期刊名称：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Editorial Policies
Focus and Scope
Int. J. Agric. & Biol. Eng (IJABE) is an international peer-reviewed open-access journal sponsored and published jointly by US-based Association of Overseas Chinese Agricultural, Biological and Food Engineers (AOCABFE) and Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering(CSAE). The ISSN 1934-6344 and eISSN 1934-6352 numbers for the IJABE have been registered in US. The IJABE is published in both online version and hard copy. Open access IJABE provides wider sharing of knowledge and the acceleration of research, and is thus in the best interest of authors, potential readers, and increases the availability, accessibility, visibility and impact of the papers, and journal as a whole.
IJABE aims at developing agricultural and biological engineering, promoting the prosperity of academics, and improving international academic exchange and cooperation. This journal provides a home for the latest high-quality research concerning the agricultural, food and biological engineering and the application of bio-agricultural engineering techniques in all areas of agriculture. The journal features works of great significance, originality, and relevance in all the concerned areas. Our audience is the international scientific community as well as educators, policy makers, agricultural engineers and scientists, and interested members of the public around the world. The six major technical categories that the journal covers include, but are not limited to:
Power & Machinery System (PMS)Design and manufacturing, Mechanization and automation, Man-machine system interaction, Precision agriculture and emerging technologies.
Land & Water Engineering (LWE)Conservation of water and soil resources and quality, Technology for improvement of soil and water infrastructures, Hydrology, Erosion, Drainage, Water quality and ecosystem integration, Stream corridor restoration, Irrigation management, Infrastructure management.
Bio-environmental Engineering (BEE)Pollution source and emission, Environmental control technology, Ecological engineering, Waste management, Greenhouse engineering, Safety and health, Life cycle analysis.
Information & Electrical Technologies (IET)Artificial intelligence, Advanced sensing technology, Biosensors and system control, Computer aided systems, Application of GIS, GPS, and RS in agriculture.
Renewable Energy System (RES)Innovative energy sources, Renewable energy technologies, Biomass production, handling, and utilization, Energy efficiency and conservation.
Agro-product & Food Processing Engineering (AFPE)Post-harvest handling and storage, healthy food technology, food and biological processing engineering, Imaging and sensing technology, Safety and security, Biomaterials and bio-chemicals.
Emerging Science, Engineering & Technologies (ESET)
Types of PapersCover Caption, Editorial, Review, Research Articles, Forum, Perspectives, Commentary, Brief Communications, Book and Media Reviews, Corrections, Correspondence, etc.
Peer Review Process
All manuscripts will be critically reviewed by the editor and invited referees within 2 months. All manuscripts submitted to IJABE are peer-reviewed according to the following procedure:
Initial review: A Division Editor evaluates all manuscripts sent his/her division to determine if submitted manuscripts are appropriate for consideration by IJABE. Manuscripts that do not meet the minimum criteria are returned to the authors within one week of receipt. This is in the best interest of the authors who could then decide to fix the problems or to submit the manuscript to a more appropriate venue, avoiding delay caused by a lengthy review process that would nonetheless lead to rejection.
Peer review: Manuscripts passing the initial review are assigned to an Associate Editor, who selects and invites two reviewers based on their expertise in the particular field. A manuscript is reviewed by at least two reviewers. Reviewers are asked to evaluate the manuscript based on
- Material is original and timely
- Writing is clear
- Study methods are appropriate
- Data are valid
- Conclusions are reasonable and supported by the data
- Information is important
- Topic has general engineering interest and practical significance
To facilitate timely publication, reviewers are asked to complete their reviews within one month. If the two reviewers have very different opinions on the manuscript, the Associate Editor or Division Editor's review will weigh in. After collecting the referees' reports, the Associate Editor makes a recommendation on the acceptability of the manuscript to the respective Division Editor.
Recommendation: Based on the reviewers' comments and the Associate Editor's recommendation, the Division Editor makes a final decision on the acceptability of the manuscript, and communicates to the authors the decision, along with reviewers' reports. The decision can be:
- accept as is
- minor revision
- major revision
- reject
A revised manuscript should be re-submitted within six months of the decision. It will usually be returned to the original reviewers for evaluation.
A rejection decision is made typically because the manuscript does not meet the criteria outlined above such as originality, importance to the field, cross-discipline interest, or sound methodology.
If the Division Editor and Associate Editor have conflicting opinions on a manuscript, they will seek consultation with the Editor in Chief who may make the final decision.
Honest and Polite
After each round of the review, review reports will be sent to the author(s) and all reviewers of the manuscript under consideration. It is important for a reviewer to be honest but not offensive when providing comments. Review reports with opinions expressed in a kind and constructive way will persuade the authors of the merit of the review more effectively.
Writing the Review
The purpose of the review is to provide the editors with an expert's opinions on the quality of the manuscript under consideration. A good review report should identify both the strengths and the weaknesses of the paper, and should also provide constructive and specific comments on how to improve the paper. If the reviewer believes that the paper is not suitable for publication in IJABE, the review report should provide brief but sufficient information that enables the author(s) to understand the reasons for the decision.
Publication Frequency
Two issues in 2008. First issue in August and second in December in 2008.
