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NIGERIA JOURNAL OF SOIL AND TILLAGE RESEARCH

URL: http://www.istro-nigeria.org
Call For Paper Type: Regular
H2 Index: 0
Submission Date: 2026-05-02
Notification Date: 2026-05-14
Final Version Date: 2026-07-01

Development Economics Environmental & Geological Engineering Mechanical Engineering Agronomy & Crop Science Hydrology & Water Resources Soil Sciences

CALL FOR PAPERS - JUNE 2026 EDITION

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NIGERIA JOURNAL OF SOIL AND TILLAGE RESEARCH ISSN 64-9931

Volume 2 Number 1: 2026

Published by

International Soil Tillage Research Organization Nigeria Branch (ISTRO-NG)

The Nigeria Journal of Soil and Tillage Research is a publication of the Soil Tillage Awareness and Development Initiative (A Branch of the International Soil Tillage Research Organisation) (ISTRO-Nigeria). The journal publishes original peer reviewed articles that examine sustainable soil and tillage management. Manuscripts will be considered on aspects of Soil Science, Agronomy, Agricultural Technology, Mechanization, Environment, and Applied Engineering. We aim to ensure a balanced approach to agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability with soil and tillage at the core. All correspondences, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision will be sent via istronigeria@gmail.com

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION GUIDE

Title

Title: Should be concise and informative. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.

Author name(s) and affiliation(s): Should clearly indicate

i) the surname first, and the other name(s) abbreviated for each author, e.g. Musa, C.O.

ii) the authors' affiliation should be below the names line. Indicate all affiliations.

Corresponding author. Ensure that the e-mail address and phone number of the corresponding author is given.

Abstract (150 words)

An abstract of not more than 150 words should state briefly the problem investigated in the study, the method, the core results and major conclusions.

Keywords: Include not more than FIVE (5) keywords

Article Structure

Number of pages per mansucript should be maximum of 15 pages. Extra pages may attract higher charges.

Section numbering: Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line. All subheadings should be italicized.

Introduction

Provide the background to the study and the objectives.

Material and methods

Provide sufficient details to allow the work to be reproduced by an independent researcher. Methods that are already published should be summarized, and indicated by a reference.

Results and Discussion

Results should be clear and concise. This should explore the significance of the results of the work. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate.

Conclusion

This section should present the conclusions of the study.

Appendices

If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on. Similarly for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1, etc.

Mathematical Expressions

i) Equations should be numbered serially at the right-hand side in parentheses.

ii) Give the meaning of all symbols immediately after the equation in which they are first used. Use the equation editor to type fractions in the manuscript.

iii) Levels of statistical significance which can be mentioned without further explanation are:

*P <0.05,**P <0.01 and ***P <0.001.

iv) In chemical formulae, valence of ions should be given as, Ca2+, not as Ca++. Isotope numbers should precede the symbols, e.g., 18O.

Figures

Figures should include titles, description, footnotes as necessary and should be embedded within the text

Tables

Tables should be submitted as editable text and not as images. Tables should be placed next to the relevant text in the article where they are first mentioned.

References

Citation in text: Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the references list (and vice versa). Citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

Reference style

In-Text Referencing Style - All citations in the text should refer to:

Single author: the author's name (without initials) and the year of publication;

Two authors: both authors' names and the year of publication;

Three or more authors: first author's name followed by 'et. al.’ (italicised), and the year of publication.

Reference List: References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters 'a', 'b', 'c', etc., placed after the year of publication. References list should be presented as ‘hanging Indents’.

Examples:

Reference to a journal publication:

Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J.A.J., Lupton, R.A., 2010. The art of writing a scientific article. J. Sci. Commun. 163, 51–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.Sc.2010.00372.

Reference to a journal publication with an article number:

Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J.A.J., Lupton, R.A., 2018. The art of writing a scientific article. Heliyon. 19, e00205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00205.

Reference to a book:

Seriki, W., Toba, E.B., 2000. The Elements, fourth ed. Longman, New Nigeria. Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

Merriam, G.R., Adamu, L.B., 2009. How to skip version of your article, in: John, B.S., Samade, R.Z. (Eds.), Introduction to the Brown. E-Publishing Inc., New Nigeria, pp. 281–304.

Reference to a website:

Cancer Research UK, 1975. Cancer statistics reports for the UK. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ aboutcancer/statistics/cancerstatsreport/ (accessed 13 March 2003).

Reference to a dataset:

[dataset] Oguro, M., Imahiro, S., Saito, S., Nakashizuka, T., 2015. Mortality data for Japanese oak wilt disease and surrounding forest compositions. Mendeley Data, v1. https://doi.org/10.17632/ xwj98nb39r.1.

Reference to software:

Coon, E., Berndt, M., Jan, A., Svyatsky, D., Atchley, A., Kikinzon, E., Harp, D., Manzini, G., Shelef, E., Lipnikov, K., Garimella, R., Xu, C., Moulton, D., Karra, S., Painter, S., Jafarov, E., & Molins, S., 2020. Advanced Terrestrial Simulator (ATS) v0.88 (Version 0.88). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/ zenodo.3727209.

Before submission, ensure that the following:

Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'

All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa

Use Times New Roman font type and 12point font size all through the text. Where necessary, Tables content may use 10point font size

Each manuscript should not be more than 15pages maximum. Extra pages will attract extra charges.

A designated corresponding author with E-mail address and Phone number made available.

Article Submission

***Articles should be* submitted through istronigeria@gmail.com and copy ijogwu@yahoo.com**

A non-refundable processing fee of Five Thousand Naira Only (N5,000.00) should be paid into the following account:

Account Name: Soil Tillage Awareness and Development Initiative

Bank Name: United Bank for Africa (UBA)

Account Number: 1026489963

Evidence of this payment should accompany the manuscript to designated email addresses.

Important Dates to Note

Date Activity

2nd March 2026 Open Call for Papers

2^nd May 2026 Call for Paper Closes

14^th May 2026 Notification Date

Publication Fees

Following peer review, evidence of payment of PUBLICATION FEE should be sent along with the revised manuscript to the designated email addresses.

Publication fees are as follows:

ISTRO-NG Members – ₦10,000

Non-ISTRO-NG Members – ₦15,000.

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