期刊名称:CHINA AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC REVIEW
期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
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Published in association with
China Agricultural University and Chinese Association for Agricultural Economics
Editorial Objectives
China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER) provides a unique and insightful approach to documenting and disseminating research into the economics of agriculture, rural development, natural resources and the environment. Integrating both qualitative and quantitative research, CAER provides an in-depth analysis of Chinese agricultural reform and practice.
Coverage
CAER publishes high quality academic writings by scholars from China and globally and particularly encourages the following:
empirical work that can be replicated and extended by others
research articles that employ econometric estimation and statistical hypothesis testing, optimization and simulation models
CAER also publishes:
Comparative studies of agricultural and rural development experiences in China and other countries that derive implications relevant both for China and other countries, especially, some developing countries
Interviews and dialogues to reflect the development of agricultural economics by leading agricultural economists, government policy makers, and other influential personalities from both within China and internationally
Descriptive reviews and policy analyses
Book reviews (reviews of major works published both in China and elsewhere addressing agricultural and rural economic issues of chiefly, but not limited to, China)
Announcements of important meetings/conferences and publications
Topical coverage includes but is not limited to:
Agricultural economic theory and policy
Agricultural markets
Agricultural trade
Agricultural investment
Rural finance
Resource economics and environment protection
Agricultural R&D and extensions
Employment, labor use and migration
Agribusiness
Rural sociology
Development economics
Rural household behavior
Rural cooperatives
Development of rural non-agricultural industries.
Topicality
China Agricultural Economic Review aims primarily to address contemporary issues concerning agricultural economics and rural development in China. It is the wish of the Editorial Board that discussions and debates published in the journal will have strong impact on China’s agricultural and rural policy-making processes and also on the development of the agricultural economics discipline. It is also envisaged that the journal will be a most valuable arena for other developing countries to learn from lessons and experiences of China’s agricultural and rural development.
Key benefits
The varied content composition of CAER offers readers a holistic view of issues concerning agricultural economics and rural development in China. Contents published in the journal will also be of great education value to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in China and worldwide.
Key Journal Audiences
Scholars and research students in universities and research institutes worldwide
University teachers and students in the area of agricultural economics and rural management
Agribusiness personnel, especially those in large agribusiness corporations such as traders of grains, oil and other agricultural products
Policy makers
NGOs interested in issues of China’s agricultural sector.
Abstracting and Indexing
CAER is now abstracted and indexed in the following services:
RePEc
Cabell's Directory
APEL - Asia Pacific Economic Literature
INSPEC
ProQuest
Science Citation Index Expanded (also known as SciSearch);
Journal Citation Reports/ Science Edition; Current Contents/ Agriculture, Biology, and Environemental Sciences;
Social Sciences Citation Index; Current Contents/ Social Behavioural Sciences.
Instructions to Authors
Specific Requirements for Submitting to the Journal
Submissions to the China Agricultural Economic Review are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts. Please see Submissions Process (below) for details on how to create an account and submit a paper using ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Emerald can now offer Chinese-language guidance on submitting papers to CAER via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Please contact Emerald’s Editor and Author Support Executive, Kathy Xu, at edit@emeraldinsight.com.cn or +86 (0)10-8225 0912.
Papers should be supplied in Word format. All authors should be listed and authors' details must be uploaded in a seperate title page file.
The authors should not be identified anywhere else in the article.
As a guide, articles should be between 4000 and 6000 words in length. Occasional papers of up to 8000 words are accepted at the discretion of the Editor, Professor Xian Xin.
Between 1and 3 JEL codes should be supplied by authors with each article. Please refer to the following website for more information on JEL codes:http://www.aeaweb.org/journal/jel_class_system.html
For ScholarOne Manuscripts specific author guides and resouces, please click on the ‘Instructions and Forms’ section in ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Editorial Objectives
China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER) provides a unique and insightful approach to documenting and disseminating research into the economics of agriculture, rural development, natural resources and the environment. Integrating both qualitative and quantitative research, CAER provides an in-depth analysis of Chinese agricultural reform and practice.
For more information about the journal and its key audiences, please see http://www.emeraldinsight.com/caer.htm
The Review Process
Each paper has to pass an initial screening and, if it is judged suitable for this publication, is then sent to two referees for double blind peer review. Manuscripts may also be subject to additional review by editorial board members.
