Université Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi de Bordj Bou Arréridj

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

GENERAL

You are cordially invited to submit a manuscript to the Journal of Agronomy and Ecology peer-reviewed open access journal devoted to the publication of original contributions in relevant areas, which publishes original research articles, reviews and short communications in all areas of Agronomy and Ecology in English or French languages.

Please ensure that you select the appropriate article type from the list of options when making your submission.

Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that its publication is approved by all authors.

The articles should be submitted electronically through e-mail to the editorial office at the following address : djenidi.revue@univ-bba.dz

Please, ask up to 3 reviewers of your choice to fill in the Overal Evaluation Sheet and send it along with the cover letter.

AREAS

• Animal breeding
• Livestock 
• Animal product technology
• Animal health
• Reproduction
• Aquaculture
• Entomology
• Environmental health and toxicology
• Biodiversity and ecosystems
• Environmental biology
• Agro-Ecology
• Environmental impact of climate warming
• Pest and weed management
• Plant protection and Pesticides
• Land use and soil resources
• Water resources
• Water and environment
• Irrigation and water management
• General agriculture and crop production
• Plant breeding
• Soil fertility
• Agrochemistry and fertilizers
• Horticulture
• Genetic engineering and agricultural biotechnology
• Agriculture Economics
• Technologies of storage and processing of crop production

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

CONFLITS OF INTEREST

Any potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed in this section. If there are no potential conflicts of interest, the following statement should be added : “The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.”

CHANGES TO AUTHORSHIP

Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor.

COPYRIGHT

Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'COPYRIGHT TRANSFER AGREEMENT'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a ' COPYRIGHT TRANSFER AGREEMENT ' form.

Click here for Copyright Form.

PREPARATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT

The manuscript should be prepared in English or French using “MS Word” with 2cm margin on all sides (Top, Bottom, Left and Right side) of the page. “Times New Roman” fonts should be used. The font size should be of 12pt but main subheadings may be of 14pt. All plant and microorganism's scientific names should be written in italic. Manuscripts should be typed double spaced in a single column in A4 size only. It should be paginated on the upper right-hand corner of each page.

These may either be a full-length research article or a short communication. These papers should be arranged in the following sections : Title page, Abstract and Key words, Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement (if any) and References.

Title page

Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.

Author names and affiliations. Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lowercase superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address.

Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that the e-mail address is given and that contact details are kept up to date by the corresponding author.

Abstract and keywords

A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided. A list of key words, with a maximum of six items, should be included at the end of the abstract.

Introduction

State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.

Material and methods

Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference, only relevant modifications should be described.

If any animal study was carried out, then the necessary institutional animal ethical committee approval should be taken and should be mentioned in the manuscript. If any human study was carried out, then necessary human ethical committee or appropriate approval should be taken and should be mentioned in the manuscript. A written consent should be taken from the human subjects or patients involved in the study ensuring their acceptance in the study and publication of relevant datas/photos/images in the journal and should be mentioned in the manuscript. The journal will not be responsible if any of the above if not followed and the editor’s decision would be final if any litigations arises during processing or after publishing.

Results

Results should be clear and concise.

Discussion

This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

Conclusion
The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.

Acknowledgements

Collate acknowledgements in a separate paragraph under a separate heading at the end of the discussion section. List here those individuals who provided help during the research.

References

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. Citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

Reference to an article :

1. Kwon J.S., Shin Y.W., Kim C.W., Kim Y.I., Youn T., Han M.H., et al. 2003. Similarity and disparity of obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia in MR volumetric abnormalities of the hippocampus-amygdala complex. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry.74:962-964.

Reference to a book:

2. Tudor I., 1996. Learner-centeredness as language education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

3. Fairburn C.G., Cooper Z., 1993. The eating disorders examination (12th ed). In: Fairburn CG, Wilson GT, editors. Binge eating: nature, assessment, and treatment. New York: The Guilford Press. p. 317-331.

ABBREVIATIONS

All abreviations must be spelt out on first usage and only widely recognised abbreviations will be permitted. For recognized abbreviations see Units, Symbols, and Abbreviations, Fifth Edition 1994, edited by DN Baron, Royal Society of Medicine: London. Measurements should be expressed in SI units (see BMJ 1991; 302:338-341).

TABLES

Please submit tables as editable text and not as images. Tables can be placed either next to the
relevant text in the article, or on separate page(s) at the end. Number tables consecutively in
accordance with their appearance in the text and place any table notes below the table body.

FIGURES

Figures may be included within the body of the manuscript or may be submitted as a separate file. To ensure the highest quality print production, your figures must be submitted in TIFF or JPEG format.

PROOFS

Authors should keep a copy of their manuscripts as proofs will be sent to them without manuscript. Only printer’s errors may be corrected; no change in, or addition to, the edited manuscript will be allowed at this stage. Authors will receive proofs by e-mail. The corrected proofs must be returned within 72 hours after receipt by email. If the Publisher receives no reply, the assumption will be made that there are no errors to correct and the article will be published after in-house correction.