Quarterly now since 2009.
Will be Biomonthly in a few years.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its contents on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
* Open access means that every paper is freely available for everyone to read, download, copy, distribute and use. If an article is
Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...
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IJABE are also the Abstracting & Indexing Sources for AgBiotech News and Information (Active) (Print), Genetics Abstracts (Active) (Print), Index Veterinarius (Active) (Print), Pig News & Information (Active) (Print), Pollution Abstracts (Active) (Print), Postharvest News and Information (Active) (Print), Review of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants (Active) (Print), Virology and AIDS Abstracts (Active) (Print), Wheat, Barley and Triticale Abstracts (Active) (Print). ISSN: 1934-6352
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Author Guidelines
IJABE Guidelines for Authors
1 About IJABE
Focus and Scope
Int. J. Agric. & Biol. Eng (IJABE) is a peer-reviewed open-access international journal sponsored and published jointly by US-based Association of Overseas Chinese Agricultural, Biological and Food Engineers (AOCABFE) and Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (CSAE). The ISSN 1934-6344 and eISSN 1934-6352 numbers for the IJABE have been registered, which allow IJABE to publish in both online and print. Open access IJABE provides easy sharing of knowledge, and is thus in the best interest of authors, readers, and increases the availability, accessibility, visibility and impact of the papers, and journal as a whole.
IJABE aims at facilitating development of agricultural and biological engineering, promoting the prosperity of academics, and improving international academic exchange and cooperation. This journal strives to publish the latest high-quality research from a diverse array of topics from the international community. Our readers are from the international scientific community as well as educators, policy makers, agricultural engineers and scientists, and interested members of the public around the world. The major technical categories that the journal covers include, but are not limited to:
Power & Machinery System (PMS)
Design and manufacturing, Mechanization and automation, Man-machine system interaction, Precision agriculture and emerging technologies.
Land & Water Engineering (LWE)
Conservation of water and soil resources and quality, Technology for improvement of soil and water infrastructures, Hydrology, Erosion, Drainage, Water quality and ecosystem integration, Stream corridor restoration, Irrigation management, Infrastructure management.
Bio-environmental Engineering (BEE)
Pollution source and emission, Environmental control technology, Ecological engineering, Waste management, Greenhouse engineering, Safety and health, Life cycle analysis.
Information & Electrical Technologies (IET)
Artificial intelligence, Advanced sensing technology, Biosensors and system control, Computer aided systems, Application of GIS, GPS, and RS in agriculture.
Renewable Energy System (RES)
Innovative energy sources, Renewable energy technologies, Biomass production, handling, and utilization, Energy efficiency and conservation.
Agro-product & Food Processing Engineering (AFPE)
Post-harvest handling and storage, healthy food technology, food and biological processing engineering, Imaging and sensing technology, Safety and security, Biomaterials and bio-chemicals.
Emerging Science, Engineering & Technologies (ESET)
Types of Papers
Cover Caption, Editorial, Review, Research Articles, Forum, Perspectives, Commentary, Brief Communications, Book and Media Reviews, Corrections, Correspondence, etc.
2 Criteria for Publication
IJABE is highly selective in the manuscripts that it publishes; rejection rates are high. To be considered for publication in IJABE, any given manuscript must be exceptional in the following ways:
Originality
Importance to researchers in its field
Interest to scientists outside the field
Rigorous methodology and substantial evidence for its conclusions
3 Journal Manuscript Format
IJABE publishes original research articles of outstanding scientific significance. We will consider manuscripts of any length; we encourage the submission of both substantial full-length bodies of work and shorter manuscripts that report novel findings that might be based on a more limited range of experiments. The key criteria are that the work demonstrates clearly its novelty, its importance to a particular field as well as its interest to those outside that discipline, and conclusions that are justified by the study.
The writing style should be concise and accessible. Editors will make suggestions for how to achieve this, as well as suggestions for cuts or additions that could be made to the article to strengthen the argument. Our aim is to make the editorial process rigorous and consistent, but not intrusive or overbearing. Authors are encouraged to use their own voice and to decide how best to present their ideas, results, and conclusions.
Although we encourage submissions from around the globe, we require that manuscripts be submitted in English. As a step towards overcoming language barriers, we encourage authors fluent in Chinese to provide copies of their full articles or abstracts in Chinese. Translations should be submitted as supporting information and listed, together with other supporting information files, at the end of the article text.
Organization of the Manuscript
Most articles published in IJABE will be organized into the following sections: Title, authors, organizations/ affiliations, abstract, article notes, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusions, references, acknowledgments, tables and figure legends. Uniformity in format will facilitate the experience of readers and users of the journal. Page numbers are required for all sections (figures exempted). There are no specific length restrictions for the overall manuscript or individual sections. However, we urge authors to present and discuss their findings concisely. Our submission system can support a large range of formats for text and graphics, but if you experience difficulties with the site or are concerned about the suitability of your files, please contact us. Please submit your manuscript with double spacing (a blank line under each line of text) for the convenience of the editors and any reviewers. Line number and page number are required.
