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Manuscripts submitted for publication should not have been published or under consideration for publication elsewhere. All manuscripts should be written in English. Authors are required to adhere strictly to the instructions given for the preparation of manuscripts. Manuscripts Original Research Papers; Review Articles; Technical Notes; Book Review; Reports of Conferences and Meetings; Short Communications and Letters to the Editor. Manuscript Preparation Manuscripts should be in double-spaced typed on A4 paper with a line numbering on the left-hand margin. Before you start preparing your manuscript, kindly make these settings to your Microsoft Word document. This will be applied to all pages: Gutter position: The S.I units should be used for all scientific and laboratory data, if in certain instances, it is necessary to quote other units, these should be added in parentheses, and temperatures should be given in degrees Celsius. Symbols and abbreviations should be first defined before use in the text-work. The title page should contain the title, author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s), including a complete address for correspondence and proofs. Each manuscript should have an abstract of not more than 250 words. The abstract should be followed by Keywords of 3-5 words which define the entire work. Introduction should consist of a brief literature review relevant to the research work, current state of knowledge in the area being studied, statement of the problem and aim/objective of the work. Where necessary, the statistical analysis and theories used should be defined. The materials, sources and models should be stated. The methods used should clearly be defined to enable repetitive trials on the work. New methods and techniques need be described in details for sake of clarity. Known methods should to be appropriately referenced. The results should preferably be presented in descriptive tabular, graphical or photographic forms. Authors need indicate the degree of experimental errors and statistical significance of analytical results. Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and defined appropriately. Discussion should consist of clear interpretation and significance of experimental results. The discussion must be enriched by comparison with recent findings in related research works. Results and discussion may be prepared under same heading. Conclusion is a brief summary of the research findings. It should also state the contribution(s) of the work to knowledge, relevance of research findings and recommendations as appropriate. Acknowledgements. Authors are liable for giving due recognition acknowledgements to contributors, sponsors, granting bodies and any other forms of assistance they received in the course of the research work. It is not mandatory anyway but may be necessary. Declaration of Conflict of Interests The Author(s) shall be liable to declare conflict of interests for their articles. Referencing The Journal adopts the American Psychological Association (APA) format of referencing as shown in the examples below. Citation within the work should be with the name and the year if is a single author, but if it is two authors the two author names and the year should be cited. On the other hand, if the authors are more than two, et al., should be used. In the reference section, reference should appear as shown below, DOI number should be provided for indexed journal articles. Visit APA 7 Edition referencing style for more details. Osabohien, E. and Egboh, S.H.O. (2008), Utilization of bowstring hemp fiber as a filler in natural rubber compounds, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, (1): 210-214,