Preparation of the manuscript
Information for Authors of papers published in the Scientific Journal of Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW Problems of World Agriculture
When preparing their manuscript for publication the authors need to conform to the following formal and technical requirements :
Guidelines for preparing papers:
- Text editor: MS Word
- Format A4, all margins 2.5 cm
- Font: Times New Roman, 12 pts., in tables and figures 10 pts.
- Line spacing: 1.5
- Page numbering in footer
- Line numbering
- The paper should not exceed 15 pages of text with tables and figures prepared in accordance with technical recommendations
- Tables and figures should be prepared in an editable version and should not exceed the size of the B5 format (12.5 x 19.5 cm)
- Source should be provided for each table and figure
- The article should contain references to all tables and figures
- Formulas and symbols to be inserted into the text using the text editor need to be available on the symbols and the patterns wizard
- Numbering shall be provided for: tables, figures, formulas, and footnotes
- Acknowledgments or information on research funding (if necessary) should be inserted following the bibliography at the end of the paper
Article structure (layout):
- Author’s name and surname/Authors’ names and surnames
- Author affiliation(s)
- In the footnote: Author’s academic title, e-mail and ORCID number
- Article’s title
- Abstract (up to 200 words) containing: justification, purpose of the study, research methods, the most important conclusions
- Key words (3-6)
- JEL codes: available at: http://www.aeaweb.org/journal/jel_class_system.html
- The main part of the study divided into sections, e.g. Introduction, Literature Review, Research data and methods, Research results, Conclusions
- Bibliography have to be listed in the alphabetical order
Bibliography and references:
- Bibliography and references should be prepared according to APA standards (http://www.apastyle.org)
- References to author’s publication (author(s), year), e.g. (Kowalski and Nowak, 2005)
- If no author (first word of the title …, year), e.g. (X‑12‑ARIMA …, 2011)
- It is suggested to use at least 15 references
Example bibliography:
Journal article:
Peltzman, S. (2000). Prices rise faster than they fall. Journal of Political Economy, 108(3), 466‑502, DOI: 10.1086/262126.
Elliott, G., Rothenberg, T.J., Stock, J.H. (1996). Efficient tests for an autoregressive unit root. Econometrica, 64(4), 813-836, DOI: 10.2307/2171846.
Online available elaboration:
Vavra, P., Goodwin, B.K. (2005). Analysis of Price Transmission Along the Food Chain. OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Papers, 3, OECD. Available November 2018 at: http://www.oecd.org/agriculture/agricultural-policies/40459642.pdf.
X-12-ARIMA Reference Manual (2011). Washington: US Census Bureau. Available November 2018 at: http://www.census.gov/ts/x12a/v03/x12adocV03.pdf.
Conference materials:
Goychuk, K., Meyers, W.H. (2013). Short- and long-run relationships between Ukrainian barley and world feed grain export prices. Selected paper prepared for presentation at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 3-5 February 2013, 1‑17.
Books:
Heady, E.O., Dillon, J.L. (1961). Agricultural production functions. Ames: Iowa State University Press.
Lütkepohl, H., Krättzig, M. (eds.). (2007). Applied Time Series Econometrics. Cambridge University Press.
Chapter:
Schmalensee, R. (1989). Inter-Industry Studies of Structure and Performance. In: R. Schmalensee, R. Willig (eds.) The Handbook of Industrial Organization (pp. 475-555). Amsterdam: North-Holland.