Title
The title should briefly identify the subject and indicate the purpose of the document, specific yet concise. The title should supply enough information for the reader to make a reliable decision on probable interest. It should be comprehensible to readers outside your field. A short informative title is preferred over a long obtuse one. In short, a good title is defined as the fewest words that adequately describe the paper contents, in which several main keywords should often included. Title should often not exceed ten substantive words excluding articles, prepositions, and conjunctions, except in unusual instances. Please also provide a brief 鈥渞unning head鈥� of approximately 60 characters. Title should not contain 鈥渨aste鈥� words, which often appear right at the start of the title such as 鈥淪tudy on鈥�, 鈥淚nvestigation on鈥�, 鈥淥bservation on鈥�, 鈥淎/An鈥�, 鈥淭he鈥�. Avoid special abbreviations, if possible. Titles should be presented in title case, meaning that the first letter of the first word of the title should be capitalized. Title page is needed. The title page should include a word count for text only and the full names, highest academic degrees, and affiliations of all authors. If an author鈥檚 affiliation has changed since the work was done, the new affiliation also should be listed.
Authors and Affiliations
Provide the first names or initials (if used), middle names or initials (if used), surnames, and affiliations鈥攄epartment, university or organization, city, state/province (if applicable), and country鈥攆or all authors. One of the authors should be designated as the corresponding author. It is the corresponding author鈥檚 responsibility to ensure that the author lists, and the summary of the author contributions to the study are accurate and complete. For authors in mainland China, the way of spelling their names should follow 鈥淗anyu Pinyin Fang鈥檃n鈥�. For authors from other countries and regions outside China, we respect and adopt their frequently-used spellings of names. Full names are recommended. If the article has been submitted on behalf of a consortium, all consortium members and affiliations should be listed after the Acknowledgments.
Authorship Criteria
Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content. One or more authors should take responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole, from inception to published article. Authorship credit should be based only on (1) substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; and (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and (3) final approval of the version to be published. Conditions 1, 2, and 3 must all be met.
Role of the Corresponding Author
The corresponding author (or coauthor designee) will serve on behalf of all coauthors as the primary
correspondent with the editorial office during the submission and review process. If the manuscript is accepted, the corresponding author will review an edited typescript and proof, make decisions regarding release of information in the manuscript to the news media, government agencies, or both, and will be identified as the corresponding author in the published article. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the Acknowledgment section of the manuscript is complete. 鈥淎cknowledgment鈥� is the general term for the list of contributions, credits, and other information included at the end of the text of a manuscript but before the references.
Group Authorship
If authorship is attributed to a group (either solely or in addition to one or more individual authors), all members of the group must meet the full criteria and requirements for authorship as described above. If that is not the case, a group must designate one or more individuals as authors or members of a writing group who meet full authorship criteria and requirements. Other group members who are not authors may be listed in an Acknowledgment.
Abstract
Include a structured abstract (OMRC) of no more than 300 words for research papers of original data and reviews. Abstracts should be prepared for other major manuscripts such as research notes, brief communications, include an unstructured abstract of no more than 200 words that summarizes the objective, main points, and conclusions of the article. Abstracts are not required for editorials,
commentaries, and some special features. The abstract succinctly introduces the paper. It should mention the techniques used without going into methodological detail and mention the most important results. The abstract is conceptually divided into the following four sections: Background/Objective, Methodology, Results/Principal Findings, and Conclusions/Significance, however these headers do not appear in the published article. Please do not include literature citations or references to tables, figures, or equations in the abstract. Avoid specialist abbreviations. In context, a researcher preparing an abstract should think: This is what we studied. This is how we did it. This is what we learned. This is what it means. In detail, the abstract should include a hypothesis or rationale for the work, a brief description of the methods, a summary of the results, and a conclusion: The topic sentence states the purpose of the research: What was studied? What hypothesis was tested? A brief description of the methods should give the reader an idea of the general approach used by the researcher. The abstract should contain only enough about methodology to provide a context for the results. The results should include the major trends and the most important results of the study. Data may be given to emphasize the results; group size, p-values, etc., should not be included. Concise conclusions that can be drawn from the study complete the abstract.
Keywords
A short list of keywords or phrases should be included immediately after the abstract for indexing purpose. In general, 3-8 keywords are recommended, and main keywords should be from the article title. Choose keywords that reflect the content of your article. Note that words in the title are not searchable as keywords unless they are also included in the keyword list.
Article Notes
In published articles, the article notes appear as a footnote at the bottom of the first page. In your manuscript, use the article notes to:
Indicate received date and accepted date of the manuscript.
Indicate manuscript approval by your sponsoring organization or employer, if necessary.
List the full names, AOC, CSAE, or other scholarly membership, professional titles, and professional affiliations and locations for all authors.
List the contact information for the corresponding author, including the full mailing address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address.
Body of the Article
You will want to organize the main text in a manner that can be easily understood by the reader. Depending on the subject matter, this organization may be chronological, spatial, geo-graphical, or any other sequence that develops logically. Manuscripts may be written in either the first or third person. Clearly indicate subdivisions of the main body with headings and sub-headings, but do not use more than three levels of headings. Subheadings facilitate comprehension for all readers and provide a quick summary for the scanning reader. The following are typical headings in a journal article:
Introduction
The introduction should put the focus of the manuscript into a broader context. As you compose the introduction, think of readers who are not experts in this field. The introductory section of the text should include a brief statement of why the research was conducted. It should also define the problem and present objectives (including a description of the subject, scope, and purpose) along with a plan of development of the subject matter. Include a brief review of the key literature. If there are relevant controversies or disagreements in the field, they should be mentioned so that a non-expert reader can delve into these issues further. The introduction should conclude with a brief statement of the overall aim of the experiments and a comment about whether that aim was achieved.