Copyright
Articles submitted to the journal should not have been published before in their current or substantially similar form, or be under consideration for publication with another journal. Please see Emerald's originality guidelines for details. Use this in conjunction with the points below about references, before submission i.e. always attribute clearly using either indented text or quote marks as well as making use of the preferred Harvard style of formatting. Authors submitting articles for publication warrant that the work is not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the publisher against any breach of such warranty. For ease of dissemination and to ensure proper policing of use, papers and contributions become the legal copyright of the publisher unless otherwise agreed.
The editor may make use of iThenticate software for checking the originality of submissions received. Please see our press release for further details.
Permissions
Prior to article submission, authors should clear permission to use any content that has not been created by them. Failure to do so may lead to lengthy delays in publication. Emerald is unable to publish any article which has permissions pending. The rights Emerald require are:
Non-exclusive rights to reproduce the material in the article or book chapter.
Print and electronic rights.
Worldwide English language rights.
To use the material for the life of the work (i.e. there should be no time restrictions on the re-use of material e.g. a one-year licence).
When reproducing tables, figures or excerpts (of more than 400 words) from another source, it is expected that:
Authors obtain the necessary written permission in advance from any third party owners of copyright for the use in print and electronic formats of any of their text, illustrations, graphics, or other material, in their manuscript. Permission must also be cleared for any minor adaptations of any work not created by them.
If an author adapts significantly any material, the author must inform the copyright holder of the original work.
Authors obtain any proof of consent statements
Authors must always acknowledge the source in figure captions and refer to the source in the reference list.
Authors should not assume that any content which is freely available on the web is free to use. Authors should check the website for details of the copyright holder to seek permission for re-use.
Emerald is a member of the STM Association and participates in the reciprocal free exchange of material with other STM members. This may mean that in some cases, authors do not need to clear permission for re-use of content. If so, please highlight this upon submission. Authors should check the STM website to find participating publishers and follow STM's permissions guidelines.
Emerald Literati Network Editing Service
The Emerald Literati Network can recommend, via our Editing Service, a number of freelance copy editors, all themselves experienced authors, to contributors who wish to improve the standard of English in their paper before submission. This is particularly useful for those whose first language is not English.
Manuscript requirements
As a guide, articles should be between 4000 and 8000 words in length.
A title of not more than eight words should be provided.
A brief autobiographical note should be supplied including:
Full name
Affiliation
E-mail address
Full international contact details
Brief professional biography.
NB This information should be provided on a separate sheet and authors should not be identified anywhere else in the article.
Authors must supply a structured abstract set out under 4-7 sub-headings (see our "How to... write an abstract" guide for practical help and guidance):
Purpose (mandatory)
Design/methodology/approach (mandatory)
Findings (mandatory)
Research limitations/implications (if applicable)
Practical implications (if applicable)
Social implications (if applicable)
Originality/value (mandatory).
Maximum is 250 words in total.
Please provide up to six keywords which encapsulate the principal topics of the paper.
Categorize your paper under one of these classifications:
Research paper
Viewpoint
Technical paper
Conceptual paper
Case study
Literature review
General review.
Headings must be short, with a clear indication of the distinction between the hierarchy of headings. The preferred format is for headings to be presented in bold format, with consecutive numbering.
Notes or Endnotes should be used only if absolutely necessary and must be identified in the text by consecutive numbers, enclosed in square brackets and listed at the end of the article.
Each Figure and Plate should be supplied separately (i.e. not within the article itself). All Figures (charts, diagrams and line drawings) and Plates (photographic images) should be of clear quality, in black and white and numbered consecutively with arabic numerals. Figures created in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Illustrator and Freehand should be saved in their native formats. Electronic figures created in other applications should be copied from the origination software and pasted into a blank MS Word document or saved and imported into a MS Word document by choosing "Insert" from the menu bar, "Picture" from the drop-down menu and selecting "From File..." to select the graphic to be imported. For figures which cannot be supplied in MS Word, acceptable standard image formats are: .pdf, .ai, .wmf and .eps. If you are unable to supply graphics in these formats then please ensure they are .tif, .jpeg (.jpg) , or .bmp at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. To prepare screenshots, simultaneously press the "Alt" and "Print screen" keys on the keyboard, open a blank Microsoft Word document and simultaneously press "Ctrl" and "V" to paste the image. (Capture all the contents/windows on the computer screen to paste into MS Word, by simultaneously pressing "Ctrl" and "Print screen".) Photographic images (Plates) should be saved as .tif or .jpeg (.jpg) files at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. Digital camera settings should be set at the highest possible resolution/quality. In the text of the paper the preferred position of all tables, figures and plates should be indicated by typing on a separate line the words "Take in Figure (No.)" or "Take in Plate (No.)".
