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Author Guidelines

Guidelines to authors

Manuscripts premeditated to be published in EJWST must be written in good English and limited to, the following parts: Title, Author(s) names and affiliations, Abstract and keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements, Conflict of interest and References. The main and second headings are written in upper case letters, whereas headings above the two levels are written in sentence case letters.

All submitted manuscripts will be sent to at least two appropriate peer reviewers. Authors are encouraged to recommend the names and full addresses of potential reviewers, but the editorial board shall make its own decision on the selection of the reviewer/s. Original research articles and review articles should not occupy more than 20 manuscript pages while technical notes and short communications should not occupy more than 10 manuscript pages.

Title

The title should be concise, precise and describe the contents of the paper. It should be written in less than 150 characters. Do not use abbreviations and formulae in the running title.

Author names and affiliations

Authors should provide their full names, correctly spelling both their given name(s) and family name(s). Below the names, list the authors' affiliation addresses where the research was conducted, using a lowercase superscript letter to indicate the appropriate affiliation. Include the full postal address for each affiliation, including the country name, and provide the email address of each author if available. The corresponding author, who will handle all communication during the refereeing process, publication, and post-publication stages, should be clearly indicated. The corresponding author’s email address must be included and kept up to date. An asterisk (*) should be used to denote the corresponding author.

Abstract

The abstract should be informative and explainable without reference to the text. The abstract should state concisely the objective, methods, results, conclusions and recommendations. Use of abbreviations and formulae is not encouraged in the abstract. The abstract should not be longer than 250 words.

 Keywords

About 3 to 6 keywords that give indexing references should be listed in alphabetical order. 

Avoid plural terms and multiple concepts. Keywords should be separated by semicolon.

Introduction

The introduction should provide a concise overview of the background and justification for the research, outlining the problem being addressed and the underlying hypothesis driving the study. It should also include a review of relevant literature that supports and contextualizes the research problem. At the conclusion of the introduction, a clear and precise statement of the aim of the study should be presented.

Materials and Methods

A concise explanation of the state of affairs under which the study was carried out and the procedures, techniques, experimental designs and materials used should be given. In addition, data collection, statistical methods and analysis should be clearly described.

Results and Discussion

The results should be presented in a scientific manner, utilizing sentences, tables, and illustrations. Statistically significant differences between variables must be clearly stated. This section should include the results of any modeling or analysis, along with a thorough interpretation and discussion to support the findings. The interpretation should be linked to the issues outlined in the introduction or the study's objectives, comparing the current findings with previous research in the field. The credibility of the evidence should be assessed, and the practical implications of the results should be discussed. Care should be taken to avoid duplicating data in the text, tables, and figures.

Tables

Tables are numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals (e.g., Table 1, Table 2) and should bear a short, yet adequately explanatory caption. Avoid using vertical and/or horizontal grid lines to separate columns and/or rows. Footnotes to tables are designated by lowercase letters which appear as superscripts in appropriate entries. All tables should be referenced in the text. In full-length papers, a maximum of 10 result tables can be considered whereas short communications should include less than 5 result tables.

Figures

Figures should be restricted to the display of results where a large number of values are presented and interpretation is difficult in Tables. Figures should not reproduce the same data as Tables. Figures should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals (e.g., Figure 1, Figure 2), and refer to all figures in the text. Originals of figures should preferably be A4 size, of good quality not less than 300 dpi (dots per ink), drawn or produced on a good quality printer and saved in a separate file. Vertical and horizontal axes should be labeled consequently.

Photographs

Photographs or plates should be original and of high quality, suitable for reproduction. They must be unmounted, with any lettering or annotations provided on overlays or photocopies. For composite images, photographs should remain unmounted, and soft copies should be included to indicate the required measurements. Magnification should be specified in the figure legend or indicated using a scale or bar. All photographs and plates should be numbered as part of the figure sequence.

Conclusions

Conclusions should be presented in a few concise sentences at the end of the results and discussion section. Authors are encouraged to summarize the main findings in two to three brief statements and highlight the practical implications of these results. Additionally, authors may include recommendations if they wish to do so.

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements of persons, funds, etc. should be presented in brief, and may be given in a separate section immediately following the conclusions.

Conflict of interest

All authors are requested to unveil any potential conflict of interest within two years after publication, including any financial, personal or other affairs with other people or organizations' work that could improperly influence, or be perceived to influence their work.

