Author Guidelines
The opinions expressed in the papers are the sole responsibility of their authors. The
Agropastoralis Scientia journal reserves the right to adapt the originals to maintain uniformity
of the publication. For on-line submission the following are required:
1. Agreement with the declaration of originality and simultaneous submission ,
which should be signed by the respective authors; and the declaration of originality and
assignment of rights
2. All the authors should be registered in the Algerian Scientific Journal Plateform
(ASJP) system;
3. Identification and full address of the corresponding author.
3. Formatting the Article
Typing: A maximum of twenty (20) 1.15-spaced pages in Times New Roman, normal,
size 11 font with a paragraph indentation of 1 cm. All margins should be 2.5 cm.
Structure: Scientific articles should have the following order: title, title in English, authors,
abstract in English, keywords in English, title in French, abstract in French, keywords in French,
introduction, material and methods, results and discussion, conclusions, acknowledgments
(optional) and references. Scientific notes do not need to follow the structure of articles, but
should contain the title in English, abstract and keywords in English, title in French, abstract
and keywords in French ,
Title: The title should be written with only the first letter capitalised, in bold type, centred
on the page, and contain a maximum of 15 words. A numbered footnote, called from the title,
should contain information on the nature of the work (whether extracted from a
thesis/dissertation, whether funded research), including references to any collaborating
institutions. The titles of the remaining sections of the structure (resumé, mots-clé, abstract,
keywords, etc) should be written with only the first letter capitalised, in bold type and left-
justified.
Authors: The full names of the authors (with no abbreviations) should come below the
title with only the firstname all capitalised, one after the other, separated by a comma and
centred on the line. A footnote on the first page should show the complete affiliation
(department, centre, institution, city, state and country) and electronic address of each author; the full address of the corresponding author should also be shown. The corresponding author
should be identified by an " * ". Articles with more than five authors will only be accepted
when the research can be shown to have been conducted in separate regions. The model
to be adopted when inserting the names of the authors and footnotes in the final version of
the article should follow that shown under the « Template ».
Resumé and Abstract: The Resumé and Abstract should begin with these words in the
left margin, in bold type, with only the first letter capitalised; they should contain a maximum of
250 words.
Mots-clé and Keywords: These should contain between three and five terms for
indexing, which should not appear in the title. Each keyword should start with an uppercase
letter and be followed by a period or full stop.
Introduction: The introduction should be compact and objective, containing current
citations that are related to the subject addressed in the research. Any citations included in the
introduction should be used to support discussion of the results, thereby setting the scene for
a study of the method and discussion of the results. The introduction should contain no more
than 550 words.
Citing authors in the text: In the text, references should be indicated using the form
(Newmann et al., 1977) in bold text in brackets.
Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively at the top using Arabic numerals.
Vertical lines should not be used. Horizontal lines should be used to separate the title from the
header and this from the content, plus an additional line at the end of the table. Each datum
should occupy a different cell. single-spacing should be used. Do not use bold or uppercase
letters in the header. It is recommended that tables be 8.2 cm in width and not exceed 17 cm.
See the table shown under the « Template ».
Figures: Graphs, photographs or drawings should have the general name
of Figure followed by consecutive Arabic numerals; the legend should appear at the bottom.
Graphs should be prepared using software compatible with Microsoft Windows. These should
have a RESOLUTION of at least 500 dpi. Figures should be 8.2 cm in width and not exceed 17
cm. The font should be Times New Roman, size 11; bold type should not be used to identify
the axes. The Agropastoralis Scientia journal the right not to accept tables and/or figures in
landscape format, or which are more than 17 cm in width. Tables and Figures should be
inserted immediately after they are first referenced.
Equations: Equations should be typed using the equation editor in Word, in Times New
Roman font, and should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals.
The default sizes being:
Normal = 12 pt
Subscript/superscript = 8 pt
Sub-Subscript/superscript = 5 pt
Symbol = 18 pt
Sub-symbol = 14 pt
Statistics:
1. If an analysis of variance has been carried out, the value of ‘F’ and its significance should
be shown;
2. Quantitative data should be worked using regression analysis;
3. The significance of the parameters of the regression equation should be shown;
4. Depending on the study (e.g. production function), the signs associated with the
parameters should be analysed.
5. A minimum of four points are required to fit the regression equations.
6. The coefficients of the regression model should have the following format: y = a + bx +
cx2 +...
7. The degree of freedom of the residual should be greater than 12.
Acknowledgments: Acknowledgements directed at individuals or institutions should
come immediately after the conclusions, and should be serious and unambiguous, and show
the reasons for their inclusion.
References: They should begin with the word REFERENCES (in uppercase, bold type
and centred on the page), and should be typed in 11 font, double-spaced and justified. SIXTY
PERCENT OF THE TOTAL REFERENCES SHOULD COME FROM INDEXED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS WITH A PUBLICATION DATE OF LESS THAN 10 YEARS. References to books are not included in the above 60%. Citations of Abstracts, Annals, Technical Communications, Monographs, Dissertations and Theses will not be accepted in the references. For periodicals, information on the place of publication is not required, but the titles should not be abbreviated. A total of 20 to 30 references is recommended.
Some examples:
Book
NEWMANN, A. L.; SNAPP, R. R. Beef catlle. 7. ed. New York: John Willey, 1977. 883 p.
Chapter of a book
MALAVOLTA, E.; DANTAS, J. P. Nutrição e adubação do milho. In: PATERNIANI, E.;
VIEGAS, G. P.Melhoramento e produção do milho. 2. ed. Campinas: Fundação Cargil, 1987.
cap. 13, p.539-593.
Journal article
XAVIER, D. F.; CARVALHO, M. M.; BOTREL, M. A. Resposta de Cratylia argentea à
aplicação em um solo ácido. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, v. 27, n. 01, p. 14-18, 1997.
Thesis and dissertation
Theses and dissertations should not be cited.
Abstracts published at conferences or other events should not be cited.
• All manuscripts should follow the criteria established by the International Codes of their
respective area.
• The opinions and concepts expressed in the articles are the exclusive responsibility of the
authors.
• Each manuscript submitted to the journal will be subject to screening for plagiarism and
self-plagiarism.
Units and Symbols: Units and symbols of the international System as adopted by the
Agropastoralis Scientia journal.