Materials and Methods
This section should provide enough detail for reproduction of the findings. So, sufficient detail should be provided so that the work may be repeated. Do not give details of methods described in readily available sources. Instead, refer to the source and describe any modification. Protocols for new methods should be included, but well-established protocols may simply be referenced. Figures that illustrate test apparatus and tables of treatment parameters or equipment specifications are appropriate here.
Results and Discussion
If warranted, the results and discussion may be combined into one section, or may be divided into two separate sections. This section describes the solution to the problem stated in the introductory section. Use figures and tables to visually supplement the presentation of your results. The text must refer explicitly to all visuals, and you must interpret the visual elements to emphasize the evidence on which your conclusions are based. Do not omit important negative results. The results should provide details of all of the experiments that are required to support the conclusions of the paper. There is no specific word limit for this section, but details of experiments that detract from the focus of the article should not be included. The section may be divided into subsections, each with a concise subheading. The results section should be written in past tense. The discussion should spell out the major conclusions and interpretations of the work including some explanation on the significance of these conclusions. How do the conclusions affect the existing assumptions and models in the field? How can future research build on these observations? What are the key experiments that must be done? The discussion should be concise and tightly argued. In addition, relate your findings to previous findings by identifying how and why there are differences and where there is agreement. Speculation is encouraged, but it must be identified. Any controversies should also be presented clearly and fairly.
Conclusions
This is a summary of your results. In this section, state any conclusions that can be drawn from your data. You may also include suggestions for future research. The
conclusion may be a subsection of the Results and Discussion section, or it may be a separate section. Data or statements cited in your conclusion must have been stated previously in the article. Do not introduce new information in the conclusion.
Acknowledgments
The 鈥淎cknowledgments鈥� section is the general term for the list of contributions, credits, and other information included at the end of the text of a manuscript but before the references. People who contributed to the work, but do not fit the criteria for authors should be listed in the Acknowledgments, along with their contributions. Authors should obtain written permission that anyone named in the Acknowledgments agrees to being so named. Details (project names and coded number) of the funding sources that have supported the work should be confined to the funding statement, which will be revealed in this section.
References
IJABE uses the Vancouver Style, namely, the numbered citation (citation-sequence) method for citing and listing references. In the Vancouver Style, citations within the text of your essay/paper are identified by Arabic numbers in square brackets. This applies to references in text, tables and figures. e.g. [2] 鈥� this is the style used by the referencing software Endnote. The Vancouver System assigns a number to each reference as it is cited. Number references in the order they appear in the text; do not alphabetize. A number must be used even if the author(s) is named in the sentence/text. The author should number and list the references in Arabic numerals according to the citation order in the text. Put reference numbers in square brackets in superscript at the end of citation content or after the cited author鈥檚 name. For citation content which is part of the narration, the coding number and square brackets should be typeset normally. For example, 鈥淭he structural and engineering design of the farm Robert meets agronomic needs[1,2]鈥�. If references are cited directly in the text, they should be put together within the text, for example, 鈥淔rom references [1,3-8], we know that...鈥� Multiple citations within a single set of brackets should be separated by commas. Where there are more than three sequential citations, they should be given as a range. For example: 鈥�...has been shown previously[1, 4-6, 10].鈥� Make sure the parts of the manuscript are in the correct order for the relevant journal before ordering the citations. Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of their references and for correct text citation. When the authors write the references, please ensure that the order in text is the same as in the references section and also ensure the spelling accuracy of the first author鈥檚 name. Do not list the same citation twice. When the authors list the references, abbreviated names of journals according to the journals list in PubMed. For all references, list all authors and/or editors up to six; if more than six, list the first six followed by 鈥渆t al.鈥� Note: Journal references should include the issue number in parentheses after the volume number. Because all references will be linked electronically as much as possible to the papers they cite, proper formatting of the references is crucial. You can include a DOI number for the full-text article as an alternative to or in addition to traditional volume and page numbers. Please use the following style for the reference list:
Examples of reference style:
Journal Article
Published Papers
[1] Chen W, Foss M, Tseng K F, Zhang D. Redundant Mechanisms Recruit Actin into the Contractile Ring in Silkworm Spermatocytes. PLoS Biol. 2008; 6(9): e209. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060209.
Same as above, but 鈥淚n press鈥� appears instead of the page numbers. Example: Science, 2008, In press.
Electronic Journal Articles
[1] Loker W M. 鈥淐ampesinos鈥� and the crisis of modernization in Latin America. J Pol Ecol, 1996. Available: http://www.library. arizona. edu/ej/jpe/volume_3/ ascii-lokeriso.txt. Accessed on [2006-08-11].
Books
[1] Bates B. Bargaining for life: A social history of tuberculosis. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. 1992. 435 p.
