Instructions to contributors
The Sudan Journal of Animal Production
Instructions to contributors:
The journal accepts papers reporting research work in all aspects of animal production. The scope of the journal includes reports of research in all aspects of animal production and related subject aquatic and wildlife. Short notes and review article are also welcomed.
Style and form:
The lay out of the paper should be on the following order: Summary, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgment, and References.
Title: must be informative and brief. The first letter of the first word and names in the title should be in capital. Font size 14pt, body, centered.
Authors name(s) and address of the instruction where work was done should follow the title.
Name of author (s) is to be stated as surname pre coded by initials. In case of female one fore name and the surname is to be given .font size10pt centered. Institution (address of author (s) should follow superscript (1, 2, 3,) should be used in cases where authors are from different institutions. The superscript of the author to whom correspondence to be addressed together with an e-mail address should be appended to the author.
Summary :
It should contain the purpose of the study, experimental treatments, results preferably with quantitative data, significance of the findings and the conclusion.
Keywords: should follow the summary. Keywords preferably ones not used in the title and should not exceed 5 words.
Introduction:
Should include statement of the importance of the subject, recent published research in the field and the aims of the experiment.
Materials and methods:
Should be brief and of sufficient details to enable the replication of the experiment by any outside party. Statistical methods used must be stated.
Results and Discussion:
May treated separately or under one heading.
Conclusion:
Should consist of short integration of results that refer directly to the aim of the study and the practical implications of the findings.
Acknowledgments:
Acknowledge financial support whether official or private and those who provided data relevant to the study as well technical and institutional assistant.
References:
In the text:
One author : Babiker (2014).
Two authors: Babiker and Yousif (2018).
More than two authors : Babiker et al .(2021).
In the reference list:
Journal names should be abbreviated according to world list of scientific periodicals.
Reference to internet articles is allowed.
Example of references:
AOAC (1990). Official methods of analysis (15th ed. ) Association of Official Analytical Chemists.
Washington DC, USA.
Alim, K. A. (1960) reproductive rate and milk yield of Kenana cattle in
Sudan. J. Agric. Sci, (Caunb.) 55:183.
Ageeb, A. G. and Hillers, J. K.(1999). Effect of crossing local Sudanese
cattle with British Friesian on performance traits Bull. Anim. Health . Prod. Afri. 39 (1):69.
Saeed,A. M., Ward, N. P., Light, D., Durking, J.W. and Wilson, R. T. (1987). Milk production of the Kenana breed in the Sudan. J. Dairy Sci.,70:2673.
Gaber , S.S. (1987). Effect of concentrate addition to roughage on performance of dairy heifers. M.Sc. University of Khartoum , Sudan.
SAS (1985).Statistical Analysis System user’s guide (5th ed.) SAS Institute Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Sequence of reference with the same first author is chronological. e.g:
Ali, A. B. (1991) ……….
Ali, A.B. (19993) ………
Ali, A.B.(2000) ……….
Tables:
Tables are consecutively numbered in bold Arabic number. eg
Table 1. Feed intake effects……
Tables should be centered on the page and should be inserted in appropriate place in the text.
Tables must fit on single page.
Explanatory notes to table elements are designated by superscripts, and the explanation should appear on the lines directly below the table.
No vertical or horizontal lines inside the table, but only after title and the last row of data.
Differences between table’s means should be designated using superscripts on top of the mean. Explanatory notes to superscripts should appear on the line directly below the table.
Figure
Figures should be numbered consecutively in bold Arabic numbers (fig.1).
Figure title should be placed underneath the figure.
Don’t use the word “significantly” where the level of significance is declared eg: Treatment A differed (P≤ 0.01) from treatment B
and not Treatment A differed highly significantly (P≤ 0.01) from treatment B.
Where means did not differed (P≥ 0.05).
Note syntax: variables differed between treatments and not among treatments.
SUMMARY Of FORMAT
Submission will not be accepted unless formatted as follows:
Page size: A4
Line numbering OFF
Page numbering ON- position: top to right, font: Times New Roman 10 point
Line spacing: single
File > Page Setup>Margins
Top: 3 cm
Bottom: 2.5 cm
Left: 2 cm
Right: 2 cm
Gutter: 0 cm
Header: 1 cm
Footer: 1.4 cm
File > Page Setup > Paper size
210 × 297 mm (A4)
Insert > Page numbers
Position: Top of page (header)
Alignment: outside
For main text (excluding headings) use the following:
Format > Font >
Font: Times New Roman
Style: Regular
Size: 11 pt
Format > Paragraph
First line of paragraph: first line indent : 1 cm
Line Spacing: single
References: hanging indent: 1 cm
Symbols: Whenever possible, use “normal text”.
Title: maximum 110 characters, Font size: 14 pt, bold, centred ( no period)
14pt
S.S. Authors# , T.T. Co-author: Font size: 12 pt, bold, centred ( no period)
Affiliation, including country : font size 10 pt, centred
Headings (e.g. Abstract, Materials): Font size: 12 pt, bold
Key words: words not in title Font size: 11 pt, bold
“Corresponding author: editor @ aprc.sd Font size: 10 pt.
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