The peer review practice is to ensure that good research/case-study/report/survey/science is published. It is an objective process at the heart of good scholarly publishing. Our reviewers therefore play a vital role in maintaining the high standards of Journal, and all manuscripts are peer reviewed following the procedure outlined below:

Special issues and/or conference proceedings may have different peer review procedures which may involve, for example, Guest Editors, conference organizers or scientific committees. Authors contributing to these projects may receive full details of the peer review process on request from the editorial office.

Initial manuscript evaluation

The Editor first evaluates all manuscripts. It is rare, but it is entirely feasible for an exceptional manuscript to be accepted at this stage. Those rejected at this stage are insufficiently original, have serious scientific flaws, have poor grammar or English language, or are outside the aims and scope of the journal. Those that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to at least 2 experts for review. Authors of manuscripts rejected at this stage will be informed within 1 week of receipt.

Type of peer review

JOPSSED journal employs double blind review, where the reviewer remains anonymous throughout the process/ double blind reviewing, where both the reviewer and author remain anonymous throughout the process / open reviewing where both the reviewer and author are known to one another.

How the Reviewer is selected

Reviewers are selected based on the area of their expertise. Our database is constantly being updated. JOPSSED has highly dispersed & geographically separated team of review board members who ensure academic quality assurance of the journal.

Reviewer reports

Reviewers are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript :

-Is original

-Is methodologically sound

-Follows appropriate ethical guidelines

-Has results which are clearly presented and support the conclusions

-Correctly referencing previous relevant work

Reviewers are not expected to correct or copyedit manuscripts. Language correction is not part of the peer review process.

How long does the review process take?

Typically the manuscript will be reviewed within 1-3 weeks. Should the reviewers reports contradict one another or a report is unnecessarily delayed a further expert opinion will be sought. All our reviewers sign a conflict of interest statement. Revised manuscripts are usually returned to the initial referees within 1-4 weeks.

Final report

A final decision to accept or reject the manuscript will be sent to the author along with any recommendations made by the reviewers, and may include verbatim comments by the reviewers.

Editor’s decision is final

Reviewers advice the editor, who is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the article.

Becoming a Reviewer for [journal]

If you are not currently a reviewer for [Journal] but would like to be added to the list of reviewers for this title, please contact the editorial office at jopssedeacoedoyo@gmail.com  The benefits of reviewing for [Journal] include the opportunity to see and evaluate the latest work in your research area at an early stage, and to be acknowledged in an annual statement in [Journal].

Acceptance Letter

After review completion and acceptance of manuscript author(s) will receive "acceptance letter" from the secretariat.

Article Processing Fee

Author(s) of the accepted articles will be required to pay a processing fee of Twenty-five thousand Naira ((N25, 000.00). Articles more than 8 pages will attract extra fee of (N1,000 for every extra page and author (s).

Nigeria N25, 000.00

All other Countries US $75

Assessment fees N7, 000.00

Payment made to:

Bank Name:                United Bank of Africa (UBA)

Account Name:           EACOED School of Science Research & Publication

Account Number:       1017148608

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the use of others published and unpublished ideas or words (or other intellectual property) without attribution or permission, and presenting them as new and original rather than derived from an existing source. At JOPSSED, we strongly discourage and against this act. If found guilty, to any extent, JOPSSED will fight for Plagiarism. Self-plagiarism refers to the practice of an author using portions of their previous writings on the same topic in another of their publications, without specifically citing it formally in quotes.

Address for Submissions

Journal’s E mail: jopssedeacoedoyo@gmail.com

The Editor-in-Chief 

Dr. A. Sodamade

Department of Chemistry,

Emmanuel Alayande University of Education,

P.M.B.1010 Oyo,

Oyo State, Nigeria

Gallery Proof for correction of Printers errors only will be sent to the authors specified on the Typescript. Any other charges may be chargeable to the author. Corrections should be returned within specified time period of 2 weeks.