期刊名称：TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASABE
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Purpose and Scope:
Transactions of the ASABE, an international journal published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, contains peer-reviewed technical articles on the current research being conducted to help solve problems in agriculture, food and other biological systems. Every technological advancement necessarily begins with research, and Transactions of the ASABE presents cutting-edge research on a broad range of topics including agricultural machinery, drainage, irrigation, electronics, biological engineering, forestry, food engineering, agricultural structures, crop production, natural resources, soils, and more. To qualify for publication, the material must represent original, important contributions to the research or design literature and meet other rigorous criteria during the peer-review process. The journal also serves as an information network, providing names and addresses of the people and organizations conducting research in these and related areas of interest.
Intended Readership:
Engineers from a variety of disciplines including agricultural, biological, mechanical, civil, and electrical turn to Transactions of the ASABE for answers to engineering challenges dealing with agriculture, food, natural resources, and other biological systems. Others including soil and plant scientists, agronomists, food scientists, biologists, animal scientists and related specialists also turn to the journal when working on interdisciplinary projects related to these areas.
Bibliographic Information:
2009 Volume No. 52
Number of Issues per Year: 6
Frequency: Bimonthly
ISSN: 0001-2351
Months of Publication: Feb, April, June, Aug, Oct and Dec
Print Format: 8 陆 in. x 11 in.
Online Subscriptions: I.P. access
Transactions of the ASABE is peer reviewed
Indexing and Abstracting:
Transactions of the ASABE is Indexed and Abstracted in 路 AGRICOLA 路 CAB International Abstracts 路 Cambridge Scientific Abstracts 路 EiCompendex Plus 路 Environmental Periodicals Bibliography
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Instructions to Authors
General Style
All ASABE peer-reviewed journals use the same editorial style, but they differ in scope and content. The best way to familiarize yourself with the general style of an ASABE publication is to review a recent issue of the journal to which you intend to submit your manuscript. With a few exceptions, ASABE conforms to The Chicago Manual of Style. If you have questions about style, usage, technical terms, or reference citations, feel free to ask us for assistance. Contact Glenn Laing at 269-429-0300, ext. 314, or e-mail: laing@asabe.org.
Words and Numbers
In general, use words for numbers one through nine, and use digits for 10 and over. For a series of numbers, any of which are over 10, use all digits. For example:
There were nine compounds used to create the substance.
The component consisted of 231 parts.
The substance contained 2 parts magnesium, 12 parts copper, and 8 parts lead.
When two numbers occur as adjacent adjectives, spell out the first one:
There were thirty 12 mm holes in the first section.
When a number begins a sentence, spell it out or rewrite the sentence:
Fifty samples were prepared.
We prepared 50 samples.
When you are reporting a number, the number of significant digits must be commensurate with the precision of your experimental method. If the quantity must be converted to SI units, multiply the quantity by the exact conversion factor and then round to the appropriate number of significant digits.
Preparing Figures for Submission
Working drawings often contain too much information and are too large for legible reproduction and simple processing. A drawing with a minimal amount of detail, specially prepared for publication, can better illustrate the information that you want to convey.
For Transactions of the ASAE and Applied Engineering in Agriculture, prepare each figure to fit either the 19.5 pica (3.25 inch) text column or up to the 40.5 pica (6.75 inch) page width. Use the larger size only if the amount of detail or the size of the original art requires it. Design the figures to make efficient use of space, and keep in mind that full-page-width figures increase page charges. For the Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, make the figures no wider than 28 picas (4.7 inches).
For all text within figures, use 8-point type if the original art does not require reduction. For the most part, we will use the figure size that you provide if you use 8-point type. Use 6-point type for subscripts and for any secondary text. Please use these two sizes only, and keep the following points in mind:
Type callouts and all other text within the figure in a sans-serif font, such as Helvetica or Arial. Use boldface only for x- and y-axis titles. Use all caps only when necessary (e.g., for acronyms).
If a figure contains multiple elements, label them (a), (b), (c), etc., using 8-point bold (as in the sample figure above), and identify them in the caption.
You may use horizontal or vertical type, but do not use other angles, such as 45 degrees, because of software limitations.
