期刊名称：NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research publishes original research papers on all aspects of animal and pastoral science relevant to temperate and subtropical regions. Subject matter includes soil science, fertilisers, insect pests, plant pathology, weeds, forage crops, management systems, and agricultural economics as well as agronomy and animal science. |
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New Zealand is well known as a world leader in agricultural research and development, and the journal plays an important role in disseminating current information to researchers in universities, research institutes, and other centres concerned with animal and pastoral science and its application
Accepts papers from authors worldwide. Every paper is internationally refereed and distributed
Is published quarterly in B5 format, over 500 pages per year
Provides 20 free reprints to authors of every paper published
Also publishes review articles, short communications, letters to the Editor, book reviews, and special issues of topical thematic importance
Is abstracted in: Agricultural & Environmental Biotech Abstract; Animal Breeding Abstracts; BioBusiness; Biological & Agricultural Index; Biological Abstracts; Biological Abstracts/RRM; Bulletin Signaletique; Chemical Abstracts; Current Contents; Dairy Science Abstracts; Ecological Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Elsevier BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences; Entomology Abstracts; Fisheries Review; Herbage Abstracts; INIS Atomindex; Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series B; Plant Breeding Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Research Alert; Review of Plant Pathology; Science Citation Index; Scisearch; Soils and Fertilizers; Veterinary Bulletin; Weed Abstracts; Wildlife Review.
Instructions to Authors
Pre-publication
Papers published (including on the Internet) or under consideration elsewhere will not be accepted; but publication elsewhere of an abstract or extended summary does not preclude publication in full in the journals. In this context, restricted circulation of reports or theses does not constitute publication. Authors are advised to consult with the Editor about any popular-scientific contributions derived from a submission preceding publication in the journals.
Length of articles
Authors are encouraged to submit papers no longer than 5000 words (25 manuscript pages excluding tables and figures). No absolute limit is imposed where there is sufficient reason for the manuscript to be longer than 25 pages (e.g., systematics papers) or where the presentation is otherwise clear and concise. The author should provide justification for these larger papers at the time of submission.
Details of techniques and results which are not essential to the published paper but may be of interest to other workers should not be included. This material could be made available from authors on request, and this should be mentioned in the text.
Short communications
Short communications are papers which do not exceed four printed pages in length. They may be well-documented but short pieces of work that the author wishes to have published quickly. Alternatively, short communications may present results which are indicative only, and therefore of interest, but do not merit the status of a full paper. Authors should state whether they wish a brief paper to be regarded as a short communication.
Reviewing policy
All authors are expected to have their papers peer-reviewed before submission, not only for scientific content, but also for correctness in presentation of text, references, and illustrations. Acknowledgment of peer review must be made to the Editor at time of submission. All authors are responsible for a paper that they co-author.
Submitted papers will normally be sent worldwide to two specialist referees for constructive confidential appraisal, designed to maintain a high standard of publication. Well-presented papers result in faster turnaround times, more accurate proofing, and eventual reduced time to publication. Papers submitted in poor conformity with the editorial requirements given below may be returned without review.
Address for submission
Papers should be submitted to the editor of the intended journal at RSNZ Publishing, P.O. Box 598, Wellington, New Zealand. Dates of receipt and acceptance are the dates on which the author's completed manuscript and final revision, respectively, with all illustrations, are received in the editorial office.
Page charges
As from 1 January 2003, authors of new submissions will be charged at a rate of NZ/US$50 per page (to a maximum of $500), payable when page proofs are sent for checking. In cases of personal hardship, authors may apply to the Publishing Manager for a waiver of these charges. The waiver Application Form is here in PDF (requires Acrobat) and RTF (readable by most word processors)
For all purposes, the "author" will be assumed to be the corresponding author of a paper.
Offprints
A solo author or the corresponding author only of a multi-author paper receives 20 free offprints. Orders for extra offprints should only be made on the order form supplied when page proofs are returned.
Conventions
The latest editions of the New Zealand Style Book and the Concise Oxford Dictionaryare used as guides.