Book Chapters
[1] Hansen B. New York City epidemics and history for the public. In: Harden V A, Risse G B (Ed.), editors. AIDS and the historian. Bethesda: National Institutes of Health.1991. pp. 21鈥�28.
Degree Dissertation
[1] Wang Yingkuan. Open access publishing of scientific scholarly journals in China. PhD dissertation. Beijing: Peking University, 2006, 12. 240 p.
Newspaper Article
[1] Di Rado A. Trekking through college: Classes explore modern society using the world of Star trek. Los Angeles Times, 1995-03-15 ( p. A3).
Encyclopedia Article
[1] Sturgeon T. Science fiction. In: The encyclopedia Americana. Danbury, CT: Grolier. 1995, Vol. 24: pp. 390-392.
ERIC Document
[1] Fuss-Reineck M. Sibling communication in Star trek: The next generation: Conflicts between brothers. Miami F L: Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association. ERIC Document Reproduction Service, 1993, No. ED 364932.
Website
[1] Pretty Jules N. Regenerating Agriculture: Policies and Practice for Sustainability and Self-Reliance. Washington D C: Joseph Henry Press. 1995. http://www.nap.edu/ books/0309052467/ html/index.html. Accessed on [2006-06-12].
Manuscript Style
Spelling
The Journal uses US spelling and authors should therefore follow the latest edition of the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
Units
We strongly encourage the use of SI units. All
measurements must be given in SI or SI-derived units. If you do not use these exclusively, please provide the SI value in parentheses after each value.
Abbreviations
Please keep abbreviations to a minimum, only where they ease the reader's task by reducing repetition of long, technical terms. Initially use the word in full, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter use the abbreviation only. Non-standard abbreviations should not be used unless they appear at least three times in the text.
Trade names
Chemical substances should be referred to by the generic name only. Trade names should not be used when it is not essential or ambiguous. If trade names are used, the name and location of the manufacturer must be given.
Scientific names
Upon its first use in the title, abstract, text, and materials and methods, the common name of a species should be followed by the scientific name (genus, species and authority) in parentheses. However, for well-known species, the scientific name may be omitted from the article title. If no common name exists in English, the scientific name should be used only.
Nomenclature
The use of standardized nomenclature in all fields of science and engineering is an essential step toward the integration and linking of scientific information reported in published literature. We will enforce the use of correct and established nomenclature wherever possible: Species names should be italicized (e.g., Homo sapiens). Genes, mutations, genotypes, and alleles should be indicated in italics. Use the recommended name by consulting the appropriate genetic nomenclature database, e.g., HUGO for human genes. It is sometimes advisable to indicate the synonyms for the gene the first time it appears in the text. The Recommended International Non-Proprietary Name (rINN) of drugs should be provided.
Figures and Tables
Figures
If the article is accepted for publication, the author will be asked to supply high-resolution, print-ready versions of the figures. Please ensure that the files conform to the following when preparing your figures for production. After acceptance, authors will also be asked to provide an attractive image to highlight their paper online. We recommend that figures be created using Adobe Photoshop. If you use Photoshop or similar software, send .TIF files at full size and delete any blank space around the edges of each figure. Resolution of at least 300 dpi is needed for most figures, saved as .JPG or .TIF. Color figure files should be set up as CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) and not as RGB (red, green, blue) so that the colors as they appear on screen will be a closer representation of how they will print in the Journal. If you use PowerPoint, send the original PowerPoint files. Use only basic PowerPoint fonts, do not draw lines that are less than .25 points thick. Use shaded or colored fills instead of pattern fills. Images imported into PowerPoint should have at least 600 dpi resolution. All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) are classified as figures. It is preferred that photos be grouped together into one or more plates. Figures should be cited in consecutive order in the text. Each figure should be labeled at the top of the page, indicating the name of the author (s), figure number and orientation. Line figures should be supplied as sharp, black and white graphs or diagrams, drawn professionally or with a computer graphics package. Lettering must be included and should be sized to 8 point size (Arial and Overstriking) for line figures and photographs; figure numbers should be sized to be 9 point size (Arial and Overstriking). Photographs should be supplied as sharp, glossy, black-and-white or color photographic prints and must be unmounted. Individual photographs forming a composite figure should be of equal contrast to facilitate printing, and should be accurately squared. Magnifications should be indicated using a scale bar on the illustration.
Figure Legends
The aim of the figure legend should be to describe the key messages of the figure, but the figure should also be discussed in the text. An enlarged version of the figure and its full legend will often be viewed in a separate window online, and it should be possible for a reader to understand the figure without switching back and forth between this window and the relevant parts of the text. Each legend should have a concise title of no more than 15 words. The legend itself should be concise and comprehensive, while still explaining all symbols and abbreviations. Avoid lengthy descriptions of methods.
Tables
All tables should have a concise title. Footnotes can be used to explain abbreviations. Citations should be indicated using the same style as outlined above. Tables occupying more than one printed page should be avoided, if possible. Larger tables can be published as online supporting information. Tables must be cell-based; do not use picture elements, text boxes, tabs, or returns in tables. Tables should not repeat the same contents of figures.