Tables should be typed and included as part of the manuscript. They should not be submitted as graphic elements. Supply succinct and clear captions for all tables, figures and plates. Ensure that any superscripts or asterisks are shown next to the relevant items and have corresponding explanations displayed as footnotes to the table, figure or plate.
References to other publications must be in Harvard style and carefully checked for completeness, accuracy and consistency. This is very important in an electronic environment because it enables your readers to exploit the Reference Linking facility on the database and link back to the works you have cited through CrossRef. You should cite publications in the text: (Adams, 2006) using the first named author's name or (Adams and Brown, 2006) citing both names of two, or (Adams et al., 2006), when there are three or more authors. At the end of the paper a reference list in alphabetical order should be supplied:
For books: Surname, Initials (year), Title of Book, Publisher, Place of publication. e.g. Harrow, R. (2005), No Place to Hide, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY.
For book chapters: Surname, Initials (year), "Chapter title", Editor's Surname, Initials (Ed.), Title of Book, Publisher, Place of publication, pages. e.g. Calabrese, F.A. (2005), "The early pathways: theory to practice – a continuum", in Stankosky, M. (Ed.), Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management, Elsevier, New York, NY, pp. 15-20.
For journals: Surname, Initials (year), "Title of article", Journal Name, volume, number, pages. e.g. Capizzi, M.T. and Ferguson, R. (2005), "Loyalty trends for the twenty-first century", Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 72-80.
For published conference proceedings: Surname, Initials (year of publication), "Title of paper", in Surname, Initials (Ed.), Title of published proceeding which may include place and date(s) held, Publisher, Place of publication, Page numbers. eg Jakkilinki, R., Georgievski, M. and Sharda, N. (2007), "Connecting destinations with an ontology-based e-tourism planner", in Information and communication technologies in tourism 2007 proceedings of the international conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2007, Springer-Verlag, Vienna, pp. 12-32.
For unpublished conference proceedings: Surname, Initials (year), "Title of paper", paper presented at Name of Conference, date of conference, place of conference, available at: URL if freely available on the internet (accessed date). eg Aumueller, D. (2005), "Semantic authoring and retrieval within a wiki", paper presented at the European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC), 29 May-1 June, Heraklion, Crete, available at: http://dbs.uni-leipzig.de/file/aumueller05wiksar.pdf (accessed 20 February 2007).
For working papers: Surname, Initials (year), "Title of article", working paper [number if available], Institution or organization, Place of organization, date. e.g. Moizer, P. (2003), "How published academic research can inform policy decisions: the case of mandatory rotation of audit appointments", working paper, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds, 28 March.
For encyclopedia entries (with no author or editor): Title of Encyclopedia (year) "Title of entry", volume, edition, Title of Encyclopedia, Publisher, Place of publication, pages. e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica (1926) "Psychology of culture contact", Vol. 1, 13th ed., Encyclopaedia Britannica, London and New York, NY, pp. 765-71. (For authored entries please refer to book chapter guidelines above.)
For newspaper articles (authored): Surname, Initials (year), "Article title", Newspaper, date, pages. e.g. Smith, A. (2008), "Money for old rope", Daily News, 21 January, pp. 1, 3-4.
For newspaper articles (non-authored): Newspaper (year), "Article title", date, pages. e.g. Daily News (2008), "Small change", 2 February, p. 7.
For electronic sources: if available online the full URL should be supplied at the end of the reference, as well as a date that the resource was accessed. e.g. Castle, B. (2005), "Introduction to web services for remote portlets", available at: http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/ws-wsrp/ (accessed 12 November 2007). Standalone URLs, i.e. without an author or date, should be included either within parentheses within the main text, or preferably set as a note (roman numeral within square brackets within text followed by the full URL address at the end of the paper).
Submissions Process
Authors should note that proofs are not supplied prior to publication and ensure that the paper submitted is complete and in its final form.
Submissions to China Agricultural Economic Review are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts, the online submission and peer review system. Registration and access is available at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/caer. Full information and guidance on using ScholarOne Manuscripts is available at the Emerald ScholarOne Manuscripts Support Centre: http://msc.emeraldinsight.com.
Registering on ScholarOne Manuscripts
If you have not yet registered on ScholarOne Manuscripts, please follow the instructions below:
Please log on to: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/caer
Click on Create Account
Follow the on-screen instructions, filling in the requested details before proceeding
Your username will be your email address and you have to input a password of at least 8 characters in length and containing two or more numbers
Click Finish and your account has been created.
