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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Before sending your manuscript to TSUJCMS submission portal, please review and verify that your submission package meets all the requirements listed below.
1. Document Files and Anonymisation
☐ Separate Title Page: A standalone title page file has been prepared containing the full manuscript title, all author names, institutional affiliations, email addresses, and a clear indication of the corresponding author.
☐ Anonymised Main Manuscript: The main manuscript file has been completely stripped of all author names, tracking footprints, institutional identifiers, and self-revealing references to ensure a strict double-blind peer review.
☐ File Format: The files are saved and uploaded strictly in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).
2. Manuscript Structure and Formatting
☐ Word Count: The entire manuscript falls within the required 4,000 to 7,000 words limit, inclusive of the abstract, references, and mandatory declarations.
☐ Typography: The text is set in Times New Roman, 12-point font, and is double-spaced throughout with 1-inch (2.54 cm) margins on all sides.
☐ Language: The text is written consistently in clear, grammatically sound British English.
☐ Abstract and Keywords: The abstract is a single, continuous paragraph of 150 to 250 words accompanied by 4 to 6 specific keywords separated by semicolons.
3. Ethical and Operational Boundaries
☐ Similarity/Plagiarism Limit: The manuscript has been cross-checked for text-matching and does not exceed the journal’s strict 20% similarity threshold.
☐ Generative AI Limit: The text contains less than the maximum 20% threshold of AI-assisted linguistic refinement.
☐ Mandatory Declarations: The final page of the main manuscript—directly preceding the reference list explicitly includes three distinct, mandatory sections:
1.Declaration of Conflict of Interest
2.Funding Acknowledgement
3.Declaration on the Use of Artificial Intelligence
4. Tables, Figures, and References
☐ Data Presentation: All statistical matrices, correlation readouts, or qualitative theme tables conform strictly to APA 7th edition formatting rules (e.g., no vertical lines).
☐ In-Text Citations: Every source cited within the text aligns exactly with APA 7th edition style and corresponds directly to an entry in the final reference list.
☐ Reference List: The reference list contains full retrieval URLs or DOIs for all internet, organizational report, and blog sources as specified in the guidelines.
5. Supplementary and Administrative Requirements
☐ Copyright Transfer Form: A completed and physically or digitally signed Copyright Transfer and Author Declaration Form has been prepared for upload.
☐ Reviewer Fee Receipt: Scanned evidence or digital receipt of the mandatory, non-refundable ₦5,000 peer-review fee is ready for upload alongside the files.

Copyright Notice

1. Author Ownership and Retention of Rights

In accordance with global open-access best practices, TSUJCMS operates a mandate that prioritises author ownership.

· Copyright Retention: Authors retain unrestricted copyright and full, uncompromised publishing rights for their manuscripts. Unlike traditional publishing models, authors do not transfer ownership or sign away their intellectual property rights to the journal or the university.

· Licence Grant: Upon acceptance of a manuscript, authors grant TSUJCMS a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide licence to publish, archive, index, and electronically distribute the work in all current and future formats (print, digital, and repository databases).

2. Open Access Licensing Framework (Creative Commons)

To ensure the widest possible dissemination, global discoverability, and legal clarity of research outputs, all articles published by TSUJCMS are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. Under this international legal framework, readers and the public are permitted to copy, download, print, stream, and redistribute the material in any medium or format. These permissions are granted subject to the strict condition that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and TSUJCMS, a direct link to the CC BY 4.0 licence is provided, and any changes made to the original text are clearly indicated.

3. Self-Archiving and Institutional Repositories (Green Open Access)

TSUJCMS fully supports the global movement toward institutional and open-access data preservation. Authors retain the absolute right to self-archive and distribute all versions of their work without any embargo periods:

· Preprints: Authors can post their initial, un-reviewed preprint versions to personal web pages, commercial repositories, or pre-publication servers at any time.

· Postprints: Authors can upload their accepted, peer-reviewed manuscript versions to university repositories immediately upon formal editorial acceptance.

· Version of Record: Authors are highly encouraged to upload the final, publisher-formatted PDF (the Version of Record) to global academic repositories (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu, SSRN) and institutional servers immediately upon publication, ensuring it links back to the official journal URL or Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

4. Third-Party Copyright and Permissions

· Author Responsibility: Authors are solely responsible for ensuring that any third-party materials included within their manuscript (such as extended text quotations, photographs, illustrative figures, maps, or dataset matrices) do not infringe upon existing copyrights.

· Clearance: Written permission from the original copyright holder must be secured by the author and submitted to the TSUJCMS editorial desk prior to publication for any copyrighted material not owned by the authors.

5. Copyright Infringement Claims (Plagiarism and Dispute Resolution)

TSUJCMS takes allegations of copyright infringement, ideas theft, and plagiarism very seriously. If an instance of copyright infringement or academic malpractice is brought to light:

· The Editorial Board will initiate an investigation following COPE guidelines.

· If a published article is proven to violate third-party copyrights or involve data fraud, the journal will immediately issue a formal Retraction Notice, permanently watermarking the archived article to maintain the absolute transparency of the scientific record.