References

References should be cited in the text using the author’s given name and publication year. For works with more than two authors, only the first author's name should be mentioned, followed by "et al." (e.g., Edamo et al. 2022). When the author is a single individual, the family name and initials should be presented, followed by the year of publication (e.g., Gebul 2022). When there are two authors, both should be cited with “and” separating them, followed by the year of publication (e.g., Otoro and Hatiye 2024). Personal communications and unpublished work should be cited only in the text with the initials, given name, and date, but they should not be included in the reference list. References should be listed alphabetically and further sorted chronologically. Multiple references from the same author(s) in the same year should be identified with the letters 'a', 'b', 'c', etc., after the year. Only relevant references should be selected, and the total number should not exceed 40, except for invited reviews. In-text citations should follow the author-year style (e.g., Yisehak, 2010). Ethiopian names should be in direct order, with the first name followed by the father’s name, and should not be abbreviated in the reference list. For foreign authors, their names should be inverted in the reference list.

Journal Article

Edamo, M. L., Bushira, K. M., Ukumo, T. Y., Ayele, M. A., Alaro, M. A., & Borko, H. B. (2022). Effect of climate change on water availability in Bilate catchment, Southern Ethiopia. Water Cycle, 3, 86-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watcyc.2022.06.001.

Gebul, M. A. (2022). Simplified approach for determination of parameters for Kostiakov's infiltration equation. Water Practice & Technology, 17(11), 2435-2446.

Otoro, G. G., & Hatiye, S. D. (2024). Field evaluation of haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) response to supplemental irrigation in Arba Minch area: Southern Ethiopia. Irrigation and Drainage, 73(2), 470-485.

Yisehak Kechero, Becker A, Rothman JM, Dierenfeld ES, Marescau B, Bosch G, Hendriks W, Janssens GPJ (2012). Aminoacidic profile of salivary proteins and plasmatic trace mineral response to dietary condensed tannins in free-ranging zebu cattle (Bos indicus) as a marker of habitat degradation. Livestock Science, 144(3): 275-280.

Book

Citation of books usually follow the name of author(s), year of publication, title of the book in italics, edition number, editor (if any), publisher and place of publication.

Strunk JR, White EB (2000). The Elements of Style. 4th Ed. Longman, New York, USA.

Alred GJ, Brusaw CT, Oliu WE (2000). Handbook of technical writing, 7th Ed., St. Martin's (Ed), New York, USA.

Chapter in a Book

Referencing of chapters from books follows the name of author(s), year of publication, title of the book chapter in italics, editor (if any), enclosed statement (Inc:), chapter number, publisher, place of publication, and page number

Zerbini E, Takele Gemeda, Alemu Gebrewold, Azage Tegegne (1995). Effect of draught work on the metabolism and reproduction of dairy cows. Philips, CJC (Ed.), Inc: Progress in Dairy Science, Chapter 8. CAB International, pp. 145-168.

Paper in Proceedings

Alemu Gebrewold, Mengistu Alemayhu, Azage Tegegne, Zerbini E, Larsen C (1998). On-farm performance of crossbred cows used as a dairy-draught in Holeta area. Inc: proceedings of the 6th National Conference of the Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP), May 14-15, 1998. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, pp. 232-240.

Theses

Theses (dissertations) should be presented using the order: Name of Author, year of publication, full title of the thesis, the institution where the thesis submitted, date, country, page no.

• Roumen, EC (1991). Partial resistance to blast and how to select for it. PhD thesis. Agricultural university, Wageningen, The Netherlands. 108 P.
• Gatluak Gatkouth (2008). Agroforestry potentials of underexploited multipurpose tree and shrubs (MPTS) in Lare district of Gambela Region. MSc thesis, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia, 92 P.

Web based papers

Anonymous (for unknown author), year, title (on line), available at: web page pp and accessed date should be indicated.

• Anonymous (2007). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Technology on the Horticultural Plant Production at Nursery. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/faculty/davies/
  students/alarcon/AMFApplications.pdf, pp1-11 (accessed 10-07-2007).

When author(s) is/are known: Author(s), year, title (online), available at: web page, pp. Accessed date should be indicated.

• Wiersum F (2008). Experiences with certification of wild forest coffee in Ethiopia. www.underutilizedspecies. org/Documents/PUBLICATIONS/pp1-25 (accessed 28-05-2008)

Short Communications

Short communications are limited to a maximum of two result tables and/ or two figures. They should present a complete study that is more limited in scope than is found in full-length papers. The items of manuscript preparation listed above apply to short communications.

 Publications of Organizations

 WHO (world health organization) (2005). Make every mother and child count: the 2005 world health report. WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.

Page setup and Fonts

The top, bottom, left, and right margins should all be set to 1 inch (2.54 cm), and all pages should be numbered. The line spacing for the main text should be set to 1.5, while single line spacing should be applied to table and figure captions. An extra line (1.5 spacing) should be placed above and below all headings, sub-headings, and captions. All paragraphs should be formatted as justified. The manuscript should be written in Times New Roman font, using the sizes and styles specified in Table 1 below.

Table 1 Recommended fonts and sizes.

 Units

Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). If other quantities are mentioned, give their equivalent in SI.

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