If you construct figures within Word, please place all text in text boxes.
"FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> All lines must be dark enough to reproduce in print (avoid lines less than 1/2 point) and distinct from each other in appearance. Dotted lines must be dark enough to reproduce completely.
If possible, insert the figures into the manuscript after the paragraph in which the figure is first mentioned.
If your manuscript includes photographs, please also provide the native files (such as JPG or TIFF) in case we need to enhance the image. When using a digital camera to obtain your photos, use at least a medium setting for quality/file size. We prefer 300 dpi for photos.
For other figures, you are encouraged to also send us the native files of your figures, or a high-quality paper printout (from a 600 dpi laser printer), or a PDF made with print settings, so we have the option of scanning the figures if the electronic files are unsuitable.
Please review your printouts before submitting them. If any lettering is block-like or if curves are not smooth, then your electronic file might be low resolution, perhaps from enlarging. Please provide correctly sized figures, with smooth lettering and curves. We prefer 600 dpi for all non-photo images.
If you have questions about preparing figures for submission, feel free to ask us for assistance. Contact Pat Howard at 269-429-0300, ext. 349, or e-mail: phoward@asabe.org.
Use of Color
Online editions of ASAE journals and technical papers can use color, but print editions are limited to gray-scale representation of color. Therefore, choose colors that reproduce as distinct gray values. Do not use yellow. Choose distinct line types (dashed, dotted, etc.) as well.
How to Insert Figures into a Document
Authors using Microsoft Word occasionally have problems with inserting figures and having them stay in place. If a figure has white "handles" when you click on it, or if the cursor displays arrows pointing in four directions when you pass over a figure, then that figure will float in the manuscript. Such figures must be placed "in line with text" so that they will stay where you want them, and so that the document will pass through our production process.
There are three methods that can ensure that a figure remains in place:
1. The easiest method is to right click on the figure, select "Format Picture" or "Format Object," select the "Layout" tab, and click on "In line with text" or uncheck the "Float over text" box. If after this procedure the figure isn't exactly where you want it, cut and paste it to the correct location. Notice that the white "handles" become black.
2. If, in the previous procedure, the figure does not allow you to select "In line with text," then cancel the dialog box. Cut the figure, pull down the "Edit" menu, select "Paste Special....", and select "picture." After the picture has been pasted, right click on the figure, select "Format Picture" or "Format Object," select the "Layout" tab, and click on "In line with text." (Notice the white "handles" become black). If the figure isn't exactly where you want it, cut and paste it into the correct location.
3. Finally, if the figure has a combination of white- and black-handled elements, then we may have to scan the figure from your paper printout. Many authors insert section breaks before and after such figures to keep them relatively in place in the manuscript.
Regarding methods 1 and 2, be sure to select all of the elements of the figure. Some figures are just one piece, but many figures have individual text boxes and line segments. It is helpful to "group" all individual boxes. To do this:
1. Turn on the Drawing tools in Microsoft Word. To do this, right click on the gray menu area (above the page area) and select drawing. The Drawing palette should appear on the screen.
2. Select each element in the figure by clicking on it while holding down the shift key, or select the white arrow on the Drawing palette and click and drag it across the figure to select all the elements. If any elements are not selected, hold down the Shift key and click on them.
3. Click on "Draw" in the Drawing palette, and select "Group." If the white handles are still showing, you may proceed with method 1 above. If the white handles are not showing, pass your cursor over the figure until the four arrows appear, click on the figure, and proceed with method 1.
Finally, do not crop the figure in Word to eliminate extraneous elements; the cropping will not be retained as the figure moves through our production process. Instead, open the figure and delete the unwanted elements.
Editorial Board
Division Editors:
Paul H. Heinemann, Penn State University
James A. Lindley, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
Kyle R. Douglas-Mankin, Kansas State University
Virendra M. Puri, Penn State University
Kenneth A. Sudduth, USDA-ARS
Fredrick W. Wheaton, University of Maryland
Roy E. Young, Penn State University
Naiqian Zhang, Kansas State University
Published By
Transactions of the ASABE is published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
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