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Author Guidelines
Author Guidelines
Types of paper
1. Research article (Regular Papers)
2. Short/brief communications
3. Review article
A research article is a complete report of primary research and contains clear description of the procedural of research and it is not more than 8 pages (excluding figures, tables, etc.).
A short communication is a brief report of research in limited description of investigation and should describe the experimental procedures similar with research article. However, it should not more than 6 pages (including figures, tables, etc.).
A review paper is an integrative discussion focus on agriculture and crops research, describes the current issues and for future researches. It is not more than 12 pages and includes of more than 20 references published during 5 years back.
Submission checklist
Please check and ensure the following items before submitting the article.
Language in American English is accepted and use Microsoft word (Tahoma 11)
Cover letter (including conflict of interest statement from authors and signed by corresponding author)
Plagiarism check (less than 25% using Turnitin or other plagiarism checker software)
The manuscript should involve as follow
Title
Authors’ name
One author as the corresponding author with contact details:
E-mail address
Full postal address
Abstract (5 keywords)
Body text
Introduction
Materials and methods
Results and discussion (can be separated)
Acknowledgement (including funding agency, etc)
Author contributions
References
Figures
Tables
Ensure all figures and tables have titles, description, and/or footnotes.
Manuscript Structures and Formatting
Research article and short communication
1. Title
The title should be concise and describe the main results or conclusion of the manuscript. The abbreviation should be avoided within the title and less than 20 words, preferably. It should be written in bold with the initial capital letter for each proper noun. The authors should provide a running title with a maximum of 5 words in length.
2. Authors’ name
The author(s)’s name should be written in full name, no abbreviation except for the middle name. Write the asterisk (*) to indicate the corresponding author. The affiliation should be keyed to the author’s name with a superscript number and listed as follows: institution, address, city, country, postcode. An email address should be provided by the corresponding author.
3. Abstract (maximum of 250 words)
The abstract should provide the general significance of the research. References should be avoided in the abstract.
4. Keywords (5 words)
The keywords are used for indexing purposes; words in the title should be avoided to choose as keywords.
5. Main body text
Introduction: Provide an adequate background of the work and clearly state the aim(s) of the study.
Materials and methods: Provide sufficient detail, in conjunction with cited references, if necessary, in order to increase the possibility of repeatable procedures.
Results and discussion: Both could be written in separate sections. The results should be clearly written. The discussion should cover the keys finding of the study.
Acknowledgments: This section is written to acknowledge the people or institutions that support the author’s work (including funding agency, etc).
Author contributions: This section is mandatory and should clearly state each contribution of all authors.
References: All citations in the text must be in the reference list and vice versa. Using reference manager software is highly recommended.
6. Supplementary materials:
This section will be uploaded separately from the manuscript as a data sheet (word, excel, pdf or zip files), presentation (powerpoint, pdf or zip files), supplementary figure, or supplementary table.
Figures and Tables
Appropriate legends should be written for each figure and table. Figure legends should be placed under the figure, while table legends must be placed immediately before each table. Figures should be high quality (600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for color). Tables should present new information rather than provide similar information as in the text.
Review article
1. Title
The title should be concise and include the important term in the manuscript. The abbreviation should be avoided within the title and less than 12 words preferably. It should be written in bold with an initial capital letter for each proper noun
2. Authors’ name
The author(s)’s name should be written in full name, no abbreviation except for the middle name. Write the asterisk (*) to indicate the corresponding author. The affiliation should be keyed to the author's name with a superscript number and listed as follows: institution, address, city, country, postcode. An email address should be provided by the corresponding author.
3. Abstract (maximum of 250 words)
The abstract should include the main objective and results of the review. References should be avoided in the abstract.
4. Keywords (5 words)
The keywords are used for indexing purposes; words in the title should be avoided to choose as keywords.
5. Main body text
Introduction: Provide the background of the intended topic, the research question to be discussed.
Discussion: Discussion could be divided into several subsections.
Conclusion: Should answer the research question which set in the introduction.
References: All citations in the text must be in the reference list and vice versa. Using reference manager software is highly recommended.
Figures and Tables
If it is necessary, figures and tables could be included in the review article. Appropriate legends should be written for each figure and table. Figure legends should be placed under the figure, while table legends must be placed immediately before each table.
Author rights
As an author you have certain rights to reuse your work.
