Instructions

CALL FOR PAPER

The Editorial Team of International Journal of Basic and Clinical Toxicology (IJBCT) invites interested scholars and researchers to submit well researched original papers for publication in the maiden edition of IJBCT. International Journal of Basic and Clinical Toxicology (IJBCT) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that embraces all fundamental and molecular aspects of basic and clinical toxicology. Emphasis is placed on studies of molecular mechanisms of cellular, tissue and systemic toxicities, as well as the impacts of toxic substances/processes on quality of life and general well-being.
The Journal is a publication of the Society of Basic and Clinical Toxicology Nigeria (SBCTN), and publishes article with scope spanning through Environmental toxicology, Clinical toxicology, Biochemical toxicology, Toxicogenetics, Pharmacotoxicology, Toxicoepidemiology, Ethnotoxicology and other relevant areas of toxicology.
International Journal of Basic and Clinical Toxicology aims to provide an international forum for encouraging interdisciplinary discussions and contributing to the advancement of the toxicology sub disciplines , benefiting readers and authors by accelerating the dissemination of research information and providing maximum access to scholarly communication.

INSTRUCTION TO AUTHORS

Manuscript Preparation
Manuscripts should be written in English and prepared as word documents in Times New Roman using font size 12, on A4 size with a margin of 1.5 cm of all four sides. The manuscript should be typed with double-spacing. All figures and tables should be at appropriate place in the text. The manuscript should be divided into sections, namely, Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements (if applicable), Ethical Statement, Conflict of Interests and References.

Title Page
Title Page should contain the title of the article, which should be relatively short but informative. Title should be written in font size 14, Caps and Bold. This is followed by Name(s) of author(s) of the paper which will contain full names and affiliations. Corresponding author should be marked with asterisk (*). Authors e-mail addresses and phone numbers: At least one e-mail address is needed. It will be used as the corresponding author’s email address in all contacts with the authors.

Abstract
An abstract of the main article should be written on a separate page. It should a summary of the basic content of the paper without presenting extensive experimental details. Avoid abbreviations and do not include diagrams and references. It should not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be structured into Background, Methodology, Results and Conclusion.

Key Words
4 – 7 keywords should be listed immediately below the abstract on the same page

Introduction
Present the subject of paper clearly, indicate the scope of the subject, and present the goals of paper, novelty of research work and the organization of paper. The introduction should supply sufficient background information to allow the reader to understand and evaluate the results of the study. References should be chosen carefully to provide the most salient background rather than an exhaustive review of the topic.

Materials and Methods
This section should contain adequate information about the materials and the methods adopted to carry out the research work like animals, chemicals and animal ethical committee permission, software used and procedures followed etc. The Materials and Methods section should include sufficient technical information to allow the experiments to be repeated by other researchers. The units and dimensions should be expressed according to the metric system and SI units.

Results
Present the results of your research work in this Results section. It should be as concisely as possible and presented as text, table(s), or figure(s). Avoid extensive use of graphs to present data that might be more concisely or more quantitatively presented in the text or tables. Limit photographs (particularly photomicrographs and electron micrographs) to those that are absolutely necessary to show the experimental findings. Number figures and tables in the order which they are cited in the text, and be sure that all figures and tables are cited. The result section should not contain technical details.

Discussion
The Discussion should provide an interpretation of the results in relation to previously published work and to the experimental system at hand and should not contain extensive repetition of the Results section or reiteration of the Introduction. Abbreviations and acronyms should be used sparingly and consistently. Where they first appear in the text, they should be defined.

Conclusion
The section should represent the summary of the important findings and inferences.

Acknowledgments
Acknowledgment of people, grants, fnds, etc. should be placed in a separate section. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.

References
The References section must include all relevant published work, and all listed references must be cited in the text. Citations must be arrange and numbered consecutively. Each listed reference must be cited in the text by superscript number in square bracket e.g. Low density lipoproteins have been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. [4]
The references pattern should be in the following manner:

For Journals
  1. Author’s Surname, Initials. (Year). Title. Journal, Volume(Issue):Page No.
    2. Ekpenyong, C. E., Daniel, N. E., Uwah, A.F., Ettebong, E. O., Ibu, J. O. (2013). Lactational amenorrhoea method of contraception: An in-depth study of awareness, knowledge and practice by breast feeding mothers with unintended pregnancies. International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 5(1): 6-13
For a Book
  1. Author’s Surname, Initials. (Year). Article, Publisher, Place of publication, Edition, Page No.
    2. Chatwal, G. R., Anand, S. K. (1979). Instrumental methods of chemical analysis. Himalaya Publishers, New York, 5th Ed., pp. 103-109.
  2. Author’s Surname, Initials. (Year). Article, In: Book Title, Editor, Publisher, Place of publication, Edition, Page No.
    3. Nolan, D. P., Garcia-Salcedo, J. A., Gueskens, M., Salmon, D., Paturiaux-Hanocq, F., Pays, A., Tebabi, P. and Pays, E. (2001) The endocytic machinery of bloodstream stage African trypanosomes. In: The African trypanosomes (World Class Parasites, Vol.1). S. J. Black & J. R. Seed (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht pp. 127-141.
For Online Articles
  1. Author’s Surname, Initials. (Year). Article, Publisher, Website retrieved, Month and Year retrieved.
    2. Brogen, A. k., Hmingthan, U., Anichari, T., Achouba, T., Singh, W. N. (2006). Knowledge and Attitude on Lactational amenorrhea method as a contraceptive Device among Nursing student. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 31:(2). Retrieved from: http://www.indmedicua.com/journalid, September 2021.

Article Processing Charge
Upon acceptance for publication, authors are to pay Article Processing Charges (APCs) to cover the cost of handling the manuscripts and publication of the articles. The APCs payable per manuscript are as follows:
Nigerian Authors – N25,000
Authors outside Nigeria – 55 USD

Submission of Manuscript
Manuscripts must be submitted along with a covering letter as e-mail attachments to any of the addresses given below:
editor.ijbct@gmail.com OR sbctnigeria@gmail.com OR Uploaded directly to this site.

FOR ENQUIRIES
The Editorial Team, IJBCT Society of Basic and Clinical Toxicology Nigeria Telephones: 08067548487, 08038888814, 08052212504

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