Adventist University of Africa
Prepare your manuscript for Pan-African Journal of Health and Environmental Science.
Review the checklist, choose your article type, and turn your draft into a cleaner submission package.
Checked 2026-07-15
Article types
Review
Readiness requirements
Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.
Abstract length
- Include or confirm the abstract length required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Keywords
- Include or confirm the keywords required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Reference style
- Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
- Articles should be 4000 to 6500 words long, in Times New Roman 12, excluding the references page.
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- Reference lists should list only those works cited in the text.
- This should come before the References.
- This should come after the Acknowledgments (if any) before the References with the following suggested wording: "The research team acknowledges funding from the X, Y, Z, G." If there was no funding, the following wording should be used: "This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.".
Figure and table rules
- Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
- Even if you have your figures (images) embedded in the paper, you must still provide the corresponding source files during the submission process.
Funding statement
- Add or confirm the author-written Funding statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
- AJHES requires authors to specify any funding sources (institutional, private, and corporate financial support) in the manuscript in a sentence.
Ethics statement
- Add or confirm the author-written Ethics statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
- Ethics Compliance: Authors must ensure that using artificial intelligence tools adheres to ethical guidelines, including data privacy protocols and preventing plagiarism.
Blinded manuscript
- Review: Remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and other direct identifiers from the blinded manuscript file.
Title page and author information
- Authors must present their names, institutional affiliations, and country.
- You must save this file as "Title Page.".
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- DO NOT INCLUDE AUTHOR NAMES OR AFFILIATIONS.
- To request such a change, the corresponding author must provide the following to the Chief Editor: (a) the reason for the change in the author list and (b) written confirmation (e.g., e-mail) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal, or rearrangement.
- You will also need to prepare a title page document file.
Article structure and word limits
- Cite at least 20 sources—mainly books and journal articles.
- At least 70% of sources must have been published within the last five years with at least 90% from published books and journal articles.
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- Papers must have a similarity index level of less than 20% to be considered for publication.
- Corresponding and all submitting authors who are first-time users of the journal webpage must first Register with AJHES before submitting an article.
- Authors must ensure that ethical standards in their manuscripts are upheld.
- They should also confirm that papers submitted to AJHES have not been published or are not under consideration elsewhere.
- Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality and value of the paper.
- Review: To ensure anonymity in the review of manuscripts, identifying material should be kept out of the manuscript.
- All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors.
- Before submitting an article, the author(s) must carefully verify the list and the order in which the authors' names appear on the manuscript.
- Manuscripts must be submitted as Microsoft Word documents, double-spaced, and using the default margins on all sides.
- Other sources should be used sparingly if they are the best sources for the topic under exploration.
- If you are a first-time user of the journal webpage, you must create an account before submitting your article.
- Once logged on to the site, click ‘MAKE SUBMISSION’ button and follow the steps provideduntil you submit your manuscript online.
- You must save this file as "Main Document.".
- Upload a full version of your manuscript as you would like it to appear when published.
Artificial intelligence disclosure
- Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
- Acknowledgment: Any artificial intelligence tools employed should be duly acknowledged in the appropriate section of the manuscript (e.g., Acknowledgments or Methods).
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- Authorship: Artificial intelligence tools cannot be designated as authors.
Submission forms and permissions
- If you want to include any material in your paper that you don't have the copyright for and isn't covered by a Creative Commons open-access license, you must get written permission from the copyright owner before submitting it.
- Authors must submit their articles electronically through the journal's online submission system at https://journals.aua.ke/ajhes.
Language and text style
- Hence, manuscripts submitted to AJHES must meet international English language standards.
- Before submitting, it is recommended that the paper should be edited for language, especially if English is not your first language.
Authorship and originality
- For any manuscript submitted to AJHES, the authors must confirm that their submitted paper is their original work.
- All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work.
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- Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the individuals' relative scientific or professional contributions, regardless of their status.
Article type and manuscript length
- Review: Upload another document file with abstract, keywords, main text, and references, which should be kept anonymous since the journal you are submitting to uses double-blind peer review.
What your package checks
Paper: 6,500 words
Declarations: Funding, Ethics, Artificial intelligence
Format: Times New Roman, double spacing
Source transparency
This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.
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