Journal Guide

What does Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences Procedia offer authors and conferences organizers?
Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences Procedia offers a single, highly recognized platform where conference papers can be hosted and accessed by millions of researchers. Authors will know where to go to keep abreast of the latest developments in their field. All proceedings will appear online, on Science Direct, within 8 weeks of acceptance of the final manuscripts via the conference organizer and will then be freely available to all users. Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences Procedia will offer authors and conference organizers a fast and cost effective way to provide maximum exposure for their papers. Templates (both Latex and Word) will be provided to assist in the publication and the final online papers will contain linked references, XML versions and DOI numbers.

Why should conference organizers choose Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences Procedia?
Unlike regular journals, there will be no limit to the amount of papers Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences Procedia issue can contain and pricing will be affordable, clear and transparent. Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences Procedia will offer immediate access for all, with papers online within 8 weeks of acceptance, and free access provides maximum exposure for individual papers and the related conference. Organizers will be credited on the actual issue and will be fully responsible for quality control, the review process and the content of individual conference papers.

What is the process for submitting conference proceedings to Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences Procedia?
Proposals, including a synopsis of why such an Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences Procedia issue will have an impact on its community, a list of agreed contributors and an outline of the related conference (including a link to the conference website) should be sent to: Elaine van Ommen Kloeke (Publisher) e.vanommenkloeke@elsevier.com. Proposals should be prepared using the template /inca/publications/misc/AASPRO Proposal Template.dochere.

Please note that we do not accept proposals from individual authors for Procedia titles

There will be an agreed fee, based on the size of the proceedings, which will include online publication on ScienceDirect and free access after acceptance. In addition to the online version there is the possibility to purchase paper copies, CD-ROMs and USB sticks. Moreover, interactive media possibilities such as webcasts and web seminars can be acquired for extra exposure both before and after the conference.

Can Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences Procedia be sponsored?
We are open to discussing sponsoring possibilities at all times. Sponsors can include funding bodies, government agencies and/or industry. Benefits to sponsors include visibility amongst a scientific audience and the opportunity to communicate messages via a peer-reviewed platform. Benefits to authors and conference organizers are the further dissemination of material to an international audience and reduced costs to the overall conference budget.

Agriculture and Human Values is the journal of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society. The Journal, like the Society, is dedicated to an open and free discussion of the values that shape and the structures that underlie current and alternative visions of food and agricultural systems.To this end the Journal publishes interdisciplinary research that critically examines the values, relationships, conflicts and contradictions within contemporary agricultural and food systems and that addresses the impact of agricultural and food related institutions, policies, and practices on human populations, the environment, democratic governance, and social equity.

AGRICULTURE,ECOSYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAn International Journal for Scientific Research on the Interaction Between Agroecosystems and the EnvironmentAgriculture, Ecosystems and Environment publishes scientific articles dealing with the interface between agroecosystems and the natural environment, specifically how agriculture influences the environment and how changes in that environment impact agroecosystems. Preference is given to papers from experimental and observational research at the field, system or landscape level, from studies that enhance our understanding of processes using data-based biophysical modelling, and papers that bridge scientific disciplines and integrate knowledge. All papers should be placed in an international or wide comparative context.The focus is on the following areas:• Biological and physical characteristics and dynamics of agroecosystems.• Ecology, diversity and sustainability of agricultural systems.• Relationships between agroecosystems and the natural environment, including land, air, and water.• Agroecosystem and global environmental changes including climate change, greenhouse gases and air pollution.• Ecological consequences of intensification, soil degradation, waste application, irrigation, and mitigation options.• Environmental implications of agricultural land use and land use change.All manuscripts are initially screened on their topic suitability and linguistic quality. The following topics are discouraged unless they provide new information regarding processes operating at the agroecosystem-environment interface: inventory and survey analysis and impact assessment, including life cycle and emergy analysis; greenhouse or laboratory-based studies; development of models or methodologies and pure model application; studies that are purely agronomic, socio-economic, or political.