Information For Authors

Ready to Submit Your Manuscript?

We welcome your submissions to the University of Zawia Journal of Natural Sciences (UZJNS). To ensure your manuscript meets all requirements, please follow these steps:

  1. Review Journal Policies: Familiarize yourself with our About the Journal page for section policies and scope.
  2. Read Author Guidelines: Carefully read the Author Guidelines for formatting and submission requirements.
  3. Prepare Your Submission:
  4. Register/Login: You need to Create an Account or/and Login  to  make a new submission  or complete  your pending submission in our submission system.
  5. Complete Submission: Follow our Submission Tutorial (video guide available).
Important Note: The submission process consists of five straightforward steps. You may save your progress and return to complete it later if needed.

UZJNS Publication Workflow

 
1

Submission

Author submits manuscript via OJS with all other required files.

2

Payment Verification

Editor confirms payment via secure channel (7-day window).

3

Editorial Review

Initial check (scope, formatting, plagiarism) within 14 days.

Reject

Process ends if fails screening

Continue

Proceeds to peer review

4

Peer Review

Double-blind review by 2+ experts (4-6 weeks).

Reject

Substantive flaws found

Revisions

Minor/major changes needed

5

Revision

Author submits revised manuscript within deadline.

6

Final Decision

Editor evaluates revisions.

Reject

Accept

7

Publication

Copyediting → DOI assignment → PDF/XHTML publication.

Average Timeline: 10-14 weeks | Contact: jns@zu.edu.ly