Left-aligned (do not use justified alignment).A Word template, including all Journal paragraph styles and our preferred manuscript ordering, is available here, although you are not required to use it. Do not submit a manuscript as an Adobe Acrobat file (PDF). Papers should be submitted as Microsoft Office Word files (Word 2007 or later is acceptable, as well as RTF). Plagiarism Information from Purdue University Global.Understanding & Preventing Plagiarism from Accredited Online Schools.Resources to consult regarding plagiarism: If we suspect plagiarism, we put the production process on hold and discuss the situation with the author. We follow COPE's guidelines if we detect evidence of plagiarism. During the copy-editing process, manuscripts are scanned for plagiarism using Grammarly software. Plagiarism may be unintentional, but it is every author's responsibility to use care in quoting and citing sources. We offer a Consulting Editor Program (CEP) in which we will identify an experienced editor who can work with authors on manuscripts that have been provisionally accepted.
We suggest that an author whose native language is not English have his or her manuscript checked by an English-speaking colleague or use a translation service prior to submission. Please write your text in good English (American usage). We strongly recommend that you have the APA guide on hand while preparing your manuscript. JAFSCD generally follows the style conventions outlined by the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual, 7th Edition. An excellent overview of the use of the active and passive voices is available from The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Naturally, there may be instances when the passive voice may be preferred. For example, "Grower cooperatives with 25 or more members participated in the survey" (active voice) would be preferred over "The survey was administered to a group of cooperatives with 25 or more members" (passive voice). The active voice is where the subject of a sentence is performing the action, rather than being the target of the action. We have also prepared a submission checklist and quick overview of APA-style citations for your reference.Īccessible scholarship is the preferred writing style for the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. It is a writing style that is engaging (without hyperbole), has a minimum of jargon (i.e., limited disciplinary terminology), and uses the active voice. Manuscripts should be prepared using the following guideline.
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