articles will be subjected to peer reviewing and authors are expected to revise their papers as soon as comments from the reviewers are received. Authors are accountable both for the views expressed in their articles and for the accuracy of any data quoted.

1 Electronic submission of manuscripts is strongly encouraged, provided that the text, tables, and figures are included in a single Microsoft Word file (preferably in Times New Roman 12 point size font).

2 Submit articles as e-mail attachment to the Managing Editor at: editor@cepajournal.com. A manuscript number will be mailed to the corresponding author.

3 The cover letter should include the full address and telephone of the corresponding author and should be in an e-mail message sent to the Editor. The file name should begin with the first author's surname if involving two or more contributors. JEMS will only accept articles submitted as e-mail attachments.

4  Articles:

  • All articles should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and verifiable experimental procedures be given in sufficient detail for others to verify the work.
  • The length of all articles should not exceed 6,000 words or 15 pages, double spacing.
  • All pages should be numbered starting from the title page.
  • The Title Page should include the authors' full names and affiliations, the name of the corresponding author along with phone, fax and e-mail information.
  • Present addresses of authors should appear as a footnote

5 Review Process: Decisions will be    reached within 4 weeks and the reviewers’ comments will be returned to the corresponding author. The editorial board will consider all the accepted articles.  It is the goal of JEMS to publish manuscripts within 12 weeks after submission.

6 Organization of the Manuscript: Portions of the manuscript need be organized in the following order.

  1. Title
  2. Name(s) of the author(s) and their affiliations, address, phone, / fax and e-mail address. In the case of more than one author please indicate the corresponding author.
  3. Abstract
  4. Keywords
  5. Introduction
  6. Methodology
  7. Area descriptions, methods and materials studied
  8. Analyses and  Results
  9. Discussion and conclusions
  10. Acknowledgement(s)
  11. Appendices
  12. References
  13. Tables
  14. Figures

7 Title: The Title should be concise and descriptive of the contents of the paper.

8 Name of author: The Title Page should include the authors' full names and affiliations.( the name of the corresponding author with asterisks), along with phone and e-mail information. Present addresses of authors should appear as a footnote.

9 Abstract: The Abstract should be informative and completely self-explanatory. It should briefly present the topic, state the scope of the experiments, indicate significant data, and point out major findings and conclusions. The Abstract should be 100 to 200 words in length. Standard nomenclature should be used and abbreviations should be avoided as much as possible. No literature should be cited in the abstract.  

10 Keyword: Authors must provide 4 to 6 key words separated by semicolons to be listed just below the abstract.

11 Introduction: The Introduction should provide a clear statement of the problem, the relevant literature on the subject, and the proposed approach or solution. It should be understandable to colleagues from a broad range of scientific disciplines.

12 Area descriptions, methods and materials studied: Area descriptions, methods and materials studied should be complete enough to allow experiments to be reproduced. However, only truly new procedures should be described in detail; previously published procedures should be cited, and important modifications of published procedures should be mentioned briefly. Capitalize trade names and include the manufacturer's name and address. Subheadings should be used.

13 Results and analyses: Results and analyses should be presented with clarity and precision. The results should be written in the past tense when describing findings in the authors' experiments. Previously published findings should be written in the present tense. Results should be explained, but largely without referring to the literature. Discussion, speculation and detailed interpretation of data should not be included in the Results but should be put into the Discussion section.

14  Discussion and Conclusions: The Discussion and Conclusions section should interpret the findings in view of the results obtained in this and past studies on this topic. State the conclusions in few sentences at the end of the paper. These sections can include subheadings, and when appropriate, both sections can be combined.

15 Acknowledgements: People, grants, funds, etc that have benefited or facilitated the work shall be briefly acknowledged.

16 Appendices: The appendices (if applicable) should be attached at the end of the text.

17 References: References should be listed at the end of the paper in alphabetical order. Articles in preparation or articles submitted for publication, unpublished observations, personal communications, etc. should not be included in the reference list but should only be mentioned in the article text. Journal names are abbreviated according to Chemical Abstracts. Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy of the references.

  • Harvard style of referencing should be adopted. Example : Journal papers
  • Names and initials of authors, (year). Title of paper. Journal name (given in full or abbreviation using the international list of Periodical Title Word Abbreviations), Volume number (issue number): first and last page numbers of the paper.
  • Referencesin the text: A reference identified by means of an author‘s surname should be followed by the date of the reference in parentheses. When there are more than two authors, only the first author‘s surname should be mentioned, followed by ’et al‘.  (Achumba, et al, 2009).     In the event that an author cited has had two or more works published during the same year, the reference, both in the text and in the reference list, should be identified by a lower case letter like ’a‘ and ’b‘ after the date to distinguish the works.  Uchegbu, (2009 a).