If you have previously registered with another journal on ScholarOne Manuscripts but wish to submit to China Agricultural Economic Review, you will need to create an author account on China Agricultural Economic Review to do so. You can use the same username and password.
Submitting an article to China Agricultural Economic Review on ScholarOne Manuscripts
Please log on to China Agricultural Economic Review at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/caer with your username and password. This will take you through to the Welcome page (To consult the Author Guidelines for this journal, click on the Home Page link in the Resources column)
Click on the Author Centre button
Click on the submit a manuscript link which will take you through to the Manuscript Submission page
Complete all fields and browse to upload your article
When all required sections are completed, preview your .pdf proof
Submit your manuscript.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Professor Xian Xin China Agricultural University, People's Republic of China xinxian@cau.edu.cn
Co-Editors
Dr Kevin Z. Chen, International Food Policy Research Institute & Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, People's Republic of China Dr Fu Qin, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, People's Republic of China Professor Daniel A. Sumner, University of California, USA Professor Weiming Tian, China Agricultural University, People's Republic of China Professor Holly Wang, Purdue University, USA
Editorial Co-ordinator
Dr Baozhong Su, China Agricultural University, People's Republic of China
Associate Editors
Professor Xiurong He, China Agricultural University, People's Republic of China Professor Henry Kinnucan, Auburn University, USA Professor Xiuqing Wang, China Agricultural University, People's Republic of China Professor Laping Wu, China Agricultural University, People's Republic of China Professor Zhangyue Zhou, James Cook University, Australia
Publisher
Victoria Buttigieg vbuttigieg@emeraldinsight.com
Assistant Publisher
Cristina Irving cirving@emeraldinsight.com
Editorial Advisory Board
Professor Shadb S. Acharya, Institute of Development Studies, IDSJ, India Professor Erwin Hendricus Bulte, Wageningen University and Tilburg University, Netherlands Dr Fang Cai, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, People's Republic of China Professor Wen S. Chern, Ohio State University, USA; National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan (Republic of China) Dr Jung-Sup Choi, Korea Rural Economic Institute, Korea Dr Richard Dawson, China Agricultural University, People's Republic of China Professor Ron Duncan, Australian National University, Australia; University of the South Pacific, Fiji Islands, Australia Dr Shenggen Fan, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA Dr Cheng Fang, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy Professor Shida Henneberry, Oklahoma State University, USA Professor Shih-Hsun Hsu, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (Republic of China) Dr Jikun Huang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, People's Republic of China Professor Bingsheng Ke, China Agricultural University, People's Republic of China Professor Akira Kiminami, University of Tokyo, Japan Professor Xiangzhi Kong, Renming University of China, People's Republic of China Professor James Kai-Sing Kung, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, People's Republic of China Professor Chongguang Li, Central China Agricultural University, People's Republic of China Professor Hongbing Li, Tsinghua University, People's Republic of China Professor Liexun Yang, National Natural Science Foundation of China, People's Republic of China Professor John Longworth, University of Queensland, Australia Professor Feng Lu, Peking University, People's Republic of China Professor Biliang Luo, Southern China Agricultural University, People's Republic of China Dr William Martin, The World Bank, USA Dr Andre Nassar, Institute for International Trade Negotiations, Brazil Professor Marcos Fava Neves, University of São Paulo, Brazil Dr Albert Park, Institute for Chinese Studies, UK Professor Allan N Rae, Massey University of New Zealand, New Zealand Professor Anthony J. Rayner, University of Nottingham, UK Professor Scott Rozelle, University of Stanford, USA Professor Terry Sicular, University of Western Ontario, Canada Professor Xiangyong Tan, Beijing Technology and Business University, People's Republic of China Professor Robert Thompson, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois, USA Professor Tom Wahl, North Dakota State University, USA Professor Eric J. Wailes, University of Arkansas, USA Professor Simei Wen, Southern China Agricultural University, People's Republic of China Professor Yanrui Wu, University of Western Australia, Australia Professor Ziping Wu, Queens University of Belfast, UK Professor Pei Xu, State University of New York at Morrisville, USA Professor Yongzheng Yang, International Monetary Fund, USA Professor Xiaoshan Zhang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, People's Republic of China Professor Yaohui Zhao, Peking University, People's Republic of China Professor Funing Zhong, Nanjing Agricultural University, People's Republic of China Dr Yingheng Zhou, Nanjing Agricultural University, People's Republic of China Dr Ling Zhu, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, People's Republic of China
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