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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • All the illustrations, figures and tables are not at the end of the text, but where they are mentioned.
  • As possible, all the URLs and DOIs are included for references.
  • I accept that the article submmited could be published during the current year or the next one.
  • The titles, and footnotes of figures, photographs, and maps are written in English and Spanish.
  • All authors have approved the manuscript and agree with its submission to the journal, as well, we all accept the Editorial Policy.
  • The authors identity does not appear in the manuscript or any other file.
  • I accept that the article submmited could be published during the current year or the next one.
  • The text follows the style and reference requirements, detailed in Authors' instructions
  • The submitted file is in MS Word and follows the Authors' instructions.
  • The file is A4 page size, double space, with Cambria typography, body 10. Italic must be used instead of underlined text, (except on URLs).
  • I accept the publication Fees.
  • e confirm that this manuscript has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration by another journal.
  • The title, abstract, and keywords are in written in English and Spanish.

Author Guidelines

Topic areas

The Journal of the Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo publishes original articles online in English, about topics related to Agricultural Sciences, Food Science and Renewable Natural Resources. The Institution provides financial and strategic support to the Journal.

The thematic areas are: Genetics and plant breeding, Ecophysiology and crop management, Natural resources and environment, Economy and agricultural politics, Plant protection, Production and animal health, Agroindustrial technologies and Perspectives.

 

Contributions

Articles include research papers, scientific notes and review articles.

Research papers are the result of a theoretical, experimental or field scientific research which make a significant contribution to the knowledge advancement. They must not exceed sixteen pages.

Scientific notes, which must not exceed eight pages, can only be original works which results -even partial - should be communicated at once. This category includes the description of new species and cultivars, plagues, diseases and methodology adjustments.

The review articles are only by invitation from Editorial Board. They will be carried out by outstanding specialists from the fields dealt with in the Journal and they must not exceed twenty pages.

 

Originality

Manuscripts are considered on the understanding that their content is not already published or being considered or offered for publication elsewhere.

 

Fees

Since 2024 May 1st each diagrammed item will have a total cost of 600 US$. For national authors, the value will be U$S 250 with annual update. It is recommended to adhere to the established number of pages (16 for scientific article).

*To be modified

See payment instructions

 

Review process

The first stage (exclusive) is that the Scientific Committee will check originality, pertinency, English level and scientific quality.

The second stage consists on the peer review, double-blind system.  Submitting papers will be reviewed by at least two specialists of wide national and international expertise. The author may suggest reviewers who may be considered by the Editor for the review process.

 

Edition

Accepted manuscripts will be edited and subject to editorial amendment to suit the Journal style. Afterward a PDF file will be sent back to the lead author for revision. 

 

Manuscript Submission

The text format must MS-Word, A4 page size, double space, with Cambria typography, body 10 (data from: figures, tables and maps must be written with equal typography). The lines should be listed in the left margin and the numbered pages above and to the right.

 

Manuscript Structure

Title

In English and Spanish no longer than twenty words. Also, a short title is required.

Authors

Authors´ full name, ORCID, affiliation, postal and e-mail address of every author.

Clarification: The authors should not appear in the file of the work, they should be loaded to the metadata of the system.

Abstract

In English and Spanish, no longer than two hundred words. It will state precisely and briefly the purpose of the research, methodology, results and conclusions. It must not include background information, figures, tables or references.

Keywords

In English and Spanish. It is recommended to consult specific thesaurus.

Introduction

It must be brief and should include a synthetic updated revision of the topic knowledge with specific references to support it, establishing the aspects which have not been solved yet. The objective as well as the hypothesis must be specified in order to enhance the conceptual clarity of the work.

Materials and Methods

They must provide enough detail of experimental design as well as the sampling and statistical method, to allow other scientists to repeat the experiments.

Tables

The title in English and Spanish must be placed on top of the table. Each one will be self-explanatory, i.e., it will not be necessary to read the article to understand them. The information shown in tables must not be repeated in figures. Tables can only include data developed into the article. File format must be MS-Word (doc/docx), not as an image. Each field or data must be separated with tabs and never with space bar. The total width must not exceed 9.25 inches (15 cm). If there were footnotes, they should be written in English and Spanish in. The use of color is recommended.

Figures

The title in English and Spanish must be placed below them. If there were footnotes, they must be in English and Spanish. They must be self-explanatory and the information from the tables shall not be repeated in the figures. If the figure was designed with Excel, Corel Draw, Statistica for Windows, etc., the original file must be sent, besides the word processor version. Another possibility is to send the file in Windows Metafile (wmf) format.

Photographs

They can only be included if they provide information which clarifies the content of the article. They must be clear and with high contrast. They must be sent as electronic tif or jpg files with not less than 300 ppp.

Maps

They must only be included if they provide essential information to understand the article.

Maps from Argentina must follow the rules from Instituto Geográfico Nacional IGN (National Geographic Institute).

 Results

They must be expressed clearly and precisely, using charts, tables, graphs, and figures, highlighting the most relevant aspects of the work.

Discussion

In results interpretation special emphasis must be placed in agreements and disagreements with the theoretical framework. This section can be written separately or with the Results as a unit.

Conclusions

They must be short and show findings, solutions and/or concrete applications and uses. They must agree with the objective and hypothesis of the work.

References

All the citations in the text must be included. An alphanumeric system will be used, listing the references alphabetically by the first author. Such references will appear in the text with the corresponding number between parentheses.

Each citation must include the following information (see the examples)

- Reference number

- Author´s surname and initials

- Publishing year, specifying edition provided it is not the first one, e.g., 2001. 3rd edition

- Complete title in its original language. In case of Journals, first the title of the article and then the name of the Journal, the issue and/or number and pages of the article.

- City of Publication (country if necessary)

- Publishing house

- DOI (digital object identifier) if it corresponds

- For internet references specify author, year, title, URL (http:// www....) and date of access

- In personal communications the source (person´s name and year) must be quote in the text but must not be included in the reference list.

Acknowledgements

A brief and precise mention of each person or institution worth of acknowledgement can be included.

Other considerations

The complete scientific names will be mentioned the first time used. Thereafter they can be abbreviated as the first letter of the genus and the specific epithet without adding the authority. When first mentioned, the common name must be together with the scientific name. Latin expressions must be written in italics (e.g., et al, in vitro).

Chemical symbols can be used in the text (e.g., N for nitrogen) but only names to chemical formulas (e.g., water and not H2O). Abbreviations of common use such as ATP, DNA etc. can be utilized.

When mentioning quantities, they have to be stated in letters from zero to nine except when they are with measurement units or higher numbers are included (e.g., 2, 7 and 25 samples). Decimals are stated with a point.

To verify that all the requirements previously stated have been fulfilled, we recommend authors to check the control list.

Ecophysiology and crop management

Ecophysiology and crop management

Natural resources and environment

Natural resources and environment

Economy and agricultural politics

Economy and agricultural politics

Plant protection

Plant protection

Production and animal health

Production and animal health

Agroindustrial technologies

Agroindustrial technologies

Genetics and plant breeding

Genetics and plant breeding

Revision

A critical overview of a specific research topic.

Scientific articles

This section is used for the numbers from 1949 to 2016.

Scientific notes

This section is used for the numbers from 1949 to 2016.

Copyright Notice

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