4 Pre-submission Enquiries
We strongly encourage authors to submit a pre-submission enquiry before making a full submission. The purpose of a pre-submission enquiry is to solicit rapid initial feedback on the potential suitability of a manuscript for the journal. Staff editors will usually assess these enquiries independently, but may occasionally consult with an academic editor. If you wish to submit a pre-submission enquiry, please send email to wangyingkuan@gmail.com, or ijabe@sina.com. The materials that will be required are your contact information, a cover letter (which may include requests to exclude certain peers from the evaluation process), and a referenced abstract (which should include up to 10 key references which put your abstract into context). Authors who receive an invitation to submit their manuscripts will then enter the regular editorial process.
5 Submissions
Submission Format
1) Length
Research Articles
6-12 pages plus references (suggested but not limited)
200-300-word abstract
Include a short academic bibliography of the author(s)
Provide 3-8 keywords
Research notes, Brief communications
3-5 pages plus references
200-word abstract
Include a short academic bibliography of the author(s)
Provide 3-5 keywords
2) Format
Language: Only English language is accepted. However, if an author wants to do presubmission enquiries, a submission may be in Chinese, once approving submission, formal submission must be in English. Submit in Word or RTF format only.
Abstract:
Double-spaced with line number
Left justified
Main text:
Double-spaced with line number
Full justified
1-inch margins
References:
Double-spaced
Sequential order
Avoid footnotes in listing references
3) Content and order
Title
Author
Organization
Article Notes
Abstract
Key words
Main body of article
Acknowledgments
References
Appendix (if any)
Cover Letter
It is important that you include a cover letter with your manuscript. Take the time to consider why this manuscript is suitable for publication in IJABE. We recommend that authors explain briefly how their work meets the Journal鈥檚 scope and quality. Why will your paper inspire the other members of your field, and how will it drive research forward? Please explain this in your cover letter. Authors and effective contact information should also be included.
A cover letter must be submitted along with the manuscript, stating that the manuscript as a whole and any part of the content have not been submitted for publication elsewhere, except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium. Any closely related papers that are in press or that have been submitted elsewhere should be noted in the cover letter and cited in the submitted manuscript as appropriate.
Authors can recommend over three reviewers for their manuscript in the cover letter. If authors wish to request exclusion of any reviewers, specific reasons must be provided.
The cover letter must also contain a declaration that all authors have contributed significantly to the work and that all authors are in agreement with the content of the
manuscript.
6 Peer-Review & Editorial Process
Our aim is to provide all authors with an efficient, courteous, and constructive editorial process. To ensure the fairest and most objective decision-making, the editorial process is run as a partnership between the IJABE professional editors and the editorial board, which is comprised of leaders in all fields of agricultural, biological and food engineering.
Peer Review Process
All manuscripts will be critically reviewed by the editor and invited referees within 2 months. All manuscripts submitted to IJABE are peer-reviewed according to the following procedure:
Initial review: A Division Editor evaluates all manuscripts sent his/her division to determine if submitted manuscripts are appropriate for consideration by IJABE. Manuscripts that do not meet the minimum criteria are returned to the authors within one week of receipt. This is in the best interest of the authors who could then decide to fix the problems or to submit the manuscript to a more appropriate venue, avoiding delay caused by a lengthy review process that would nonetheless lead to rejection.
Peer review: Manuscripts passing the initial review are assigned to an Associate Editor, who selects and invites two reviewers based on their expertise in the particular field. A manuscript is reviewed by at least two reviewers. Reviewers are asked to evaluate the manuscript based on
Material is original and timely
Writing is clear
Study methods are appropriate
Data are valid
Conclusions are reasonable and supported by the data
Information is important
Topic has general engineering interest and practical significance
To facilitate timely publication, reviewers are asked to complete their reviews within one month. If the two reviewers have very different opinions on the manuscript, the Associate Editor or Division Editor's review will weigh in. After collecting the referees' reports, the Associate Editor makes a recommendation on the acceptability of the manuscript to the respective Division Editor.
Recommendation: Based on the reviewers' comments and the Associate Editor's recommendation, the Division Editor makes a final decision on the acceptability of the manuscript, and communicates to the authors the decision, along with reviewers' reports. The decision can be:
accept as is
minor revision
major revision
reject
A revised manuscript should be re-submitted within six months of the decision. It will usually be returned to the original reviewers for evaluation.
A rejection decision is made typically because the manuscript does not meet the criteria outlined above such as originality, importance to the field, cross-discipline interest, or sound methodology.
If the Division Editor and Associate Editor have conflicting opinions on a manuscript, they will seek consultation with the Editor in Chief who may make the final decision.
Honest and Polite: After each round of the review, review reports will be sent to the author(s) and all reviewers of the manuscript under consideration. It is important for a reviewer to be honest but not offensive when providing comments. Review reports with opinions expressed in a kind and constructive way will persuade the authors of the merit of the review more effectively.
Writing the Review: The purpose of the review is to provide the editors with an expert's opinions on the quality of the manuscript under consideration. A good review report should identify both the strengths and the weaknesses of the paper, and should also provide constructive and specific comments on how to improve the paper. If the reviewer believes that the paper is not suitable for publication in IJABE, the review report should provide brief but sufficient information that enables the author(s) to understand the reasons for the decision.
