Instructions to Authors
Chokie Journal of Science and Technology (CJST)
4. Instructions to Authors
The CJST welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. Both English and Amharic are the official languages of the journal. Before submitting articles to the journal, authors must confirm that the submitted manuscript is their original work and it is not published on or submitted for other journals concurrently. Conflict of interest should be clearly stated, the sources of data used in the development of the manuscript should be properly acknowledged, and all errors discovered in the manuscript after submission must be swiftly communicated to the editor.
4.1. Manuscript Preparation Guidelines
Preparation of the manuscript to be published in CJST should be made as per the following guideline.
4.1.1. Manuscript Preparation Checklist
All the articles should adopt the APA style (latest edition) and include the following items as per their order.
4.1.2. Manuscript Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the requirements stated in this guideline. Submissions which do not adhere to this guideline will not be considered.
- ✓ Manuscript follows APA style (latest edition)
- ✓ Manuscript is original and not published elsewhere
- ✓ Manuscript is not under consideration by another journal
- ✓ Conflict of interest is clearly stated
- ✓ All sources of data are properly acknowledged
- ✓ All authors have approved the submission
4.1.3. Types of Articles Considered for Publication in CJST
Original research papers, review articles, correspondences (letter to the editor), short communications, case reports, and new perspectives are eligible for publication in this journal.
4.1.3.1. Original Research Paper
Papers should be prepared in A4 (8.27 × 11.69") page size, using standard fonts with size of 12, double-space with at least 1" (2.5cm) margin all around. All pages should be numbered starting from the title page. Times New Roman fonts must be used and remain uniform throughout the text. The authors must strictly adhere to the proper format of the journal for all sections of the manuscript. Reference should be made to papers in recent issues for the general layout of the paper and also for details. For authors whose native language is not English, CJST strongly recommends serious edition of the language of their manuscripts before submission to avoid delays in receiving and processing the publication.
The manuscript should be organized in the following order:
A. Title
The title should be a brief phrase accurately describing and reflecting the contents of the paper. The title page should include the author's full name and affiliations, the name of the corresponding author along with phone, fax, and email information. Present addresses of authors should appear as a footnote.
B. Abstract and Keywords
The abstract should be informative and completely self explanatory. It should briefly present the topic, state the scope of the study, indicate significant data, and point out major findings and conclusions. The abstract should not be more than 300 words. Complete sentences, active verbs and the third person should be used. The tense should be in simple past. Standard nomenclature should be used and abbreviations, table and figures should be avoided. No literature should be cited. Following the abstract, about 3 to 7 keywords that may provide indexing references should be listed.
C. Introduction
The introduction should provide a clear statement of the problem, the relevant literature on the subject, and the proposed approach or solution.
D. Methodology
Materials and methods should be complete enough to allow the study 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. Methods in general use need not be described in detail.
E. Results/Findings
Results should be presented with clarity and precision. They 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.
F. Discussion
The discussion should interpret the findings in view of the results obtained in this and in the past studies on the topic. This section can include subheadings, and when appropriate, both sections can be combined.
G. Conclusion and Recommendations
State the conclusions in a few sentences at the end of the paper. Your recommendations should be related to your discussions throughout the paper.
H. Acknowledgement
The acknowledgements (if necessary) of people, grants, funds, etc. should be brief.
I. References
References should follow the APA style (latest edition). All references cited in the text must appear in the reference list, and vice versa.
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