- Focus and Scope
- Section Policies
- Peer Review Process
- Open Access Policy
- Archiving
- Editorial Board
- Ethics
- License and Copyright terms
- Articles publishing charge (APC)
- Abstracting & Indexing
- Journal DOI
Focus and Scope
Sciences des Structures et de la Matière is one of the nine series of “Revue Africaine et Malgache de Recherche Scientifique” (RAMReS) sponsored by “Conseil Africain et Malgache pour l’Enseignement Supérieur” (CAMES) which is the African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education.
Sciences des Structures et de la Matière is a blind peer reviewed, open access (see section 4.4) and multidisciplinary scientific journal covering various fields: Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Materials Sciences, Environmental Sciences. However, Sciences des Structures et de la Matière shows particular interest in research works on the relationships between structure (nano, micro, meso or macro), production processes, material properties (electrical, mechanical, electronic, chemical, magnetic, thermal, optical, biochemical, etc.) and their applications.
Sciences des Structures et de la Matière welcomes various types of articles that have never been published: Original full-length research papers, Reviews, Case study and Short communications.
- Original full-length research papers present results of new and original research, including methodology, results and discussion.
- Reviews articles synthesize and analyze (critically) existing works on a given subject, providing an overview of current knowledge.
- Case study papers present specific case studies illustrating particular situations. They may also describe new research methods or techniques with examples of application.
- Short communications are shorter than the original research articles. They present works that may be of a preliminary nature but merit publication.
Section Policies
Articles
 Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
Peer Review Process
The manuscript is evaluated in two stages. The first stage is done by the Editorial Board. This step covers the verification of conformity with the aims and scopes of the journal; the analysis of plagiarism (for an article to be admissible, it must present less than 15% uniformity); the verification of the format and the structure of the manuscript (see Guide for authors); the language level verification. If this first step is satisfied, then the anonymous manuscript is sent to at least two independent expert reviewers. The evaluation time for a manuscript is approximately three weeks. The Sciences des Structures et de la Matière Editorial Board is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. Its decision is final.
Open Access Policy
The articles published in Sciences des Structures et de la Matière journal are permanently available online. They can be read, printed, downloaded and translated freely (no cost or restriction). However, any form of commercial use is strictly prohibited.
Archiving
LOCKSS system
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
Boa David, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Côte d’Ivoire
Associate Editors :
- Anguile Jean Jacques, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Gabon
- Banna Magolmèèna, Université de Lomé, Togo
- Békro Yves-Alain, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Côte d’Ivoire
- Beye Aboubaker Chedikh, Université Cheick Anta Diop, Sénégal
- Gomina Moussa, ENSI-Caen, France
- Lamboni Courdjo, Université de Lomé, Togo
- Mani Kongnine Damgou, Université de Lomé, Togo
- Megnassan Etchri Eugène, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Côte d’Ivoire
- Sei Joseph, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire
- Tchangbedji Gado, Université de Lomé, Togo
- Drogui Allali Patrick, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Université du Québec, Canada
- Ndiaye Diakhaby Mariama, Université Gaston Berger, Sénégal
Ethics
Submission of a manuscript to Sciences des Structures et de la Matière implies that the work presented has never been published before and is not submitted concurrently for publication in another journal. Manuscripts submitted for publication must present unpublished experimental or theoretical results.
Once accepted, the article in whole or in part shall no longer be published in any other journal in any form whatsoever.
The contributions published by Sciences des Structures et de la Matière represent the opinion of the authors and not that of the Editorial Board or the journal Editor named CRUFAOCI, much less of CAMES. All authors are responsible for the entire content of their contributions. To this end, it is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure that all co-authors have approved the manuscript in its submitted form.
For transparency, when a manuscript is carried by at least two co-authors, it is strongly encouraged to indicate the individual contributions of each co-author: conceptualization; writing (original draft or review); supervision; investigation; data curation; formal analysis, validation; methodology; funding acquisition; visualization, etc. This part will not appear on the published article but is compiled in the journal database.
The order in which names appear on an article cannot be changed after it has been published. Any addition or deletion of author names on an accepted or published can only be done with the approval of the journal Editor.License and Copyright terms
Author rights
Sciences des Structures et de la Matière journal publishes Gold Open Access articles.
Once the publication fees have been paid in full, the article is accessible to all without any embargo period, restriction or charge. The authors may share their article on other platforms, in institutional databases, or use their work for personal or academic purposes.
User rights
Sciences des Structures et de la Matière journal is based on a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) license :
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en
Any reader can download, translate and print articles without any conditions. He can share articles (without modification) with attribution to the authors. Any use of an article in any form for commercial purposes is prohibited.
Articles publishing charge (APC)
Any accepted article can only be published if the entire amount of 100,000 F CFA (XOF) (not including transaction costs) corresponding to 153 €, is paid by the authors. This amount includes the review and the publication fees. The full APC is paid directly to the bank account of CRUFAOCI (UBA Burkina).
For further information, please contact the Editor-in-Chief (Email address: boadavid.sfa@univ-na.ci/ boadavidfr@yahoo.fr; WhatsApp: +2250151064942).
Abstracting & Indexing
- Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/)
- Crossref (https://www.crossref.org/)
- International Scientific Indexing (ISI) (https://www.isindexing.com/isi/journals.php)