Editorial Process
Upon acceptance, the manuscript enters our production system. Articles are typically published online within 8 weeks of formal acceptance, and usually before they are assembled into a complete issue. Publication may be further expedited when warranted.
Editing Accepted manuscripts are edited including literal modifying and English polishing in accordance with related criteria, norms and journal style, and returned to the author for approval. Authors are responsible for all statements made in their work, including changes made during editing and production that are authorized by the corresponding author.
Corrections Requests to publish corrections should be sent to the editorial office. Corrections are reviewed by editors and authors, published promptly, and linked online to the original article.
Reprints Reprints may be ordered when the edited typescript is sent for approval to the corresponding author. Reprints ship 3 weeks after publication.
EPrints Corresponding authors who provide an e-mail address for publication will receive an electronic link that provides free online accesses to the PDF view of their article.
Author-side Fees
While the traditional model relies on restricting access to published research in order to recoup the costs of the publication process, the open access publishing model treats publication as the last phase of the research process. Instead of charging readers and users a fee to read the content, an article-processing charge (APC) on author side is levied at the beginning of the process. This flat charge, which varies from journal to journal, covers the entire cost of the publication process. This includes peer-reviewing, editing, publishing, distributing, maintaining and archiving, and allows immediate open access to the full text versions of the peer-reviewed research articles.
IJABE will levy US$800 per article within 8 printing pages after formatting, with US$100 extra-charge per print page starting from the 9th print page.
RMB楼5000 per paper within 8 print pages for authors in mainland China, with RMB楼600 per extra print page.
US$300 or RMB楼2000 for one print color page will be levied.
English editing fees will be charged additionally if the authors use commercial English editing service via IJABE.
Publication fees will be billed upon acceptance. However, the ability of authors to pay publication charges will never be a consideration in the decision whether to publish. IJABE routinely reduces or waives charges for authors from low-income countries. This policy is supported by our sponsorship. Individual waiver requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis and may be granted in cases of lack of funds.
China Contact Information
Contact phone & Fax: 86-10-65929527, Contact person: Dr. Wang Yingkuan
Address: Room 506, No.41, Maizidian Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100125, China
Website: http://www.ijabe.org; Email: ijabe@sina.com; wangyingkuan@163.com
USA Contact Information
Contact phone: 612-625-7721, Contact person: Dr. Paul Chen
Address: Center for Biorefining, Dept of BioProducts & BioSystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA. Email: chenx088@umn.edu
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review) have been followed.
- Encourage authors to suggest reviewers
Thank you for submitting to IJABE. You are strongly encouraged to suggest three to five peer reviewers in order to accelerate the review process.
The peer reviewers should be experts in their field of study related to your submission, who will be able to provide an objective, technical and professional evaluation of overall quality and scientific soundness of the manuscript. Any suggested peer reviewers should not have published with any of the authors of your manuscript within the past two years and should not be members of the same university, research institute and organization. Recommending reviewers from at least two countries other than the authors鈥� country are appreciated. Suggesting only one or two reviewers from the authors鈥� own country is acceptable. Suggested reviewers will be considered potential reviewers identified by their publication record or recommended by Editorial Board members.
Please email your list of recommended reviewers with their full names, titles, email, address, bio statement, affiliation, research and review interests, country, etc. You can add the list in the Author Comments, and also send a copy to ijabe@sina.com when submitting.
- Cover letter
You are encouraged to add your cover letter as an attachment, and you can also paste the cover letter in the Author Comments when submitting.
Copyright Notice
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Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
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- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
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Editorial Board
Editorial Team
Editors-in-Chief
- Wang Maohua, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Member of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, Prof., China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Roger Ruan, PhD, Prof., Director, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, United States
Executive Editor-in-Chief
- Wang Yingkuan, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering, Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, China
Managing Editors
- Wang Yingkuan, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering, Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, China
- Paul Chen, University of Minnesota, United States
English Editors
- Nalladurai Kaliyan, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, United States
- Dr. Cheryl J Rutledge, Ph.D., Retired Associate Professor of English & English Editor-in-Chief, DaYeh University, Changhua, Taiwan; Proprietor of AcademicEnglishEditing-DrRutledge.com; Resident of Florida, United States
- Bill A. Stout, Emeritus Prof. of Texas A &M University, Honorary President of CIGR, College Station, TX, United States
- Hal E. Lemmon, PhD, Computer Scientist, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, United States
- Zuojun Yu, Ph.D, Physical Oceanographer, IPRC/SOEST, University of Hawaii, United States
PMS Section Editors
- Steven J. Thomson, USDA-ARS, Crop Production Systems Research Unit U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Stoneville, MS38776, United States
- Ou Yinggang, College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, China
- Lie Tang, Iowa State University, United States
- Ruixiu Sui, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, United States
- Naiqian Zhang, PhD, Prof., Former President of AOC, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
PMS Associate Editors
- Yanbo Huang, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, United States
- Chen Jian, College of Engineering, Southwest University, China
- He Yong, College of Biosystems Engineering & Food Science, Zhejiang University, China
