Types of contribution 1. Original research papers 2. Review articles 3. Short communications 4. (Guest) editorials 5.
Book reviews
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should report the results of original research. The material should not have
been previously
published elsewhere, except in a preliminary
form. Review articles should cover subjects falling within the scope
of the
journal which are of active current interest. They may be submitted
or invited. A Short communication is a concise but complete
description of a limited investigation, which will not be included in a later
paper. Short Communications should be as completely documented,
both
by reference to the literature and description of the experimental procedures
employed, as a regular paper. They should not occupy
more than 6 printed
pages (about 12 manuscript pages, including figures, tables and
references). Book reviews will be included
in the journal on a
range of relevant books which are not more than 2 years old. Book reviews
will be solicited by the Book Review Editor.
Unsolicited reviews will not
usually be accepted, but suggestions for appropriate books for review may
be sent to the Book Review Editor:
T. Howell Water Management Research Lab. USDA-ARS P.O. Drawer 10 Bushland, TX 79012 USA.
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References 1. All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following
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is in agreement with results obtained later (Kramer, 1993, pp. 12-16)". 3. If reference is made in the text to a publication written
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used in the list of references. In this list names of first author and co-authors should be mentioned. 4. References cited together
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per author. If an author's name in the list is also mentioned with co-authors the following order should be used: publications of the
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of the author with more than one co-author. Publications by the same author(s) in the same year should be listed as 1993a, 1993b, etc. 5. Use the following system for arranging your references: a. For periodicals Tillman, R.W., Scotter, D.R.,
Clothier, B.E., White, R.E., 1991. Solute transport during intermittent water flow in a field soil and some implications for irrigation
and fertilizer application. Agric. Water Manage. 20, 119-133. b. For edited symposia, special issues, etc. published in a periodical
Iwata, M., Hirano, T., Hasegawa, S., 1982. Behavior and plasma sodium regulation of chum salmon fry during transition into seawater.
In: Bern, H.A., Mahnken, C.V.W. (Eds.), Salmonid Smoltification. Proceedings of a Symposium, 29 June-1 July 1981, at La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.
Aquaculture 28, 133-142. c. For books Bartik, M., Piskač, A. (Eds.), 1981. Veterinary Toxicology, Developments
in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 7. Elsevier, Amsterdam. d. For multi-author books Vermeer, J.G., Joosten, J.H.J.,
1992. Conservation and management of bog and fen reserves in the Netherlands. In: Verhoeven, J.T.A. (Ed.), Fens and Bogs in The Netherlands:
Vegetation, History, Nutrient Dynamics and Conservation. Geobotany, 18. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 433-478. e. For
unpublished reports, departmental notes, etc. Dickson, J.W., Henshall, J.K., O'Sullivan, M.F., Soane, B.D., 1979. Compaction
effects under commercial and experimental cage wheels in comparison with rubber types on loose soil. Scot. Inst. Agric. Eng., Dep. Note
SIN/261 (unpubl.) 9 pp. 6. Abbreviate the titles of periodicals mentioned in the list of references according to International List
of Periodical Title Word Abbreviations. 7. In the case of publications in any language other than English, the original title is to
be retained.However, the titles of publications in non-Latin alphabets should be transliterated, and a notation such as "(in Russian)"
or "(in Greek, with English abstract)" should be added. 8. In referring to a personal communication the two words are followed by
the year, e.g., "(J. McNary, personal communication, 1990)".
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