Guidelines for Prospective Authors

NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF FARM MANAGEMENT

The Journal of the Farm Management Association of Nigeria

The Nigerian Journal of Farm Management is a refereed journal.

The Nigerian Journal of Farm Management covers all areas of farm management, rural development, sustainable agriculture, management of the environments, development finance and other areas of research relevance and interest To the agricultural sector in Nigeria. The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. 

The Nigerian Journal of Farm Management (ISBN-9782607-002) is published twice a year by the Farm Management Association of Nigeria, a body comprising academics, technocrats, policy formulators and implementers, farmers and farmer advocacy groups

Instructions for Authors

The Nigerian Journal of Farm Management welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence.  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 font). Submit manuscripts as e-mail attachment to the Editorial Office at: kolawole_adebayo@hotmail.com . Acknowledgement of receipt will be mailed to the author under 72 hours of receipt. The cover letter should include the corresponding author's full address and telephone/fax numbers and should be in an e-mail message sent to the Editor, with the file, whose name should begin with the first author's surname, as an attachment. The Nigerian Journal of Farm Management will only accept manuscripts submitted as e-mail attachments.

 

Preparation of the text

 

Cover page: the cover letter should include the full title of the paper, the name(s) of the author(s) and their institutional affiliation(s), a running title of not more than 75 letters and spaces and an abstract of not more than 250 words. The full contact details of the author who will be responsible for correspondence and correcting of proofs should be supplied thereafter viz full name, complete institutional address, email address, fax and phone number.

Title page: The first page of the typescript must contain the full title of the paper, the abstract of not more than 250 words and the key words of the research.

Manuscript: Manuscripts must be typed with double spacing throughout using preferably Times New Roman 12pt in Microsoft Word® , on one side of A4 paper only, with 2.5 cm margins all round. The text and references should be checked thoroughly for errors before submission. It is the responsibility of the author to ensure that the typescript is correct in style, syntax and spelling (Oxford English Dictionary). Microsoft Equation/Math Type software should be used for equation authoring and editing. Papers should normally be divided into headed sections.

Abbreviations: Any word or words to be abbreviated should be written in full when first mentioned followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.

Illustrations: All illustrations of any kind should be submitted as sequentially numbered figures with the title captioned below the figure. Drawings should be completely lettered, the size of the lettering being appropriate to that of the drawings, taking into account the possible need for reduction in size. Illustrations should not be inserted in the manuscript but supplied after the main body of text.

Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively and headed with short titles. They should be referred to in the text. All tables are to be drawn using the table wizard in Microsoft Word. The use of text boxes is strictly forbidden. As with illustrations, they should not be inserted in the manuscript but supplied after the main body of text.

Acknowledgements: Acknowledgements should appear at the end of the text.

References: The Harvard/APA method of referencing should be used, in the form name(s) of the author(s), year of publication, e.g., (Author, 2005). The references should be in alphabetical and then chronological order in the reference list at the end of the contribution. The reference list should include every work cited in the text. Please ensure that dates, spellings and titles used in the text are consistent with those listed in the References. The content and form of the reference list should conform to the examples below. Please note that page numbers are required for articles and both place of publication and publisher are required for books cited. Do not use et al. in the reference list: spell out each author's full name or surname and initials.

Book/multiple author
Murita N., Wamkyen R. And Ogisi B.O. (2003): Strides in Farm Management Practices in Post-Independence Nigeria. Ramadan Press, Bauchi.

Article in edited volume
Ike P.C. and Odufote B. (1997): Relative Efficiency of Yam Storage Technologies in the Niger Delta in: P.A. Okuneye and J.O.Y. Aihonsu (eds) Manual of Farm Management Practices in Nigeria. AKT Press, Ibadan) pp. 116-127.

Article in journal
Akinleye S.O. and Rahji M.A.Y. (2007): Nutrient Elasticities among Nigerian Households Differentiated by Income. Agrekon Vol. 46(2): 274-288.

Reports, proceedings, unpublished literature
Adebayo K.A. (2009): Cassava as a Livelihood Security Crop in SubSaharan Africa. Discussion Paper Series, No. 09-03, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Greenwich.

Agom D. (2004): The Effect of Oil Exploration Activities on Agricultural Activities in the Niger Delta, in: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Farm Management Association of Nigeria, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta pp. 351-365.

Umar A.G. (2010): Evolution and Performance of Forestry Policy in Nigeria. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi.

Article in newspaper
Ukeje T. (2002): Agriculture as a Stimulant for Economic Growth. The Guardian, 3 March, p. 56.

An Internet source
Give the universal resource locator in full:
http://www.faman.org/conferences/maiduguri/english/submstyle.html

Footnotes and endnotes: The use of footnotes and endnotes is not encouraged and if used at all must be kept to an absolute minimum.

Proofs: Proofs will be sent electronically to the 'corresponding' author for correction of errors. These must be corrected and returned by snail (overland) mail within 48 hours otherwise publication may be delayed. Alterations to proofs other than corrections of printer's errors may be charged to the authors.

Copyright: Submission of a paper to FAMAN Journal will be taken to imply that it presents original unpublished work, not under consideration elsewhere. In submitting an article, it is taken that authors have assigned copyright or licensed the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to the FAMAN Journal. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.

Submission: The contents of the papers shall be the sole responsibility of the authors and publication shall not imply the concurrence of editors or publishers.

• All submissions should preferably be in Word format
• All manuscripts shall be subject to an editorial pre-screening process to assess suitability for the journal
• Subject to the pre-screening, manuscripts shall be processed in a single anonymous peer review system, using independent expert referees
• Final responsibility for the selection and acceptance of articles rests with the Editor
• Submission of an article to the journal indicates formal acceptance by the author(s) of these peer review conditions and procedures

If all of the above stated conditions are met, the manuscript could then be submitted electronically to the Managing Editor at: kolawole_adebayo@hotmail.com