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Instruction to Authors
Aims and Scope Agricultural Sciences in China (ASC) is an official publication of the Chinese Academy
of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). Agricultural Sciences in China seeks review and original contributions
from all areas of agriculture and animal husbandry under the headings of: Crop Genetics & Breeding,
Germplasm Resources, Molecular Genetics, Tillage & Cultivation, Physiology & Biochemistry, Ecology &
Environment, Soil & Fertilization, Irrigation, Plant Protection, Horticulture, Storage, Fresh-keeping,
Processing, Animal Science, Veterinary Science, Resource Insect, Review, Monograph and Short
Communication.
Acceptance The acceptance of a paper implies that it has been reviewed and recommended by at least
two reviewers, of which one is from the Editorial Board as a super reviewer. Authors will generally be
notified of acceptance, rejection, or need for revision within two months of receipt. The accepted papers
will be published in a chronological order.
Copyright © 2006, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. All rights reserved. Submission of a
manuscript implies that the submitted work has not been published before (except as part of a thesis or
lecture note or report, or in the form of an abstract); that it is not under consideration for publication
elsewhere; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors as well as by the authorities at the
institute where the work has been carried out; that, if and when the manuscript is accepted for
publication, the authors hand over the transferable copyrights of the accepted manuscript to CAAS,
and that the manuscript or parts thereof will thus not be published elsewhere in any language without
the consent of the copyright holder. Copyrights include, without spatial or timely limitation, the
mechanical, electronic and visual reproduction and distribution; electronic storage and retrieval; and
all other forms of electronic publication or any other types of publication including all subsidiary
rights.
Submission An electronic file of a manuscript with original figures, along with a cover letter to the
editors, either on diskette or e-mail, should be submitted to the ASC Editorial Department. Submission via
e-mail is preferred. And for any question involved, please feel free contact us:
Prof. Yimin Zhang
Editorial Department of Agricultural Sciences in China
12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R.China
Tel: +86-10-62191638, 68919808, 68976244
Fax: +86-10-68976244
Website: http://www.ChinaAgriSci.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Potential Reviewers Authors are encouraged to provide a list of potential reviewers. Reviewers must not
be subject to a conflict of interest involving the author(s) or manuscript(s). The ASC is not obligated to use
any reviewer suggested by the author(s).
Creating the Manuscript
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Microsoft Word files are required for all manuscripts. The manuscript should be as short as possible,
and no longer than 7000 words (except for review), with the abstract<400 words.
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Generally, the manuscript should be arranged in the following sections and appear in order: Title,
Abstract and Key words, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion,
Acknowledgements and References.
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All manuscripts must be written in clear and grammatically correct English. Scientific language,
nomenclature and standard international units should be used.
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The title page should include: title of the article, full name, institution(s) and address(es) of author(s);
the first author’s professional title and degree; and correspondence’s detailed postal and e-mail
addresses and phone and fax numbers. For authors in China, the information mentioned above and an
abstract in Chinese are required.
Acknowledgements should be a brief statement at the end of the text and may include source of financial
support. The contract No. should be provided.
References Author-year citations are required. In the text give the author’s name followed by the year of
publication: (Crews and Davies 1986); Crews and Davies (1986). Where there are more than two authors,
only the first should be named followed by et al. (Cataldo et al. 1983). Where there are more than one
citation in the parentheses the “;” should be used (Yang et al. 1998; Obata and Umebayashi 1997), but if it
is the same author, the “,” should be used (Smith 2000, 2002). Reference to unpublished data and personal
communication should not appear in the list but should be cited in the text only (e.g., Clarke J M 1994,
personal communication; Wang G P 2003, unpublished data). In the reference list, the references should be
listed in an alphabetical order. Names of journals should be in full titles rather than the abbreviation. The
following examples are for guidance.
Aggrey S E, Lin C Y, Cheng K M. 1995. Size of breeding populations required for selection programs. Theoretical and
Applied Genetics, 91, 553-556.
Boggess S F, Willavize S, Koeppe D E. 1978. Differential response of soybean genotypes to soil cadmium. Agronomy
Journal, 70, 756-760.
Cataldo D A, Garland T R, Wildung R E. 1983. Cadmium uptake kinetics in intact soybean plants. Plant Physiology, 73,
844-848.
Wu F B, Zhang G P. 2002a. Genotypic differences in effect of Cd on growth and mineral concentrations in barley seedling.
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 69, 219-227.
Wu F B, Zhang G P. 2002b. Genotypic variation in kernel heavy metal concentrations in barley and as affected by soil
factors. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 25, 1163-1173.
Vangronsveld J, Clijsters H. 1994. Toxic effects of metals. In: Farago M E, ed, Plants and the Chemical
Elements––Biochemistry, Uptake, Tolerance and Toxicity. VCH, Weinheim. pp. 149-177.
Tables should be numbered consecutively and accompanied by a title at the top.
Illustrations Do not use figures that duplicate matter in tables. Figures can be supplied in digital format, or
photographs and drawings, which can be ready for reproduction. Label each figure with figure number
consecutively. Figure legends should be grouped on a separate page. Authors can publish colour photos,
firgures, or maps at their own expense.
A charge of US$40 per printed page and US$200 per color plate for the authors outside China; or ￥220
per printed page, and ￥1500 per color plate for authors in China, will be levied on all manuscrips
accepted. No charge for B/W figures. Additional ￥150 handling fee is charged for each paper contributed
by the authors in China. For the manuscripts translated from the Chinese version Scientia Agricultura
Sinica, a charge of ￥120 per printed page, and ￥800 per color plate will be levied on each paper.
Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author by e-mail as PDF files for checking and correcting of
typographical errors. To avoid delay in publication, proofs should be returned in 72 hours.
Reprints 20 reprints and 2 copies of journal will be supplied to authors free of charge. Additional reprints
may be purchased by order when sending back the proofs by e-mail.
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of Agricultural Sciences), nor by the Editors for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a
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