Confluence University Journal of Science and Technology (CUJoSTech) is committed to advancing knowledge across the fields of science and technology through the publication of innovative research. The following guidelines are to assist authors in preparing their manuscripts and submission to CUJoSTech.

Categories of manuscript

CUJoSTech accepts original research and review manuscripts. Authors are expected to identify the category of their submission.

Manuscripts preparation

Format and style

The manuscript should be prepared using MS Word, 12-point font, double spacing.

Structure

The manuscript should generally include the following sections:

• Title Page: Includes the title, authors' names, affiliations and email addresses, and corresponding author's contact details.
• Abstract: A concise summary of the work structured into Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusion with a word limit of 250. Keywords of 4-6 should be included for indexing purposes.
• Introduction: Background and objectives of the study.
• Materials and Methods: The study should provide sufficient details to enable replication by other workers.
• Results and Discussion: Presentation of the data with appropriate tables and figures, and interpretation of the results.
• Conclusion: Presentation of main findings and implications.
• References: The Vancouver referencing style is the accepted style for the journal.
• Acknowledgement: (if applicable) Recognition of support and contributions from individuals or institutions.

Submission of Manuscript

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically via the CUJoSTech submission system https://www.ejmanager.com/my/cujst.

Ensure you submit your main manuscript without Author Names and Affiliations 

After registering, you can login and navigate to the manuscript submission section.

Plagiarism policy 

By submitting the manuscript, it implies that it is original and has not been submitted or published elsewhere. Only manuscripts with a similarity index of 20 % or less will be sent for review. If the similarity index of the submitted If the manuscript exceeds 20% but less than 50%, it will be sent to the author for revision. However, if the similarity index is 50% or above, the manuscript will be rejected outrightly. 

Preprint Policy

• Authors must indicate if the manuscript has been posted on a preprint server at the time of submission by disclosing this information in the “Preprint Declaration” field of the submission form.

• Authors wishing to post their manuscript on a preprint server must follow these guidelines:

i. The manuscript version uploaded to the preprint server must be the original version submitted to the journal and must not include any revisions made through peer review.

ii. Upon acceptance of the manuscript, authors must include a link to the published paper with the preprint posting.

Articles Processing and Publication Charges (AP&PC)

On submission, Nigerian authors will pay a processing charge of N5,000 (Five Thousand Naira only). Authors with accepted manuscripts will pay N20,000 (Twenty Thousand Naira only) as a publication fee.

Foreign Authors will pay AP&PC charge of 100USD only, once the paper is accepted for publication

Banking Details

Banker: Access Bank Plc

Account name: CUSTECH JOURNAL ACCOUNT (Naira) 

Account Number: 1870338903

Account name: CUSTECH JOURNAL ACCOUNT (USD) 

Account Number: 1870360537

For foreign authors

Intermediary Bank:Citi Bank New York

Intermediary Bank's swift code: CITIUS33

Routing number: 021000089

Beneficiary bank's Name: Access bank Plc

Beneficiary bank's swift code: ABNGNGLA

Beneficiary bank's Account number:36145842