African Journal of Textile and Apparel Research (AJTAR)

1. About AJTA R
The African Journal of Textile and Apparel (AJTAR) is an open access peer reviewed journal devoted in dissemination of fundamental research papers, original research work, short communications, theoretical and applied scientific knowledge related to textiles and apparel, technology and management. The AJTAR provides rapid and fast publication of articles in various topics such as, fibers, yarns, fabrics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, smart textiles, technical textiles, composites, weaving, knitting, finishing, garment technology, fashion design, industrial engineering, supply chain management, waste reduction, waste management, textile and apparel marketing. The Journal is keen on uality as it accepts contributions based on novelty and

originality serving authors and subscribers internationally. !e also organi"e international conferences and workshops as well as advertisement opportunities can be availed in online and printed formats of journals. Authors from universities, independent researchers, government research centers, private research organi"ations and industrial laboratories are welcomed to submit their manuscripts.

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Mission/Aims & scope

The mission of AJTAR is to provide a forum for exchange of research ideas relevant to the needs of textile and apparel industry as well as higher education. This is aimed at providing leadership through timely dissemination of information dealing with all aspects of textiles, apparel, technology and management.

3. Journal Ethics
3.1 Journal Statement on Publication Ethics
The African Journal of Textile and Apparel Research #AJTAR$ adopts the %&'( guidelines on publication ethics. 3. Authors of AJTAR must confirm the follo!in"# )

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+ubmitted manuscripts must be the original work of the author#s$ &nly unpublished manuscripts should be submitted ,t is unethical to submit a manuscript to more than one journal concurrently Acknowledge the sources of data used in the development of the manuscript All errors discovered in the manuscript after submission must be swiftly

communicated to the (ditor. 3.3 Re$ie!ers of AJTAR must confirm the follo!in"# * That all manuscripts are reviewed in fairness based on the intellectual

content of the paper regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, citi"enry nor political values of author#s$ * That any observed conflict of interest during the review process must be

communicated to the (ditor * * That all information pertaining to the manuscript is to be kept confidential That any information that may be the reason for the rejection of publication

of a manuscript must be communicated to the (ditor 3.% Editors of AJTAR must confirm the follo!in"# * That all manuscripts are evaluated in fairness based on the intellectual

content of the paper regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, citi"enry nor political values of authors * * That information pertaining to manuscripts are kept confidential That any observed conflict of interest pertaining manuscripts must be

disclosed The (ditorial -oard takes responsibility for making publication decisions for submitted manuscripts based on the reviewer.s evaluation of the manuscript, policies of the journal editorial board and legal restrain acting against plagiarism, libel and copyright infringement. /

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&nstructions for Authors The African Journal of Textile and Apparel Research #AJTAR$ is an open access uarterly publication of articles in all areas of Textile and

journal that provides

Apparel management, technology, engineering and science such as 'olymeric and fibrous materials, 0iber, yarn, textile, Textile Raw 1aterial +cience, 2inning Technology, +pinning Technology, weaving Technology, 0inishing Technology, 2arment Technology, 1anagement, marketing and retailing of the textile and clothing, Textile sector Reforms, Textile and Apparel Raw 1aterials utili"ation, 3esign of textile and 0ashion, Apparel management, %onsumer behavior, Textile and Apparel +upply %hain 1anagement, etc. * The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general

criteria of significance and scientific excellence. * 'apers will be published shortly after acceptance. All articles published in

AJTAR are peer4reviewed. * (lectronic submission of manuscripts is strongly encouraged, provided that

the text, tables, and figures are included in a single 1icrosoft !ord file #preferably in Arial font$. * +ubmit manuscripts as e4mail attachment to the (ditorial &ffice at5

ajta6bdu.edu.et. A manuscript number will be mailed to the corresponding author shortly after submission. * The cover letter should include the corresponding author7s full address and

telephone8fax numbers and should be in an e4mail message sent to the (ditor, with the file, whose name should begin with the first author7s surname, as an attachment. * The African Journal of Textile and Apparel Research will only accept

manuscripts submitted as e4mail attachments. '. Article T(pes

Three types of manuscripts may be submitted5

Re"ular articles# These should describe new and carefully confirmed

findings, and experimental procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to verify the work. The length of a full paper should be the minimum re uired to describe and interpret the work clearly. ) Short *ommunications# A +hort %ommunication is suitable for recording

