An International Journal Former title: Agricultural Meteorology
Guide for Authors
Guide for Authors
Online submission
All submissions are handled online at http://ees.elsevier.com/agrformet/
Once you have logged on as author using your JOURNAL username and password you will be guided through the creation and uploading of your
files. The system automatically converts source files to a single Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used in the peer-review
process. Please note that even though manuscript source files are converted to PDF at submission for the review process, these source
files are needed for further processing after acceptance. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests
for revision, takes place by e-mail and via the Author's homepage only. Therefore users need to keep their contact coordinates on the
registration page up-to-date with the "UPDATE MY INFORMATION" option.
There is no submission fee or paper charges.
Legal
and Copyright
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form
of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that
its publication is approved by all Authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and
that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent
of the Publisher.
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to sign a Journal Publishing Agreement (for more information
on this and copyright see http://www.elsevier.com/copyright). Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible
dissemination of information. An e-mail (or letter) will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together
with a `Journal Publishing Agreement form or a link to the online version of this agreement.
If excerpts from other copyrighted
works are included, the Author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. Elsevier
has forms for use by Authors in these cases: contact Elsevier's Rights Department, Oxford, UK: phone (+44) 1865 843830, fax (+44) 1865
853333, e-mail permissions@elsevier.com. Requests may also be completed on-line via http://www.elsevier.com/locate/permissions
Word processors
Save the file in the native format of the word processor used. The text should be in single-column
format. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. Most formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article.
In particular, do not use the word processor's options to justify text or to hyphenate words. However, do use bold face, italics, subscripts,
superscripts etc. Do not embed "graphically designed" equations or tables, but prepare these using the word processor's facility. When
preparing tables, if you are using a table grid, use only one grid for each individual table and not a grid for each row. If no grid
is used, use tabs, not spaces, to align columns. Do not import the figures into the text file but, instead, indicate their approximate
locations directly in the electronic text. To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the "spellchecker" function of
your word processor.
Article
Language. Articles must be written in good English
English language help
service: Upon request, Elsevier will direct Authors to an agent who can check and improve the English of their paper (before
submission). Please contact www.elsevier.com/locate/elsevierpublishing
Title. Concise and informative.
Avoid abbreviations and formulae.
Line numbering. Manuscripts should be prepared with numbered lines, with wide margins
and double spacing throughout, i.e. also for abstracts, footnotes and references. Every page of the manuscript, including the title page,
references, tables, etc. should be numbered. However, in the text no reference should be made to page numbers; if necessary, one may
refer to sections. Avoid excessive use of italics to emphasize part of the text.
Author names and affiliations. Where the
family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate this clearly using appropriate script (capital cases as first letter
of authors' first and surnames followed by lower cases). The Present the Authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done)
below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the Author's name and in front of the
appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail address
of each Author.
Corresponding Author. Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing
and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to
the e-mail address and the complete postal address.
Abstract. A concise abstract should briefly state the purpose of the
research and the main results. An abstract is often presented separate from the article, so it must be able to stand alone.
(a) References in the text consist of the surname of the author(s), followed by the year of publication
in parentheses. All references cited in the text should be given in the reference list and vice versa.
(b) The reference list should
be in alphabetical order and on sheets separate from the text.
Citing and listing of Web references. As a minimum, the full URL should
be given. Any further information, if known (Author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web
references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the
reference list.
Articles in Special Issues: Please ensure that the words 'this issue' are added (in the list and
text) to any references to other articles in this Special Issue.
Reprints
Twenty-five reprints of each paper are supplied
free of charge to the corresponding author; additional reprints are available at cost if they are ordered when the proof is returned.
Submission checklist
• One Author designated as corresponding Author: • E-mail address • Full
postal address • Telephone and fax numbers • All necessary files have been uploaded • Keywords •
All figure captions • All tables (including title, description, footnotes) • Manuscript has been "spellchecked" •
References are in the correct format for this journal • All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text,
and vice versa • Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Web)
