Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences

Indexing/Abstracting

Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences is indexed by the following abstracting and indexing services:

Scopus — On 13/03/21, the Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences (JNSPS) got acceptance for inclusion in Elsevier's Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Scopus covers nearly 36,377 titles from approximately 11,678 publishers, of which 34,346 are peer-reviewed journals in top-level subject fields: life sciences, social sciences, physical sciences and health sciences.</p

Crossref — The official DOI (digital object identifier) link registration agency for scholarly and professional publications. Crossref operates a cross-publisher citation linking system that allows a researcher to click on a reference citation on one publisher’s platform and link directly to the cited content on another publisher’s platform, subject to the target publisher’s access control practices. This citation-linking network covers millions of articles and other content items from several hundred scholarly and professional publishers.

Google Scholar— Provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature. Includes peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities, and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar sorts articles by weighing the full text of each article, the author, the publication in which the article appears, and how often the article has been cited in other scholarly literature so that the most relevant results are returned on the first page.

DOAJ— The DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) was launched in 2003 at Lund University, Sweden, with 300 open access journals. Today, the independent database contains ca. 12000 open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social science, and humanities. DOAJ is a community-curated list of open access journals and aims to be the starting point for all information searches for quality, peer-reviewed open access material.

ResearchGate— ResearchGate is a European commercial social networking site for scientists and researchers to share papers, ask and answer questions, and find collaborators. According to a 2014 study by Nature and a 2016 article in Times Higher Education, it is the largest academic social network in terms of active users.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How long does it takes to publish in JNSPS
Answer: 1-3 months.

Q2. Can you fastrack the publication process?
Ans: No.

Q3. Can you waive the Article Publication Charge (APC)?
Ans: No

Q4: Can you give me discount in the APC
No. Only active members of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences can enjoy discount in the APC.

Q5: Do you have MS Word Template
Ans: No, we only have latex template and it can be downloaded from https://journal.nsps.org.ng/JNSPS_TEMPLATE.zip

Q6: Must I prepare my manuscript using latex?
Ans: No, you can prepare your manuscript with MS Word or latex. We prefer latex for mathematical articles. Only the PDF should be uploaded for assessment purposes.

Q7: Do you consider articles in Biological Sciences or Medical Sciences or Engineering?
No, any article out of scope of Physical Sciences would be rejected and the authors would be advised to consider African Scientific Reports which is also published by the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences.

Q8: Can I submit my manuscript via email?
Ans: No. All submission must be made via the portal

Q9:  Is there any assuarance that my manuscript would be accepted?
Ans: No. Your article will only be accepted if passed turnitin test and receive positive reviewers recommendation(s)

The few essentials for publishing in JNSPS

• The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
• The submission file is in PDF which must have been generated via Microsoft Word or Latex. Latex is preferred especially for submissions under Mathematical Section
• All the work cited in the text is included in the References section and citations are machine-readable. Manually entered in-text citations are not acceptable.
• All the contributing authors have working Email Ids and their affiliated organization names and addresses.
• Where available, DOI for the references must be provided.
• All illustrations, figures, and tables must be placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
• List of five potential reviewers. This information should include the name and title, affiliation, and email address.
• There are no charges/fees for submitting manuscript to JNSPS.

How to Submit?

• All articles must be submitted using our

  online submission system.