the results of complete small investigations or giving details of new models or hypotheses, innovative methods, techni ues or apparatus. The style of main sections need not conform to that of full4length papers. +hort communications are / to : printed pages #about ; to )/ manuscript pages$ in length. ) Re$ie!s# +ubmissions of reviews and perspectives covering topics of current

interest are welcome and encouraged. Reviews should be concise and no longer than :4; printed pages #about )/ to )< manuscript pages$. Reviews are also peer4 reviewed. +. Re$ie! Process All manuscripts are reviewed by an editor and members of the (ditorial -oard or ualified outside reviewers. Authors cannot nominate reviewers. &nly reviewers randomly selected from our database with speciali"ation in the subject area will be contacted to evaluate the manuscripts. The process will be blind review. 3ecisions will be made as rapidly as possible, and the journal strives to return reviewers. comments to authors as soon as possible. The editorial board will re4 review manuscripts that are accepted pending revision. Su""estions and Recommendations 1anuscript +ubmission 2uidelines +ubmit your manuscript text, figures, and tables as email attachments

to======================= 'ublishable topics in the AJTAR should fall within the mandate of at least one of AJTAR.s four interest groups5

(1) ,anufacturin" technolo"ies# e.g. composites

spinning, weaving, knitting, fiber formation4

( ) *hemical applications# Antimicrobials, comfort8hand, 3yeing and %oloration, (n"yme technology, functional finishes, 2arment wash8denim, waste control (3) ,aterials# 0ibers, >anotechnology, >onwovens, 'erformance fabrics, +mart fabrics. Technical textiles, etc. (%) *oncept to consumer- +ustainability, 'atternmaking, %A38%A1, %olour communication, 'roduct testing and performance

Re uirements for article5 ,tems followed by ? are re uired. ). Title? /. Author #or Authors$ with affiliation#s$? 9. Abstract #)/@ words or less$? :. Aey Terms #for indexing$? @. -ody @.). ,ntroduction @./. (xperimental @./.). 1aterials @././. 'rocedures @./.9. Analytical 1ethods @.9 Results and 3iscussion @.:. %onclusions ;. Acknowledgements #if any$ @

B. References? <. Author ,nformation #including all contact information$? Authors must comply with the following instructions5 * Cse generic identifiers where possible. #AJTR sanctions the use of commercial

names where appropriate and necessary, but suggests that the author state generic classes as well.$ * +ubmit the article text electronically as a word processing document with a

.doc or .docx extension. * * * * ,nclude an abstract of )/@ words or less with each manuscript. ,nclude a list of key terms in each manuscript. ,nclude the names and affiliations of all authors. 'rovide a complete address for the corresponding author with the

manuscript, including name, company8institution, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e4mail address. There are no length restrictions for manuscripts submitted to the journal. .raphics * 2raphics #tables, figures, graphs, charts, photos, line art, etc.$ should be

submitted as the native files in their original formats and separate from the manuscript text. * * 2raphics should have a resolution of at least 9DD dpi. 'rinted photographs are acceptable if they are scanable and at least 9.@ x @

in #<.E x )/.B cm$. * 0igures should be labeled and referred to using Arabic numerals #e.g., 0ig. )

and 0ig. /$. * tabs. ; Tables must be submitted in spreadsheet or table formatFno spaces, no

Tables should be labeled and referred to using Roman numerals #e.g., Table ,,

Table ,,, etc.$ References * References should be numbered consecutively with superscript Arabic

numerals in the proper place in the text. * ,f a reference is used more than once, the original reference number should

be repeated unless a new chapter is referenced. * below. * ,f a textile4related journal is cited, the full name of the publication should be References should be listed at the end of the manuscript, in the form shown

written out #(xception5 Textile Research Journal can be abbreviated Text. Res. J.$ * References should list beginning and ending page numbers of the cited

article or chapter. * ). /. Reference (xamples 3oe, JohnG +mith, +usanG Jones, 3avid 'ublication Title )EE;, ) #)$, )4)D.? AAT%% Technical 1anualG AAT%%5 Research Triangle 'ark, >%, C+A, )EE), Hol.

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