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INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT (IJARD)
Instructions to Authors
Papers submitted to the Journal must be results of original research
carried out by the author(s). Review articles may be accepted for publication
if they highlight solutions to existing problems using the body of knowledge
available. The official language of the Journal is English. Papers in other
languages must be translated into English.
Articles must be typed on A4 paper, double-spaced and with at least 3
cm margins on the top and bottom, while the left and right margins would be 4
cm each. Full length papers including tables and figures should not normally
exceed 15 pages. The organization of the papers should follow these sub-heads:
Title, Abstract (of not more than 200 words), Introduction, Materials and
methods, Results, Discussion, acknowledgement (if any), and References. The
first page should have the title, author(s) names and addresses only. The
second page should have the title, followed by the abstract and so on. A
running title of not more than five words should be provided for each chapter
Tables and figures must be submitted on separate sheets and clearly
identified. Figures should be original copies and ready for filming. Poor
figures would be rejected and this would delay publication of affected
articles. Author(s) should use figures and tables only when necessary.
References: References should be presented using the guidelines below:
Journal articles: Should generally follow the APA style.
For single authored articles:
James, U.K. (1998). A selective index for
measuring early maturing rates in West African Dwarf goats. Int. J. Agric.
R. Dev. 1:12-17.
For multiple authors, write the last names
of the authors, followed by the initials. Separate the authors’ names with
commas until the last name. Add the year of publication in parentheses,
followed by the title of the paper as in single-authored papers.
Henry, U.O., Brady, H.K. & Gladden,
H.Y. (1993). Farming Systems Research methods in a developing economy. J.
Agric. Method. 23:1-11.
Book
Chapters and Conference Proceedings:
Carter, G.B.
(1995). Production Parameters in female-headed households in Imo State. In Humid
Tropical Africa, Gwadia, H.K. and Edaba, U.G. (eds.), London, UK: John
Wiley & Sons, pp.234-242.
References within
the paper must have author(s) names followed by the year of publication in
parentheses.
Short
Communications:
Papers carrying
vital information for the readership but do not contain enough material to be
considered as full length papers may be published in the Journal as Short
Communications. These papers should have a summary and provide details on the
work done and results achieved.
Submission
of Papers:
Contributors to the
Journal should submit three hard copies of each paper to be considered for
publication. Submissions must be accompanied by a handling charge of N 500.00 or its equivalent in US$.
Papers sent without the handling charge may not be processed. Papers considered
publishable would be subject to payment of page charges of N 3000 - N 3500 (US$30-35) depending on the
length of the paper. All manuscripts should be sent to:
The
Editor-in-Chief,
IJARD
Dept. of
Agricultural Economics & Extension
School of
Agriculture and Agricultural Technology
Federal University
of Technology
Owerri
Nigeria
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