British Sugar Beet Review Notes to Authors (The proprietors reserve the right to omit the proposed article for publication and/or exclude payment if submitted after the due copy deadline.) Article format: Please provide the text of the article as a Word file. This can be emailed to beetreview@britishsugar.com. If you prefer to post the article, please save to a CD and include a printed copy. Please detail your Title, Name, Position and Organisation, as well as the title of the article. Images published in British Sugar Beet Review may be re-used at the discretion of the journals editors, unless author/contributor specifically requests individual or organisation maintains copyright. Graphics: Pictures: If graphics are included in the article, please also provide the file from where the graphics were generated (i.e. Microsoft PowerPoint etc. and a clear printed colour copy). All images should be supplied as high resolution (e.g. 300 dpi resolution).bmp,.jpg or.gif file types. Pictures must be clearly numbered and accompanied by captions. They should be referred to in the article text. Please refer to pictures in the text as (Pic. 1), (Pic. 2) etc. If you refer to more than one in the same sentence, use: (Pic. 1 and Pic. 2) Author Picture: Please provide an up to date digital 'head and shoulders' photograph of yourself. If you have contributed to the BSBR recently, this will not be necessary. Numbers one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13 100 are written : Exceptions: 5%, numbers in tables and 6 km. Latin words : Write in italics (e.g.: Polymyxa betae). Active ingredients : Product names : Text (Examples): Crossheads/ Headings : Write names in lower case (e.g.: imidicloprid). Initial letter in upper case (e.g.: Gaucho). 100 ha, 100 kg/ha, 10 cm, 100 mm, Please highlight different sections of the articles with crossheads (headings) i.e. Current practice on farm author notes.doc 1
Abbreviations: Experiments ai** BSI** Cm Cv. 0 C d DAT diam.* d.m. Edn Ed Eds e.c. f.p. g GS** i.r. h* hp ha K kg km/h l l/ha L.S.D. max. min. m m 2 mg mm ml m.c. active ingredient British Standards Institution centimetre(s) cultivar degrees Celsius (centigrade) day(s) days after treatment diameter dry matter edition editor editors emulsifiable concentrate freezing point gram(s) growth stage infrared hour horsepower hectare Kelvin kilogram(s) kilometres per hour litre(s) litres per hectare least significant difference maximum minimum metre(s) square metre milligram(s) millimetre(s) millilitre(s) moisture content o.m. % p. pp. mg/l mg/kg post-em pre-em p.t.o. r.h. revs/min SC** S.E.** s.p. sp.* spp.* ssp.* temp. t* u.l.v. u.v. V Wt* WP** < > N NO 3 * N.M.D.** V.M.D.** + (Ref. 1) (Pic. 1) (Table 1) (Fig. 1) organic matter percent(age) page pages parts per million (volume) parts per million (weight) post-emergence pre-emergence power take off relative humidity revolutions per minute suspension concentrate standard error soluble powder species (singular) species (plural) subspecies temperature tonne(s) ultra low volume ultraviolet volume weight wettable powder less than [must only be used in tables] more than [must only be used in tables] nitrogen nitrate number median diameter volume median diameter with or without Reference 1 Picture 1 (Photographs) Table 1 Figure 1 (Graphics) Notes : Examples marked (**) should, in the first instance, when being used in the text, be given in full; with the abbreviation given in brackets. Thereafter, the abbreviation may be used. For examples marked (*) house style is to spell the words out in full - restricting use of the abbreviated form to tables, graphs etc. In the case of the phrase 'litre per hectare' the abbreviation l/ha can be used in the text. But, if the preceding numbers end with a 'l', 'litre(s) per hectare' must be written in full to avoid the possibility of an error creeping in. All articles should be preceded with two or three paragraphs of introduction to 'grab' the reader's attention and concluded with a summary of similar length. author notes.doc 2
Acknowledgements These may be required for BBRO sponsored work and any other contributing organizations or individuals. References: (Please refer to the examples provided here for the 'house style' of listing references at the end of articles). 1. Bradley, S. & Leakey, R. (1992). Our Environmental Challenges. British Sugar Beet Review, 60 (2), 39-41. 2. Code of Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Water, (PB 0587), MAFF Publications, (available free of charge). 3. Guidance Notes for Farmers, The Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) Regulations 1991. Department of the Environment, Welsh Office, February 1991. Article Checklist (Have you provided?): Header photograph Head and shoulders picture of all authors Pictures relating to article content Picture captions References Acknowledgements Graphics on electronic file and printed in colour Text on email, disc or printed hard copy Example Article: Title of article Author Picture (Head and Shoulders) By Fred Smith, British Sugar The format used for the British Sugar Beet Review (BSBR) should include a bold introductory section to explain the content of the article and what it aims to do. The main section The content should be split into sections with crossheads (headings) provided to indicate the different sections. Please provide references where appropriate (Ref. 1) but add as much detail to the article as possible. author notes.doc 3
Tables are a good way to clearly identify lists and data (Table 1) Table 1 Make sure you use a header title for the table Site Treatment 1 Treatment 2 Site 1 Description of how the experiment was treated. Another description about how the other treatment was applied. Site 2 This one had a different treatment. These tables can help to break up large blocks of text. If you need to refer to a long description of items, please use bullet points: Herbicides Organic farming Herbicide resistance Precision farming Application technology Biodiversity and endangered species Figures are best produced and labelled in the format shown overleaf: (Fig. 1): Figure 1 Title of figure should be in the text and not part of the graphic Scale Title 120 100 Treatment 1 Treatment 2 80 60 40 20 0 With Without Treatment Title Please use an appropriate number of pictures to help describe your content (Pic. 1). author notes.doc 4
(Pic. 1) Fertiliser spreading using modern big bag fertiliser products At the end of the article a summary should be provided in bold which encompasses the main points of the article. It may also be useful to produce some main points as shown below: Do not plant your cabbages till March is out Be careful when crossing the road Don t eat too much chocolate author notes.doc 5