Frequently Asked Questions

What is an Open Access Journal?

Open Access (OA) is the practice of providing unrestricted access via the Internet to peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles. Our Open Access system follows Creative Commons Attribution License.

How do I submit an article for publication?

For manuscript submission, please visit the Journal webpage www.rejost.com.ng

Whom should I contact for any queries?

For enquiries authors are kindly requested to contact the Editor-in-Chief via rejost21@gmail.com

How can I subscribe to the Journal?

Visit the journal's web page to view current subscription rates.

What is Impact Factor? How is it calculated?

The Impact Factor, often shortened as IF, is a measure showing the average number of citations to recent articles published in science and social science journals. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) or Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) have an Impact Factor.

IF is calculated by dividing the number of citations in the Journal Citation Reports yearly by the total number of articles published in the two previous years.

What is Impact Factor Best Quartile?

It the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.

What is a 5 Year Impact Factor?

It is the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.

What is CiteScore (Scopus)?

 It is the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period. •

What is CiteScore Best Quartile?

It is  the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.

What is SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)?

 It is the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.

What is SJR (Scimago Journal Rank)?

It is Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.

Can I publish a review in this Journal?

There are no restrictions/limitations on the kind of manuscript to be published in REJOST. Any article submitted that falls within the aims and scope of the journal will be eligible to be published in the Researchers Journal of Science and Technology.

Are authors required to make payment for Article Processing Charges?

The journal is in Open access format. The global scientific community can have a free and unlimited access to the articles published in our journal. The Journal does not receive any subscription charges from its users and does not receive funding from any organization or Institutions. The Journal is exclusively financed by the processing charges received from authors and some academic/corporate sponsors. The processing charges are required to meet maintenance/obligatory duty of the journal. Authors are required to pay a friendly handling fee for processing their articles. Authors are required to make payment only after their manuscript has been accepted for publication.

Is there any page limit for writing manuscripts?

There is no page limit for regular or special issue manuscripts.

Are there any publication charges for color images and number of pages in manuscripts?

There are no specific charges for colour images and number of pages. It will be charged if you go for reprints separately.