Tanzania Journal of Science (Tanz. J. Sci.)  is an international journal published by the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Journal of Science, formerly known as “University Science Journal", was established in 1975 as a forum for communication and co-ordination between and among scientists and allied professionals. It is also intended as a medium for dissemination of scientific knowledge among scientists and the public at large to promote the advancement of pure and applied sciences. Tanzania Journal of Science publishes high quality contributions on original works in the fields of pure and applied sciences. Its review processes and decision criteria are rigorous. The manuscripts are evaluated by expert reviewers and editors to assess their scientific quality. Those manuscripts judged by the editors and Chief Editor to be of insufficient scientific quality or interest, or generally inappropriate are rejected promptly without formal review. Also, manuscripts not complying with the journal requirements and author guidelines are returned to the authors or rejected. The decisions regarding acceptance or rejection of papers are independent, unbiased and fair.

Indexed/Abstracted in: African Journals OnLine (AJOL); CAB International or CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International, UK); CAB Direct; CAB Abstracts; CAB Global Health; Google Scholar; Journals for Free (J4F) database

The website for this journal is: https://tjs.udsm.ac.tz/index.php/tjs 

Other site related to this journal is:  http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol  

e-mail: [email protected]

Editorial Office

College of Natural and Applied Science, University of Dar es Salaam

P.O. Box 35065, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA.

Telephone:  +255-22-2410129    Fax:  +255-22-2410129

E-Mail:                                  [email protected]

Website:                             https://tjs.udsm.ac.tz/index.php/tjs

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ISSN:                                     0856-1761

Guidelines to Authors

Guidelines on the preparation of manuscripts are available online.

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