SCIENTIFIC AFRICAN AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK TABLE OF CONTENTS XXX . • Description p.1 • Abstracting and Indexing p.1 • Editorial Board p.1 • Guide for Authors p.6 ISSN: 2468-2276 DESCRIPTION . Scientific African is a peer reviewed, open access, inter- and multidisciplinary scientific journal that is dedicated to expanding access to African research, increasing intra-African scientific collaboration, and building academic research capacity in Africa. The journal aims to provide a modern, highly-visible platform for publishing pan-African research and welcomes submissions from all scientific disciplines in the following broad categories: AGF - Agriculture and Food Security CHE - Chemistry CON - Conservation and Sustainability Studies ECO - Economics and Business ENV - Environmental and Geosciences ITE - Information Technology and Engineering LIF - Life and Health Sciences MAT - Mathematics PHY - Physical Sciences SOC - Social Sciences and Policy The journal welcomes submissions of full text research articles, reviews but also publishes invited perspectives and critical policy papers. ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING . Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) Scopus INSPEC EDITORIAL BOARD . Editor-in-Chief Benji Gyampoh, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Department of Fisheries and Watershed Management, Kumasi, Ghana AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 24 Sep 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/sciaf 1 Editors Agriculture and Food Security Robert C. Abaidoo, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Soil microbe-Plant interaction, Food systems, Environment Sciences Mohammed Gagaoua, Teagasc Food Research Centre Ashtown, Ireland OMICs, Muscle and meat biochemistry, Biomarkers of meat quality, Meat tenderization, Rearing practices and meat quality Hannah Wangari Karuri, University of Embu, Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya Crop diseases, Plant Ecology, Diversity of soil microorganisms and plants, Soil Science, Climate change effects on agriculture, Biotechnology Ali Keshavarzi, University of Tehran Department of Soil Science, Iran Soil Science, GIS and Remote Sensing. Donald Kugonza, Makerere University, Uganda Animal Science, Apiculture, Poultry science, Livestock management. Dharini Sivakumar, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Food chemistry, Food technology, Postharvest technology, Agricultural chemistry, Indigenous food, Traditional recipes, Fermentation Emma T. Steenkamp, University of Pretoria Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa Microbial genetics, Microbial systematics, Microbial genomics, Microbial evolution, Plant pathology Chemistry Indra Bahadur, North-West University, Department of Chemistry, South Africa Ionic Liquids, DESs, Phase Equilibria, Thermodynamics, Corrosion Science, Biofuels, Biomass and Cellulose. Mouad Dahbi, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Department of Materials Science and Nano engineering, Morocco Fundamental electrochemistry, Computational and theoretical electrochemistry, Batteries and power sources, Electrode and electrolyte materials, Electrodeposition and surface treatment, Desalination and Water Treatment Mehdi Derradji, Polytechnic Military School, Algeria Polymers Chemistry, Nanomaterials, Composites and Biocomposites, Polymer Membranes Ross D. Jansen-van Vuuren, Queen's University Department of Chemistry, Canada Organic Electronics, Polymer Chemistry, Water Purification, Organic Synthesis, Chemistry Education, Polymer structure determination Moses K. Langat, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, United Kingdom Natural Products Chemistry, Medicinal and other uses of plants and fungi, Spectroscopic and spectrometric analysis of organic compounds, Synthetic Chemistry, Separation Chemistry Fidele Ntie-Kang, University of Buea, Department of Chemistry, Molecular Simulations Laboratory, Cameroon Data Analysis, Data Collection, Database Development, Natural Product Chemistry, Protein Structure, Proteins, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Chromatography, Molecular Dynamics Simulation Conservation and Sustainability Studies Timothy Dube, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Earth observation applications, Environmental modelling, Biodiversity/ ecosystems assessment, water resources assessment, Big data integration and analytics Edson Gandiwa, Chinhoyi University of Technology, School of Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation, Zimbabwe Conservation biology, protected area management, human-wildlife interactions, media framing of wildlife conservation, plant ecology Nzweundji Justine Germo, Institute of Medical Research and Study of Medicinal Plants, Cameroon Plant Biotechnology, Plant physiology, Soil microbiology, Molecular biology, Science Advice and