ABUAD Journal of Engineering Research and Development (AJERD) is a double-blind peer-reviewed open access journal, which is domiciled in the College of Engineering of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti State, Nigeria. The aim of AJERD is to promote the discovery, advancement and dissemination of innovative and novel original research and development results in different branches of engineering to the wider public. AJERD provides a platform for fast publication of research and development outputs. Apart from the journal-level digital object identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.53982/ajerd, all papers which are freely available online have individual permanent web identifier. The abstracts will be submitted for indexing in major academic databases. The journal accepts original research contributions that have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Due to the large number of submissions coming in, our publications are now scheduled to three (3) issues with effect from 2025 (Volume 8).

Issue 1 (1st January to 30th April)

Issue 2 (1st May to 31st August)

Issue 3 (1st September to 31st December)

 

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Announcements

Editorial Note

2025-09-09

The Editor in Chief of ABUAD Journal of Engineering Research and Development (AJERD), on behalf of the Editorial Team and Reviewers, is highly delighted in presenting volume 8, issue 2 of AJERD to the research community, researchers seeking to keep up with the latest findings in their research areas and the world at large.

AJERD volume 8, issue 2 includes 34 articles by authors from different region of the world. The papers published in this issue are in the areas of Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics Engineering. Also included in the issue are papers in the areas of Agricultural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.

This issue can be accessed on our website https://journals.abuad.edu.ng/index.php/ajerd/index or through the issue level doi https://doi.org/10.53982/ajerd.2025.0802-j. The published articles would be useful to researchers and practitioners working in the related areas and as well to the general public interested in novel discovery in different branches of engineering.

AJERD Volume 8 Issue 3 is currently ongoing, and it should be noted that accepted paper(s) are published online as soon as the editing is completed.

Thank you.

Engr. Dr. Mayowa A. LALA
Managing Editor
For: Editor-in-Chief
https://doi.org/10.53982/ajerd

Current Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2025)

Volume 8, Issue 3: 1st September, 2025 to 31st December, 2025 (In Progress)

Archive: AJERD migrated to this new publishing platform starting from Volume 6 Issue 1, 2023.

Volume 1 issue 1 to Volume 5 issue 2 are available on our former publishing location (http://ajerd.abuad.edu.ng/)

Current Issue DOI: https://doi.org/10.53982/ajerd.2025.0803-j

Published: 2025-09-09

Articles

Characterization and Comminution Energy Determination of Anka Manganese Ore for Steelmaking Applications

Yemisi Elizabeth Gbadamosi, Oladunni Oyelola Alabi, Joseph Olatunde Borode, Fatai Olufemi Aramide
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.53982/ajerd.2025.0803.01-j
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The Editor in Chief of ABUAD Journal of Engineering Research and Development (AJERD), on behalf of the Editorial Team and Reviewers is highly delighted to inform the general public that AJERD website now features improved article display and download formats.

AJERD is indexed in African Journals OnLine (AJOL) and rated 2-star according to the JPPS criteria (https://www.ajol.info/index.php/abuadjerd). Additionally, the AJERD API integration into Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) has been successfully completed; as a result, all published and upcoming papers will be indexed and available on DOAJ (https://doaj.org/toc/2645-2685).

Submission and processing of manuscript are now done free of charge with effect from 12th January, 2025. All manuscripts submitted shall be subject to a flat article processing charge payable upon acceptance as follows;

  1. Local authors: ₦40,000.00    (forty thousand Naira) only.
  2. International authors: $100.00    (one hundred USD) only.

The article processing charge is for online publication only. Hard copies of the journal will be made available upon author's request. Such requests will therefore attract printing and postage service charges that will be communicated to the author via email.

 

Engr. Dr. Mayowa A. LALA

Managing Editor

For: Editor-in-Chief

https://doi.org/10.53982/ajerd