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Author Guidelines

The Journal Sahélien des Sciences de la Santé (JSSS) is a biannual journal that publishes, in French, original articles, case reports, review articles, updates and letters to the editor by national and international researchers in the medical–surgical field and related health-science disciplines. Articles may be submitted in English when none of the authors is a French speaker. The journal may also publish, after review, the conference abstracts of Nigerien and African learned societies. It is a publication organ of the Faculty of Health Sciences of André Salifou University of Zinder. Its abbreviation is: J Sah Sci Santé.

Manuscripts are reviewed by the Peer-Review Committee. The final decision to accept or reject is made by the Publication Committee after the opinion of the accredited reviewers. Any manuscript that does not comply with the instructions below is returned to its authors.

1. Format and submission

Manuscripts are typed in Times New Roman 12 (1.5 line spacing) and paginated at the bottom right. Submission is made exclusively by e-mail to the Editorial Committee's address: journal.j3s@gmail.com (for the attention of the Editor-in-Chief of the JSSS). The manuscript must include the e-mail address and telephone number of the corresponding author.

2. Conditions

  • The submission has not been previously published and is not under consideration by another journal.
  • The file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF or WordPerfect format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references are provided.
  • Each manuscript is evaluated by at least two (2) anonymous reviewers appointed by the editorial committee, within two weeks. Required corrections are returned within seven (7) days. An accepted manuscript may no longer be submitted elsewhere, except with the agreement of the Director of Publication and the editorial committee.
  • Publication fees (including editing charges) amount to 50,000 FCFA per article, payable to the JSSS secretariat; proof of payment is the author's responsibility.
  • Offprints: sent by e-mail to the corresponding author once the corrections have been completed, the fees paid and the volume published.

3. Manuscript types

  • Review article: ≤ 20 pages, ≤ 50 references; French and English abstracts.
  • Update article: ≤ 15 pages (including references, figures and tables), ≤ 40 references (literature from the last 5 years); French and English abstracts.
  • Original article: ≤ 15 pages (including references, figures and tables), ≤ 30 references; structured French and English abstracts.
  • Case report: ≤ 8 pages (including references, figures and tables), 2 tables/figures, ≤ 15 references.
  • Letter to the editor: ≤ 6 pages, 1 table/figure, 5 references, no more than 3 authors; no abstract.

4. Manuscript structure

Title page: title (maximum 20 words) in the language of publication and translated into the second language; authors' names followed by the initials of their first names; affiliations (departments, institutions, laboratories); identity and address of the corresponding author.

Abstract: informative and structured (Introduction, Objective, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion), ≤ 250 words for original articles; unstructured, ≤ 200 words for case reports; ≤ 400 words for reviews and updates. Translated into the second language. Maximum five (5) keywords.

Text: original articles are structured into Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements (if necessary) and References. Simple and concise style, short sentences, without repetition.

5. References (Vancouver style)

References are cited in the text by Arabic numerals in square brackets, in order of appearance: [1]; [1, 2]; [1-6]. They follow the Vancouver Convention (ICMJE).

Journal article: Authors' names and initials (≤ 6: list all; > 6: the first 6 followed by et al.). Article title. Abbreviated journal name (Index Medicus). Year; Volume(issue): pages.

Example: Fall B, Sagna A, Diop PS, Faye EA, Diagne I, Dia A. La cholécystectomie laparoscopique dans la drépanocytose. Ann Chir. 2003; 128(10): 702-5.

Formats are also defined for book chapters, scientific communications and theses (see the journal's official PDF).

6. Tables and illustrations

Tables: each on a separate page, numbered in Arabic numerals according to their citation in the text; title above, notes below. Illustrations: figures numbered in Arabic numerals, provided in a separate file, title below; TIFF, EPS or PDF formats; resolution ≥ 200 DPI (black-and-white photographs) and ≥ 300 DPI (graphics).

Conflict of interest

Authors must declare the existence or absence of any conflict of interest.

Address of the Journal Sahélien des Sciences de la Santé: journal.j3s@gmail.com

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Privacy Statement

The names and e-mail addresses entered on this journal's website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal (editorial management, publication, scholarly communication and system notifications). They will not be made available for any other purpose, nor sold or transferred to third parties.

Data collected

The personal data collected by the journal (including names, institutional affiliations, e-mail addresses and researcher identifiers such as ORCID) are strictly necessary for the proper conduct of the peer-review process, for the correct identification of authors upon publication, and for the accurate indexing of articles in international scientific databases.

Accountability and transparency

Data related to the double-blind review process are handled with the strictest confidentiality. Access to personal information is limited to members of the editorial team and to those involved in processing manuscripts, who are bound by a duty of confidentiality.

Retention and security

Data are kept for as long as necessary for the journal's editorial and long-term archiving purposes, and protected by reasonable technical and organisational measures.

Your rights

Anyone may request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal data by writing to the editorial office (journal.j3s@gmail.com), subject to legal and scientific-archiving obligations.