Guidelines for Formatting NiWARD Conference Paper Manuscript

General:

All manuscripts for submission for NiWARD conference should be formatted in Microsoft Word. The pages should be numbered consecutively on the top right-hand corner, beginning with the title page. Use: 1.5 spacing, font 12 Times New Roman, Fit text on A4 (210 mm x 297 mm) page, with 2.54 cm margins top and bottom, and 3.0 cm margins left and 2.54 cm right. Maximum of 19 pages. Section headings: Capitalized Each Word, use font size 12 and bold, left aligned. Sub-section headings: Capitalized only first letter, use font size 12 and bold, left aligned. Bolden all section and sub-section headings. Manuscripts in general should be organized in the following order:

·         Title Page:

Title: Left-aligned in font 14 Times New Roman and bold. Author’s name: Left-aligned in font 11 Times New Roman. If more than one author, use * to denote corresponding author. The author’s last name should be followed by her/his first name and initials. Author’s affiliation: Left-aligned in font 11 Times New Roman. If more than one author from different affiliations, use letters superscripted after the author’s name to number them. Please state the email address of the corresponding author.

·         Abstract: (250 words) followed by 4-7 keywords. Font 11 Times New Roman

·         Introduction:  

·         Materials and Methods

·         Results

·         Discussion: the last paragraph of the discussion should represent the conclusions and recommendations of the work (if any)

·         Acknowledgements

·         References: References should come at the end of the paper and it should be single spaced. Use the standard Harvard Reference Style. Examples:

In-text references:

(Ile, 2006) or (Peter and Paul, 2011). If more than three authors (Garrett, et al., 2011). According to Peter and Paul (2011), According to Garrett, et al. (2011)

List of ref:

Books: Adam, D.J., 1984. Stakeholder analysis. 2^nd ed. Oxford University Press. Cornelius, E.W. and Obeng-Ofori, D. eds.

Articles: Hamadina, E.I. Craufurd, P.Q. Battey, N.H. and Asiedu, R., 2010. In-vitro micro- tuber initiation and dormancy in yam (Dioscorea rotundata). Annals of applied Biology, 157, pp. 203-212.

Website: Business forum, 2011. Getting the facts on Stakeholder Analysis. [online] Available at: www.businessforum_123/london [Accessed 12 July 2011]

E-Book: Brown, G. White, G. and Redding, G., 1984. Modern management. [e-book] London: Redfern Press. Available through: Anglia Ruskin University Libraryhttp://libweb.anglia.ac.uk [Accessed 9 July 2011].

Electronic journal article: Cass, K., 2003. Management theories. Management Quarterly, [e-journal] 78(9), Available through: Blackwell Periodicals database. [Accessed 23 July 2011].

Figures

·         All figures should be cited in the text.

·         Each figure should be consecutively numbered (Fig. 1,2,3 etc) with a left justified caption below the figure, and the font used in caption is font 10 and bold.

·         Figures should be included in the text, but please do not include the caption as part of the graphic. The maximum length and width are 240 mm (not including the caption) and 170 mm, respectively for a full page.

·         Digital copies of photos should be supplied as high resolution and save as JPG.

Tables

·         All tables should be cited in the text.

·         Each table should be consecutively numbered (Table 1, 2, 3, etc) with a left justified caption above the table, and the font used in caption is font 11 and bold Times New Roman.

·         All letters and numbers in the table are in font 11 Times New Roman.

Equations

·         Equations should be numbered consecutively and flush left, enclosing the numbers in parentheses (x) and flush right. Please do not use automatic numbering.

·         All measurements must be in SI or SI-derived units.

Guidelines for Formatting NiWARD Conference Poster

Poster size: 100 cm x 150 cm

Title section: Title should be informative. The author’s last name should be followed by her/his first name and initials. Use *to denote the presenting speaker (or bolden the name), and include passport sized photograph. If more than one author from different affiliations, use letters superscripted after the author’s name to number them. Please state the email address of the corresponding author.

Abstract: The text of the abstracts should be prepared as Microsoft Word and should not exceed 250 words. The abstract should comprise of three well thought out paragraphs that clearly present the following information to a broad audience.

i.                    Statement of the problems or hypothesis.

ii.                  Presentation of the key findings (the main points), making explicit how they address the problem or hypothesis.

iii.                Statement of the overall significance of the findings, future research and/or development activities if any.

Poster Body: This section may have all or some of the following sub-sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion

Acknowledgments: Keep it short

References: References should follow the standard Harvard Reference Style. See other details of this section on ‘Format for Submission of Manuscript’.

Conference Editor:
Dr Elsie Hamadina
Department of Crop and Soil Science
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Deputy Editor:
Dr Ebinimi J. Ansa
African Regional Aquaculture Centre/
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research
(ARAC/NIOMR)
Aluu, Rivers State, Nigeria

Administrative Assistant
Miss Blessing Ebi Ogonodi
[Volunteer]

ABSTRACTS, FULL PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR NIWARD CONFERENCE AND AGM MAY BE VIEWED AT THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN OF THIS POST, JUST CLICK ON THE LINKS PROVIDED. THANK YOU.