Examples:

  1. Achumba, C., Uchegbu, S. N., Umoh, B.  and Ubani, O. (2009). Sustainable Urban Development; Impediment or Catalyst for Economic Growth, Journal of AppliedSciences ,Chyke-Cee Publishers, Nigeria,  Vol 12, No 2, pp 8454-8466.
  2. Ubani, Oand Uchegbu, S. N.   (2009 a). “Effective Solid Waste Management and Planning as a Tool for Achieving Sustainable Environment & Development in Enugu Metropolis, “: Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology (JSET), Chyke-Cee Publishers, Nigeria Vol 16, No 2  pp 8765-8780. 
  • Ubani, O. and Uchegbu, S. N. and (2009 b). Urban Infrastructure and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology(JSET), Chyke-Cee Publishers, Nigeria, Vol 16, No 2,  pp 8811-8827.
  1. Uchegbu, S. N. (2009 a). “Effective planning and management as critical factors in urban water supply and management in Umuahia and Aba, Abia State, Nigeria “. Journal of the Physics and Chemistry of the earth,Elsevier Publishers Ltd Netherlands.   Vol 34, pp 23-27,
  2. Uchegbu, S. N. (2009 b). “The Relationship between the Quality of Surface Water Available for Domestic Consumption and Climatic Factors in Umuahia and Aba, Abia State, Nigeria “, Journal of Applied Sciences, Chyke-Cee Publishers, Nigeria.Vol 12, No 1, pp 8355-8367,
  3. Uchegbu, S. N., and Iroakazi, E. (2009 c). “Urban Planning and Management in a Depressed Economy: The Nigerian Experience “. Journal of Applied Sciences,Chyke-Cee Publishers, Nigeria, Vol 12, No 2, pp  8392-8407. 

18 Tables: Tables should be kept to a minimum and designed to be as simple as possible.  Each table should be on a separate page, numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and supplied with a heading and a legend. Tables should be self-explanatory without reference to the text. Same data should not be presented in both table and graph.

19 Figures: Figure legends should be typed in numerical order on a separate sheet. Graphics should be prepared using applications capable of generating high resolution GIF, JPEG or PowerPoint before pasting in the Microsoft Word manuscript file. Use Arabic numerals to designate figures and upper case letters for their parts (Figure 1 and not Fig 1). Begin each legend with a title and include sufficient description so that the figure is understandable without reading the text of the manuscript. Information given in legends should not be repeated in the text.  All photographs, maps, charts, and diagrams should be referred to as figures   and should be numbered consecutively in order in which they are referred to in the text. Photographs should be black and white and not coloured. All figures and tables should be referred to directly in the text.

20 Page Proofs: Electronic proofs will be sent (e-mail attachment) to the corresponding author as a PDF file.  Page proofs are considered to be the final version of the manuscript. With the exception of typographical or minor clerical errors, no changes will be allowed in the manuscript at the proof stage.  In order to attract wide publicity JEMS intends to publish the accepted articles online and authors will be availed free access to the electronic copies of their articles. Authors can freely download the PDF file from which they can print unlimited copies of their articles.

21 Copyright: Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a un published lecture, or thesis; two, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; and three that if and when the manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors agree to automatically transfer of the copyright to the publisher.

22 Publication Cost: Authors are required to pay a $150 USA Dollars (N150, 000.00 within Nigeria only) handling fee. 

Journal of Environmental Management and Safety is an Open Access online journal for now, which is free to access and read on the Internet. No university library or individual reader will ever have to buy a subscription or buy access through pay-per-view fees to access the articles published in the journal. Hence, JEMS does not have any income from selling subscriptions to the print or online version of this journal or from pay-per-view fees. In order to cover the costs of providing and maintaining a publication infrastructure, managing the journals, and processing the manuscripts through peer-review and the editorial procedure, the journal charges publication fee  as stated above  for each paper within fifteen printed pages. JEMS Publishing may grant discounts on paper-processing fees for authors of lower income countries, students or authors in financial difficulty.

23 Submission of softcopy of manuscript

Authors are required to submit a softcopy of the final version of the paper to the Editorial Office. Please observe the following criteria:

  • When your paper has been refereed, revised if necessary and accepted, send softcopy of the final version.
  • The file should follow the general instructions on style/arrangement and, in particular, the reference style.
  • The file should use the wrap-around end-of-line feature (i.e. not returns at the end of each line). All textual elements should begin with paragraph indents. Place two returns after very element should as title, headings, paragraphs, figures and table call-outs.
  • Keep a back-up softcopy for reference and safety.

 

Address of Correspondence

All correspondence, including the submission of manuscripts, should be addressed to

Managing Editor
Journal of Environmental Management and Safety,
Centre for Environment and Population Activities,
27 Ochi Street Achara Layout, P. O. Box 333, Enugu,
Enugu State Nigeria.
Phone: +234 803 342 5686; +234 805 237 4964
ISSN (Print Copy) - 2141-6206
ISSN (Online)  - 2141-1824