Guidelines for Manuscript Submission

Cover Letter.
Authors should note if the material being submitted has been presented, offered for publication, or published in a similar form elsewhere. Also, note that so far as the author(s) is aware, the manuscript does not infringe upon other published material protected by copyright. Include a complete mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of the senior or contact author.

Cover Page.
For refereed manuscripts, the Journal uses a system of double-blind reviews. All manuscripts should have a cover page attached with the name of the author(s), abstract of 100-150 words, up to 8 key words or short phrases, acknowledgments, and authors' titles and institutional affiliation. Inside pages and materials subject to review should not identify the author(s).

Format.
All material should be double-spaced, including footnotes, quotations, and references. Type on 8.5 " by 11 " paper with at least 1" margins on all sides. Do not use right-margin justification or end-of-line hyphenation. Consult a recent issue of this Journal for style.

Mathematical Notations.
Use standard typeface to maximum extent possible. Overuse of mathematical symbols limits readership and is costly to typeset. Where such notation is essential, use separate characters for superscripts and subscripts. Avoid capital letters in superscripts and subscripts. Use asterisks, primes, and small English letter subscripts as substitutes for overbars, tildes, carets, and the like.

Footnotes.
Manually insert superscript numbers within the text to denote footnotes, numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript. Do not use software footnote/endnote feature. Combine all footnotes on a separate page immediately following the manuscript text. Do not place footnotes at bottoms of manuscript pages. (Notes should be explanatory, not for citations or directives to other literature. Incorporate reference citations directly into the text.)

References/Text Citations.
Place all references, alphabetized by author, in a list at the end of the paper entitled "References." Include only cited works. For within-text citations (either parenthetical or as part of narrative), spell out up to 3 author last names; use first author's name followed by "et al." for works with 4 or more authors. Include the publication year only if you have used more than one work by the same author(s). When citing a direct quotation, be sure to include page number(s) from the author's work.

Tables.
Each table should be typed on a separate page, inserted at the end of the manuscript following the References section. Use asterisks for statistical significance levels, and small English letters (not numbers) for table footnotes.

Figures.
Place each figure on a separate page, inserted at the end of the manuscript following the tables. Computer-generated graphics for figures (Microsoft Excel, Corel Presentations, Corel Quattro Pro, WordPerfect) are preferred. Do not place figure caption/title within the graphic.

Copies.
Send 3 good quality copies of all written material subject to review. Upon acceptance, author(s) will be asked to submit a disk copy of the manuscript in WordPerfect or ASCII.

Page Charges.
Major support for this Journal comes from page charges of $65 per printed page, payable by the supporting institution or granting agency. Payment does not affect acceptance, scheduling, or form of publication. Instructions for payment will accompany letter of acceptance.

Copyright.
The JAB is copyrighted. Acceptance of a manuscript for JAB publication gives the Agricultural Economics Association of Georgia the right to publish and copyright the material. Re-publication elsewhere is contingent upon written permission of the Association.

Mailing.
Send manuscripts via first-class mail to: Luanne Lohr, Editor, JAB, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 314 Conner Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7509, U.S.A. (Note: Manuscripts submitted electronically will not be accepted, processed, or acknowledged.)

More Information.
Phone: (706) 542-0847; Fax: (706) 542-0851; e-mail: jab@agecon.uga.edu;
JAB Web Site: http://www.agecon.uga.edu/~jab/.


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