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2003 GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF PROGRESS REPORTS
TO FORAGE RESEARCH IN TEXAS WEBSITE

You are invited to submit progress reports that deal with research projects involving forages that would be of interest to Texas and U.S. forage producers, allied industry, extension personnel, forage, herbicide, and soil research scientists and alumni. Forage Research in Texas will be published annually electronically. We need to have manuscripts submitted by September 1, 2003.

The progress reports are to be written for this broad audience, therefore, they should be written in layman's terms as much as possible and use the most traditional units of measure (typically British units). The formatting specifications need to be followed closely, and reports should be received in a print-ready state. Minor formatting changes may be done in our office, but major formatting revisions could delay the inclusion of the manuscript from this year's publication.

Format Specifications

  • Margins: one inch on all sides
  • Font: 12 point Times New Roman
  • Page layout: Two columns for body of paper (everything after title and authors), however, tables and figures may be one column or two columns in width (author's discretion). Use double spacing between sections, single spacing within sections.

Sections:

  1. Title of paper - centered left to right in bold and all capital letters.
  2. Authors and their locations - first two initials and last name for each author with designation of each author's department, agency, location below authors.
  3. Summary and Application - bold heading with capital "S" and "A" and centered over column. 300 word limit. This section is entirely in bold and should contain a very brief summary of the paper and practical applications for producers. Economic implications of the study are encouraged in this section, but not required.
  4. Introduction - bold heading with capital "I" and centered over column. 200 word limit. This section should contain a statement of the problem the study is attempting to address and the objectives of the study.
  5. Methods and Materials - bold heading with capital "M" and "M" nd centered over column. 750 word limit. If secondary headings needed, use italics and right justification.
  6. Results and Discussion - bold heading with capital "R" and "D" and centered over column. No word limit, but 1,000 words might be guideline. If secondary headings needed, use italics and right justification.
  7. Conclusion - bold heading with capital "C" and centered over column. 200 word limit.
  8. Literature Cited - bold heading with capital "L" and "C" and centered over column. Number of citations is at author's discretion. Use numerals along with alphabetized author list. Citations within the text will be by numeral.
  9. Tables and Figures - use within the text as referenced as opposed to being at the end of the manuscript. Capitalize only first word of title with brief, concise titles. Titles of tables are at the top, and titles of figures are at the bottom.

Submissions must be reviewed by at least two faculty members in the Soil and Crop Sciences Department at Texas A & M University. Please email reports, (Word.doc) to Dr. Twain Butler (t-butler@tamu.edu) or Dr. Jim Muir (j-muir@tamu.edu) by August 1, 2003.