The International System of Units (SI), as described in NZS 6501: 1982, Units of Measurement (Standards Association of New Zealand), should be used wherever possible. Where non-SI units are used, the SI equivalents should also be given. In conversions, the number of significant figures quoted should truly represent the accuracy of the measurements or calculations made. Adequate indication of the level of experimental error, and the statistical significance of results, should always be given.
Papers should conform to internationally recognised codes of nomenclature (e.g., the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature). Generic and specific names should be italicised. The use of informal or "tag" names is actively discouraged. Authors should indicate affinities with (aff.) or comparisons to (cf.) named species. For botanical papers, abbreviations of authority names should be standardised according to Brummitt & Powell (1992) Authors of plant names(Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) or more recent names as updated in the International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
Accepted common names of active ingredients of chemical formulations should be used in preference to trade names. Trade names, where used, should be indicated and acknowledged as such. Mention of a trade name in no way implies approval or endorsement of the product.
Ethical standards
The journals endorse the ANZCCART(NZ) policy for the responsible use of animals in science. To this end, research must be undertaken in accordance with institutional and legal requirements and/or follow published guidelines such as the New Zealand Code of Recommendations and Minimum Standards for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes or the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes. The journals may require a statement to that effect either in the manuscript or on an accompanying form.
Appropriate anaesthetic, analgesic, and tranquillising agents must be used on animals subjected to invasive procedures, and their amounts and frequency and route of administration of all drugs and chemicals must be stated. Approved methods of euthanasia must be used.
The journals reserve the right not to publish on account of animal welfare or ethical grounds; where they consider non-sentient or less sentient animals could have been used; where alternative methods of achieving the results including the use of in vitro models could have been used; or because of the use of particular animals and/or techniques which may have put endangered species or populations at risk.
Preparation of manuscript
At first submission three double-spaced hard copies (text and tables) with figures should be sent to the Editor. In addition, to facilitate the review process, papers should be submitted electronically (as PDF files) on disk or as an email attachment.
Authors should supply accepted papers as formatted text such as Microsoft Word. However, we can also handle files formatted in most current word-processing packages. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO SPECIFY, in a covering note, the hardware (e.g., Macintosh or IBM-compatible) and the word-processing package used. All text should be laid out according to the instructions below. Put the text, tables, and captions into one file, and make each figure a separate graphics (TIF or EPS) file; figures cannot be easily extracted from word-processing files. When supplying soft copy please also send a hard copy printout of all these files.
Electronic mail
Our electronic mail address is: publ@rsnz.org
Word processing
When using a word processor, please adhere to the instructions below.
- Use one line space between headings and following text, and between paragraphs.
- Headings should be in bold, not italic.
- Use italics where appropriate, NOT underlining.
- Tables should be lined up in columns using the tabulation key. Do not use returns within table cells or box lines around tables. Avoid the use of table programs (e.g., Excel) as these will need to be reset (however, Word's Table Tool is acceptable).
- Technical symbols not on the keyboard should be marked on the margin of the printout.
- Avoid text formatting programs such as Endnote in reference citations, or Track Changes, as these result in unwanted textual artifacts that must be removed.
General presentation
Authors should note the layout of headings, text, and references as shown in the latest issues of the Journal. Strict observance of these and the following requirements will shorten publication time.
Title
The title should be short, accurate, and informative. A suggested short title for use as a running head, not exceeding 40 letter spaces, should also be supplied.
Abstract
An abstract, normally of no more than 150 words, should accompany all papers. It should be informative, not just indicative, intelligible when divorced from the paper, and devoid of undefined abbreviations, equations, and reference citations. It is particularly important to give the main result(s), and to name any new techniques, new concepts, new taxonomic entities, and new conclusions. If there is a direct application, it should be mentioned.
Keywords
Keywords obtained from the whole article, not just the title or the abstract, should be given immediately following the Abstract. Relevant names of taxa should also be included. Keywords are used by abstracting agencies (listed after title page).
INTRODUCTION
If your study is from a new area of research, the Introduction should set the scene fully and clearly. Indicate the reasons why the study was carried out. Any previous work relating to your study should be summarised by a few relevant references.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
These should be listed clearly and succinctly. It is important that any statistical technique employed be fully explained (if new) or referenced.
