About Us
The Nigerian Journal of Soil Science is a national journal dedicated to research and development on soil as a natural resource on the earth’s surface, including soil formation, classification, and mapping, as well as physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils, and their applications to crop production. The Soil Science Society of Nigeria (SSSN)publishes this journal as its flagship publication.
Aims & Scope
Nigerian Journal of Soil Science (NJSS) is a peer reviewed journal of the Soil Science Society of Nigeria. The journal covers all areas of interest relating to soil science.
Types of Articles
Original research articles
Short communications
Review articles
Open Access Policy
Open Access is a publication model that enables the dissemination of research articles to the global community without restriction through the internet. Anyone with an internet connection can read any article published under open access.
The Nigerian Journal of Soil Science is a peer-reviewed, open-access publication. All abstracts and full texts of articles published in this journal are immediately and unrestrictedly available to everyone following publication.
Article License
All articles published by The Nigerian Journal of Soil Scienceare licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This permits anyone to copy, redistribute, remix, transmit and adapt the work provided the original work and source is appropriately cited.
Article Copyright
When an article is published in The Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, the article’s copyright is retained by the author(s). The article may be republished as part of a book or other materials by the author(s). When recycling a previously published piece, the author(s) should: Cite the original source of the publication. In other words, mention that the article was first published in The Nigerian Journal of Soil Science. Include the article’s DOI (Digital Object Identifier). Accept that the Nigerian Journal of Soil Science will continue to publish the article (except in occasion of a retraction of the article).
The Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License applies to this article.
A copyright statement is stated in the abstract page of each article. The following statement is an example of a copyright statement on an abstract page.Copyright ©2018 Author(s) retains the copyright of this article.
Manuscript Handling Fee
Authors are required to pay the manuscript handling fee only after their manuscripts have been reviewed and accepted for publication by an editor.The manuscript handling fee for NJSS is $60 (USD) and NGN 25,000 for Nigerian authors.Please note that the journal does not charge a submission fee.
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