Research Articles
➛ Present original research with novel findings of high significance in agricultural biotechnology.
➛ 7000 words excluding the title page, figure legends, tables and references.
➛ 6-8 figures and tables.
➛ 30-50 citations as current as possible.
➛ Additional display items may be published online as supplemental information.
Review Articles
➛ Can provide a high level of insight and synthesis rather than merely a summary or catalogue of recent literature.
➛ 4000-5000 words excluding the title page, figure legends, tables and references.
➛ 3-4 figures and tables.
➛ All reviews are subjected to peer review and held to the same standards of scholarship as research articles.
Letters to Editor
➛ Letters are short articles and typically based on analysis of existing literature and/or limited experimentation.
➛ 1500 words with 1-2 figures and tables.
➛ 10-20 citations as current as possible.
➛ Primary data are held to the same standards as for regular research articles, accompanied by complete description of methods.
Brief Communications
➛ Present important results in concise form or introduce new concepts or methods supported by a limited empirical data.
➛ 3000 words excluding the title page, figure legends, tables and references.
➛ 1-2 figures and tables.
➛ Submitted completely documented, both reference and description of the experimental procedures employed.
Technology Breakthrough
➛ Describes new and improved methods, techniques, procedures and research tools.
➛ Include a comparison of results from the new method with previous methods.
➛ The advantages and disadvantages of the new procedure should be discussed.
➛ 3000 words excluding the title page, figure legends, tables and references.
➛ 3-4 figures and tables.
➛ 30 citations as current as possible.
