Editorial Policies

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

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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. Post-publication discoveries of plagiarism will prompt an immediate investigation by the editors. The response—ranging from correction to full retraction—will depend directly on the extent and impact of the plagiarized content.

 

Open Access Policy

Sciences des Structures et de la Matière is a scholarly journal fully committed to the principles of Open Access. We believe that research should be accessible to everyone, without financial or technical barriers, to accelerate discovery and maximize the societal impact of science.

All articles published in Sciences des Structures et de la Matière are made immediately and permanently available online, free of charge for everyone, upon publication. There are no subscription fees for readers or institutions (Gold Open Access).

To support this model, our journal is funded by Article Processing Charges (APCs). These charges cover the costs associated with the entire publication process, including peer-review management, professional copyediting and typesetting, and indexing. 

In line with our mission of accessibility, our Article Processing Charges (APCs) are set at a deliberately modest rate. This approach ensures that publishing in Sciences des Structures et de la Matière remains a viable option for researchers worldwide, regardless of their funding levels.

 

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

- 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

Sciences des Structures et de la Matière is a Gold Open Access journal. Reflecting the principle that unrestricted access to knowledge is essential for accelerating scientific progress, all articles published by Sciences des Structures et de la Matière are under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

This license is considered the international standard for true Open Access. It maximizes the visibility, impact, and reuse of research while ensuring that authors receive proper credit for their work.

You can read the full legal code of the license here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 Author rights

Once the publication fees have been paid in full, the article is accessible to all without any embargo period, restriction or charge. The authors remain the sole and full copyright holder of their work They may share their article on other platforms, in institutional databases, or use their work for personal or academic purposes.

 User rights

Users have permission to read, download, and print articles for free. They may also share and redistribute the material in any medium or format. Furthermore, they are free to adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the article, which includes actions such as translating it into another language, using a figure or table in a new work, compiling it into a collection, or performing text and data mining. These permissions extend to any purpose, including commercial use. The only obligation is to provide appropriate credit to the original authors. This attribution must clearly state the author's name(s) and the article's title. It should also reference the journal (Sciences des Structures et de la Matière) with a link to the original source (ideally the DOI), and include a mention of the CC BY 4.0 license with a link to it. Finally, if the work has been modified, a statement indicating this is required.

 

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)

 

Policy on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Authors may use AI tools to improve the language and clarity of their text. However, authors are fully responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the content. Any use of generative AI tools in the writing of the manuscript must be declared in the "Methods" or "Acknowledgments" section.