International Journal of Mathematical Research 2311-7427 2306-2223 10.18488/journal.24.2017.61.36.45 International Journal of Mathematical Research Traveling Wave Solutions for the Nonlinear Fractional Sharma-Tasso-Olever Equation International Journal of Mathematical Research International Journal of Mathematical Research 01-2017 2017 01-2017 01-2017 6 1 36 45 24 Mar 2017 15 Jun 2017 In this paper, the generalized exp(-Φ(ξ))-expansion method along with the Jumarie’s modified Riemann-Liouville derivatives is proposed to solve the nonlinear fractional Sharma-Tasso-Olever (STO) equation. Consequently, the exact solutions are obtained in terms of the trigonometric, exponential, hyperbolic, and rational functions, which confirm the proposed technique is very effectual and easily applicable.<br>