RESULTS
Here you present your own information and figures without reference to or discussion of other work. Tabular material and figures are especially important for providing comparative results without resorting to detailed textual descriptions. The tables and figures with their captions should be understandable on their own, and not rely on the supporting text.
DISCUSSION
The results of your study are here related to those of previous studies. The results should be interpreted with the support of evidence or suitable references. Anomalous or unexpected results should be explained. Any conclusions offered should be listed clearly at the end of the Discussion.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Here you can list supporting institutions and the names (preferably untitled) and the affiliations of people who have assisted in some way with your research.
REFERENCES
Authors are solely responsible for the accuracy of the references. Citations are to follow the Harvard System, i.e., in the text they are to be by author's name and year of publication, and at the end of the paper in alphabetical order of authors' surnames. Works by the same author and published in the same year are to be distinguished by letters appended to the year.
Titles of periodicals should be quoted in full and italicised, and followed by volume numbers, italicised, and page numbers, not italicised. Particular attention should be paid to the spelling and accentuation of non-English words. Compare with originals where possible. Titles of books should not be italicised, given initial capitals, or placed in inverted commas; the location and name of the publisher (in that order) should be given. Authorship of articles within a compiled monograph should be cited thus: Author. Year: Title of article. In: Name of editor(s) ed. Title of monograph. Place of publication, Publisher. Pagination of article. For arrangement, punctuation, etc., of references, see examples in a recent issue of the journals. For works by the same author(s), please repeat author(s) names in full.
In taxonomic papers, authorities need not be listed under References, except when further cited in the text. Unpublished work or personal communications should be acknowledged as such in the text, but excluded from the References. Theses should be listed; unpublished papers accepted for publication elsewhere may be cited as in press.
Tables
Tabular material must be kept to a minimum: only data essential to the understanding of the text should be included. Where papers are based on much analytical data, choose a small section of representative analyses to indicate the unpublished range on which the paper is based. All tables should be printed on separate sheets, placed after the References. They should be numbered serially in arabic numerals and referred to in the text. The width of the total number of columns in a table should allow each table to fit upright on a single page. Abbreviations in the table should be adequately explained in the caption or in footnotes. Descriptive notes should be kept to a minimum. Units of measurement should be placed in column heads.
Figures
Figures should be used only where they are essential to elucidate the text. They should be numbered consecutively in arabic numerals regardless of whether they are photographs, line drawings, or graphs, and each must be referred to in the text. Please list all captions after the References section of the manuscript.
At submission, three photocopies of all line drawings and three prints of each photo are required. The author's name, short paper title, and figure number must be written lightly in soft pencil on the back or margin of each. Originals of figures should not be submitted until the paper has been accepted and no further amendments are necessary; they will be returned only at the author's request upon publication of the paper.
Figures will be printed at the smallest size consistent with clarity and compatible with page format. Detailed guidelines for their preparation are given below. Failure to comply with these specifications will result in the figures being returned for redrafting.
Computer-generated figures are acceptable if the lines are black and evenly weighted and in other respects follow the requirements listed below. Fine screens, such as those produced on a Deskjet or laser printer, are to be used carefully: (1) the screen must have clearly visible dots; (2) the dots must be evenly spaced; (3) the toner or ink on the page when it comes out of the printer must be consistently black. Generally, screens on a 300 dpi laser at 20%, 40%, and 60% are acceptable. Screens above or below this range may not reproduce well.
If you are sending in the figures as image files as well as hard copy, please make sure they are in PDF, Postscript, EPS, or TIF format. TIF (and EPS or PDF, if appropriate) should be at least 600 dpi for line figures and 300 dpi for greyscale figures and colour images. Please embed all fonts in PDF/EPS files; PDF files should be version 1.2 (compatible with Acrobat 3).
Drawings should be made in black ink on translucent drafting film, or Bristol Board, and with regard to the size of the printed page (including caption); that is, for the B5-size journals: 72 mm width for single column, 148 mm width for double column, or 100 mm width for intermediate size figures with side captions, and maximum depth of 202 mm. Figures for JRSNZ may be any size up to 130 mm width. For the A4-size journal (NZJGG) the dimensions are: 84 mm, 173 mm, 125 mm, and 248 mm, respectively. Figures should be drafted at approximately twice the intended final size. Lettering should be in sans-serif type (such as Helvetica medium) with only the first letter of the first word of each label, and of any proper names, capitalised. Names of all hydrographic features and of generic and species names should be italicised.