diplomacy, Conservation of genetic resources Abdelazim Negm, Zagazig University Faculty of Engineering, Egypt Sustainability studies, sustainable development and green environment in addition to water resources management (hydraulics and hydrology). Lucienne Wilmé, World Resources Institute Africa Madagascar Program, Madagascar Biogeography, Biodiversity, Conservation, Forest, Geomorphology, , Kamila Ait Yahia, Algiers School of Higher Studies in Business, Algeria Marketing, Tourism marketing, Qualitative study, Territorial marketing, Digital marketing Economics and Business Rangan Gupta, University of Pretoria Department of Economics, South Africa Macroeconomics, Time series, Financial Economics, Open Economy Macroeconomics AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 24 Sep 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/sciaf 2 Seán M. Muller, University of Johannesburg Public and Environment Economic Research Centre, South Africa Applied microeconomics and microeconometrics, public economics, public finance, economics of education and higher education, and philosophy of economics Muna Shifa, University of Cape Town School of Economics, South Africa Land ownership and Tenure, Economic welfare and well-being, Economic Development Environmental and Geosciences Asfawossen Asrat, Addis Ababa University School of Earth Science, Ethiopia Terrestrial Processes, Paleoclimate-paleoenvironment reconstructions, Geochemistry-petrology, Geoheritage-geoarchaeology Paxie W. Chirwa, University of Pretoria, South Africa Agroforestry, forest ecology, forestry, soil moisture, soil nutrients Nadjib Drouiche, National Research Centre of Semiconductor Technologies for the Energy Sector, Algeria Desalination, Water treatment, Wastewater, WEF Nexus, Electrogoagulation, Hevy Metals, Bioremediation Ahmed Kenawy, Mansoura University, Department of Geography, Egypt Climate Change and Variability, Hydrology, Geographical sciences, Remote sensing Ackmez Mudhoo, University of Mauritius, Mauritius Bio/Remediation of solid/liquid wastes, Bioenergy production, Ultrasound & microwave–assisted biomass processing, Chemical Process Analysis Anthony Okoh, University of Fort Hare Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, South Africa Applied and Environmental Microbiology Almeida Sitoe, Eduardo Mondlane University, Department of Forestry, Mozambique Forests and climate change, Climate change adaptation and mitigation, Forest dynamics, Biodiversity conservation, Social ecological systems, sustainable forest management, slash and burn agriculture Information Technology and Engineering Ahmed A. Abd El-Latif, Menoufia University, Egypt Multimedia content encryption, secure wireless communication, IoT, applied cryptanalysis, perceptual cryptography, secret media sharing, information hiding, biometrics, forensic analysis in digital images, and quantum information processing Williams Ackaah, Building and Road Research Institute, Ghana Road traffic safety, Intelligent transport systems, Traffic flow modeling, Active traffic management, Traffic and transport studies Robert Andoh, AWD Consulting, United States of America Water Technology, Water Engineering Nana Yaw Asiedu, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Department Of Chemical Engineering, Ghana Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Synthetic chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Process Economics Anton Du Plessis, Stellenbosch University Department of Physics, South Africa Additive manufacturing, X-ray tomography, Biomimicry Mohamed Elhoseny, Mansoura University Faculty of Computers and Information, Egypt Sensors & Ad-hoc Networks, Internet of Things (IoT), Data Security, Optimization Algorithms, Smart Cities Applications, Intelligent Systems Aboul Ella Hassanein, Cairo University Faculty of Computers and Information, Egypt Artificial intelligence, Biotechnology Ali Idri, Mohammed V University of Rabat National School of Computer Science and Systems Analysis, Morocco Software engineering, Machine learning and Medical informatics Amos Kabo-bah, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana General Engineering, Information Technologies, Environmental Engineering. Essam E. Khalil, Cairo University Faculty of Engineering, Egypt Mechanical Engineering, Combustion, Thermal Power and Heat Transfer Slimane Merouani, University of Constantine 3, Algeria Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), Sonochemistry, Water treatment, Chemical engineering, Hydrogen energy Sanjay Misra, Covenant University, Nigeria Software Engineering, Health Informatics, Sustainability Development Goals, Cyber Security, Web Engineering Anicia Peters, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia Human Computer Interaction, Gender and tech, Social Computing, Digital Health, E-Government, Gamification, Information and Communication Technology, Fourth Industrial Revolution,