Agribusiness
AUTHOR GUIDELINES
25 August 2020
1. SUBMISSION
Authors should kindly note that submission implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium.
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/agr
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Data protection:
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Preprint policy:
Wiley believes that journals publishing for communities with established pre-print servers should allow authors to submit manuscripts which have already been made available on a non-commercial preprint server. Allowing submission does not, of course, guarantee that an article will be sent out for review. It simply reflects our belief that journals should not rule out reviewing a paper simply because it has already been available on a non-commercial server. Please see below for the specific policy language.
However, Wiley also knows that the use of preprint servers is not universally accepted and that individual journals and/or societies may approach submission of preprints differently.
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to non-commercial servers at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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2. AIMS AND SCOPE
Agribusiness: An International Journal publishes research that improves our understanding of how food systems work, how they are evolving, and how public and/or private actions affect the performance of the global agro-industrial complex. The journal focuses on the application of economic analysis to the organization and performance of firms and markets in industrial food systems. Subject matter areas include supply and demand analysis, industrial organization analysis, price and trade analysis, marketing, finance, and public policy analysis. International, cross-country comparative, and within-country studies are welcome. To facilitate research the journal’s Forum section, on an intermittent basis, offers commentary and reports on business policy issues.
3. MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS
Article Preparation Support
Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as well as translation, manuscript formatting, figure illustration, figure formatting, and graphical abstract design – so you can submit your manuscript with confidence.
Also, check out our resources for Preparing Your Article for general guidance about writing and preparing your manuscript.
Publication Charges
Color figures. Figures submitted in color may be reproduced in colour online free of charge. Please note, however, that it is preferable that line figures (e.g. graphs and charts) are supplied in black and white so that they are legible if printed by a reader in black and white. If an author would prefer to have figures printed in color in hard copies of the journal, the journal charges for publishing figures in color in print. If the author supplies color figures at Early View publication, they will be invited to complete a color charge agreement in RightsLink for Author Services.
Practitioner Points
Authors will need to provide no more than 3 ‘key points’ that summarize the key messages of their paper to be published with their article. The key points should be written with a practitioner audience in mind.
Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is the author’s responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ at http://exchanges.wiley.com/authors/faqs---copyright-terms--conditions_301.html
4. PREPARING THE SUBMISSION
Cover Letters
Cover letters are not mandatory; however, they may be supplied at the author’s discretion.
Parts of the Manuscript
The manuscript should be submitted in separate files: title page; main text file; figures.
Title Page
The title page should contain:
i. A short informative title containing the major key words. The title should not contain abbreviations (see Wiley's best practice SEO tips);
ii. A short running title of less than 40 characters;
iii. The full names of the authors;
iv. The author's institutional affiliations where the work was conducted, with a footnote for the author’s present address if different from where the work was conducted;
v. Acknowledgments.
Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s Authorship policy in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on author listing eligibility.
Acknowledgments
Contributions from anyone who does not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed, with permission from the contributor, in an Acknowledgments section. Financial and material support should also be mentioned. Thanks to anonymous reviewers are not appropriate.
Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the ‘Conflict of Interest’ section in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Main Text File
As papers are double-blind peer reviewed, the main text file should not include any information that might identify the authors.
We have a 30 page limit for manuscripts, including references but not including tables and figures.
The main text file should be presented in the following order:
i. Title, abstract, and key words;
ii. Main text;
iii. References;
iv. Tables (each table complete with title and footnotes);
v. Figure legends;
vi. Appendices (if relevant).
Title:
The title should be short and informative. The main text of the manuscript should be divided into subsections for clarity. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all written material.
Abstract:
A 100–200 word abstract communicating the essence of the paper is required. The abstract should succinctly and accurately describe the paper so that appropriate referees can be matched to the topic.
Main Text/Copy:
All copy should be typed double-spaced with one-inch margins. Microsoft Word 6.0 is preferred, although manuscripts prepared with any other microcomputer word processor are acceptable. LaTeX is usable but not preferred. ALL MANUSCRIPTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN RTF OR TXT FILE THAT CAN BE EDITED TO JOURNAL SPECIFICATIONS. If you use software other than Microsoft Word, please provide a plain text file of the manuscript. Most applications support the export of plain text files. Please do not submit text files in Adobe PageMaker, Quark Xpress, or other desktop publishing software. If you prepared your manuscript with desktop publishing software, export the text to a word processing format. Refrain from complex formatting; the publisher will style your manuscript according to journal design specifications. Please make sure your word processing program's "fast save" feature is turned off. Please do not deliver files that contain hidden text. For example, do not use your word processor's automated features to create footnotes or reference lists.
The introduction should include a statement of the problem being addressed, why it is important, and to whom it is important. How is the study related to other work? Is it an extension? Major or minor? Is it a correction or difference of interpretation?
The conclusion should tell the reader clearly what the paper finds or demonstrates. It should be consistent with the objectives set forth in the introduction. It should describe the implications of the results for researchers, traders, policy makers, etc.
Notes:
Notes and other short communications will be considered for publication as well as Comments on recent articles.
Appendix:
Wherever possible, detailed mathematical analysis should be placed in an Appendix.
Footnotes:
Expository footnotes should be cited in the text with a superscript Arabic number and typed double-spaced on a separate page at the end of the manuscript. When typeset, the footnotes will appear at the bottom of the page on which they are cited.
Figures:
Figures and supporting information should be supplied as separate files.
Keywords
agribusiness,food systems, global agro-industrial complex, agricultural production, post-farmgate industries,commodity processing,food manufacturing,food distribution,industrial food systems
Main Text
· As papers are double-blind peer reviewed, the main text file should not include any information that might identify the authors.
· The journal uses British/US spelling; however, authors may submit using either option, as spelling of accepted papers is converted during the production process.
· Footnotes to the text are not allowed and any such material should be incorporated into the text as parenthetical matter.
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