- Chenghai Yang, PhD, Agricultural Engineer U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) College Station, Texas, USA, United States
- Heping Zhu, United States Department of Agriculture, United States
- Shufeng Han, John Deere - Intelligent Solutions Group, United States
- Lie Tang, Iowa State University, United States
- Ning Wang, Oklahoma State University, United States
- Wenqiao (Wayne) Yuan, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, United States
LWE Section Editors
- Lei Tingwu, College of Water Conservancy & Civil Engineering, China Agricutural University, China
- Xiusheng (Harrison) Yang, PhD, Prof, Former President of AOC, President of ACAAS, University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States
LWE Associate Editors
- antonio Lo porto, Water Research Institute, Italian National Research Council, Italy
- Manoj K. Jha, Civil Engineering Department, North Carolina A&T University, United States
- Michael W. Van Liew, Biological Systems Engineering Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States
- Wei Gao, University of Colorado, United States
- Yuzhou Luo, University of California at Davis, United States
- Yeqiao Wang, CELS-NRS Coastal Institute In Kingston, United States
- Heping Zhu, United States Department of Agriculture, United States
BEE Section Editors
- Yuanhui Zhang, Dep of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign, United States
BEE Associate Editors
- Shulin Chen, Washington State University, United States
- Ying Chen, Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada
- Yi Liang, College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, United States
- Ying Zhang, Northeast Agricultural University, China
- Qiang Zhang, PhD, Former President of AOC, Prof. and Head of Biosystems Engineering Department, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Zhao Lixin, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering, China
- Luo Weihong, College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
- Li Yaling, College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, China
- Zhu Songming, College of Biosystems Engineering & Food Science, Zhejiang University, China
- Zhou Changji, Institute of Facility Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering, China
IET Section Editors
- Lie Tang, Iowa State University, United States
- Yanbo Huang, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, United States
- Ning Wang, Oklahoma State University, United States
- Chenghai Yang, PhD, Agricultural Engineer U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) College Station, Texas, USA, United States
- Sun Yurui, China Agricultural University, China
IET Associate Editors
- He Yong, College of Biosystems Engineering & Food Science, Zhejiang University, China
- Wu Jian, College of Biosystems Engineering & Food Science, Zhejiang University, China
- Hong Tiansheng, College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, China
- Li Minzan, China Agricultural University, China
- Huang Wenjiang, National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, China
- Ning Wang, Oklahoma State University, United States
- Ruixiu Sui, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, United States
RES Section Editors
- Paul Chen, University of Minnesota, United States
- Hanwu Lei, Washington State University, United States
- Yebo Li, Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, Ohio State University, United States
- Guangnan Chen, National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
RES Associate Editors
- Paul Chen, University of Minnesota, United States
- Li Ming, Yunnan Normal University, China
- Zhu Hongguang, Modern Agricultural Science & Engineering Institute, Tongji University, China
- Yi Weiming, PhD,School of Light Industry & Agricultural Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, China
- Nalladurai Kaliyan, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, United States
- Lijun Wang, North Carolina A&T State University, United States
- Jiele Xu, North Carolina State University, United States
- Wenqiao (Wayne) Yuan, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, United States
- Zhang Quanguo, College of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, China
- Gibbons R William, Department of Biology & Microbiology, South Dakota State University, United States
- Yebo Li, Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, Ohio State University, United States
- Bang S. Sookie, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, United States
AFPE Section Editors
- Jianmei Yu, North Carolina A&T State University, United States
- Shaojin Wang, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, United States
- Wang Jun, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, China
- Zheng Xianzhe, Engineering College, Northeast Agricultural University, China
AFPE Associate Editors
- Zheng Xianzhe, Engineering College, Northeast Agricultural University, China
- Ma Haile, School of Food & Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, China
- Han Lujia, Engineering College, China Agricultural University, China
- Xiaofei Ye, The University of Tennessee, United States
- Wade Yang, Alabama A&M University, United States
- Yifen Wang, Biosystems Engineering Department, Auburn University, United States
- Donghai Wang, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, United States
- Zhongli Pan, PhD, Prof., President of AOC, University of California, Davis, CA, United States
- Hao Feng, Department of Food Science, University of Illinois, United States
- Lihan Huang, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, United States
- Haiqiang Chen, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware, United States
- Yebo Li, Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, Ohio State University, United States
- Hanwu Lei, Washington State University, United States
- Shaojin Wang, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, United States
- Lin Hetong, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, China
Editorial Staff
- Wang Yingkuan, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering, Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, China
- Paul Chen, University of Minnesota, United States
- Zhuojing Wu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering, China
- Shi Xiuhuan, Chinese Academy of Agricutural Engineering, China
- Lingyan Zhang, Part-time editor, China National Agrilcultural Development Group Corporation, China
Honorary Chairman
Bill A. Stout, Emeritus Prof. of Texas A &M University, Honorary President of CIGR, College Station, TX, United States
Jaw-Kai Wang, PhD, Prof., Member of National Academy of Engineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA, United States
Jiang Yiyuan, Prof., Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China, China
Li Peicheng, Prof., Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chang, China
Tao Dinglai, Prof., Founder of the CAAE & CSAE, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering, Beijing, China, China
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