The minimum letter height after reduction should be about 1.5 mm for a capital letter; thus, for a 50% reduction, the minimum original size of the capital letter would be about 3 mm (12 pt). Symbols, grid marks, line thicknesses (minimum reduced width 0.25 mm), and ruled or dotted patterns should be of sufficient size and density to withstand reduction without fading away or blocking up (a reducing photocopier can give you a good indication of whether the size or type of pattern you choose is suitable).
Always clear patterns away from areas of type, and avoid mixing typefaces on the same figure. For graphical figures, grid marks should point inwards (unless they obscure information on the graph itself); legends to axes (horizontal and vertical) should run parallel to the axes, from left to right and from bottom to top. State the value being measured, followed by its appropriate SI unit in parentheses. Parts of composite figures should be labelled A, B, C (capitals only, no dots or brackets). The style of the figures within any one paper should be as closely matched as possible.
Photographs and colour images
Photographic prints should be of good contrast, on glossy paper, and should be at least as large as the intended printed size. Bar scales on photographs are preferable to stated magnifications. Lettering and bar scales may be applied directly to the surface of an individual print but for composite photographs they should be on a clear overlay with registration marks. The minimum size of lettering should be about 1.5-2 mm after reduction, but labels (A, B, C) should be slightly larger. Composite photographs must be mounted on a flexible surface to enable them to be electronically scanned for printing. Colour images will be accepted only if they are essential, and the cost of their reproduction will be borne by the author.
If you are sending in the figures as files as well as hard copy, please make sure they are in PDF, Postscript, EPS, or TIF format. The definition should be set to at least 300 dpi for photos (150 lpi). Please embed all fonts in PDF/EPS files; PDF files should be version 1.2 (compatible with Acrobat 3).
Statistical analysis and graphical presentation of data
Adequate description of the data, and of the experimental design, should precede and complement formal statistical analysis. Deviations from the intended design must be described. The method of statistical analysis should be selected after consider-ation of the original experimental design, treatment structure, and anything unexpected or unusual noticed during the experiment. Often it is necessary to transform data so that the assumptions of the statistical analysis are satisfied. Summary statistics should wherever possible be accompanied by estimates of their precision. Means will usually be accompanied either by the standard error of mean (SEM), or by the standard error of differences between means (SED), together with a note of the number of replicates used. Confidence intervals (usually at the 95% level) or Least Significant Differences are equally acceptable. If a mean (x) and standard error of mean (s x) have been calculated on transformed data, a suitable procedure is to transform the confidence interval or, alternatively, the range of values (x - s x, x + s x) back onto the original scale of measurements, and give this. If emphasis is on the spread of the data values, rather than on the precision of the mean, then the standard deviation (SD) or the range may be given. Multiple range tests are not appropriate where a quantitative relationship is to be expected. Use a trend or response surface analysis instead.
Proofs
Proofs are provided either as photocopies of the typeset text, tables, and figures (including photographs), after the journal pages are composed, or as PDF files. The proofs are to be checked and corrected in accordance with the conventional proofreaders' marks given in the New Zealand Style Book. Authors are reminded that only essential corrections will be made.
Updated 11/3/2003
Editorial Board
Dr Graeme Bourd AgResearch, Lincoln
Em. Prof. Ian Cornforth (chair) (nom. by NZ Institute of Agricultural Science) Lincoln University, Lincoln, and UNITEC, Auckland
Dr Jim Crush AgResearch, Hamilton
Prof. John Hampton (nom. by Agronomy Society of NZ) Lincoln University, Lincoln
Dr Cory Matthew Massey University, Palmerston North
Dr Chris Morris AgResearch, Hamilton
Dr Ants Roberts (nom. by NZ Society of Soil Science) Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative, Pukekohe
Dr John Russell Fonterra Research Centre, Palmerston North
Dr Owen Young Auckland University of Technology, Auckland
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