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:
- Review Journal Policies: Familiarize yourself with our About the Journal page for section policies and scope.
- Read Author Guidelines: Carefully read the Author Guidelines for formatting and submission requirements.
- Prepare Your Submission:
- Use our official Manuscript Template.
- Ensure all required sections are included.
- Verify IEEE Referencing Formatting
- 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.
- 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