Submissions

Agricultural Informatics is the journal of the Hungarian Association of Agricultural Informatics and European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and Environment. The purpose of the journal is to ensure publishing of research results and to support the information exchange between researchers and practical professionals. Only submissions by one of the authors will be accepted. The submitting author will take responsibility for the paper during submission and peer review. In case of any technical problem during submission through the online system, the corresponding author can contact ... for support.

Peer Review All submissions are expected to meet standards of academic excellence and will be peer-reviewed. Submissions will initially be considered by an associate editor and, where it is appropriate, will be passed to the peer-reviewers. The authors’ identity will remain anonymous, and to ensure a blind review, please do not indicate the authors’ names or any other personal identifiers in your manuscript.

Open Access Agricultural Informatics is an open-access journal. This allows publishers to make the published material freely available to all interested online visitors.

Sending the submission First you have to register as an author and log in at the webpage journal.magisz.org. Please provide your principal e-mail address during the registration because the editorial process is done through e-mail. Manuscripts must be submitted by one of the authors through the online submission system. At the beginning of the process, you need to supply the co-authors, the title, the abstract and the keywords of the manuscript.

Manuscript The manuscript itself should be uploaded as a single file, according to the available TEMPLATE FILE. Please send only A4-sized Word (.docx) files. Use single line spacing and 11 pt Times font. Do not use an underline style. Web or e-mail addresses should be in italics. The suggested length of the paper is 6-8 pages but should not exceed 10 pages.

Figures, images You can use both colour and grayscale images in your manuscript. When you insert a figure, photograph, captured computer screen, diagram, etc., please align it to the centre of the page. Number each figure in numerical order starting from 1. Put the number and the caption below the figure without leaving an empty line. Please ensure that the image is well separated from the text by inserting a blank line before the image and after the caption. Refer to the image in the text as per this example: We reached our aims (Figure 2). There are two possible options for images. Method A We prefer to receive images as uploaded supplementary files. Please retain the following technical stipulations: - Image resolution: min. 300 DPI - Image formats: png, tif, jpg. - Color: in CMYK system - Print size: max 13 cm wide The document file should contain only low-resolution images at the appropriate places. During the upload, name your image files as they are named in the document i.e. Figure1. Method B Alternatively you can insert the higher-resolution images into your document at the appropriate places. To ensure the press resolution, endeavour to insert as large images as possible, but consider that the maximum file size you can upload is 8 MB.

Tables Tables should be cited consecutively in the text. All tables must have a descriptive title, and if numerical measurements are given, the units should be included in the column heading.

Units of Measurement Units of measurement should be presented simply and concisely using System International (SI) units.

Equations When you insert an equation, align it to the centre. Number them starting from (1)

References Please use the Harvard Referencing System http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/harvard (some examples are below). The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) have to use to cite and link to electronic documents (eg. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijaeis.2015010101 ).

Journal Article References for journal articles list the author(s), the year of publication, the full title of the article, the journal title, the volume number, issue number (if any), and the page range. In-Text Example (Herdon, Botos & Várallyai 2015) Reference List Example Herdon, M, Botos, S, & Várallyai, L 2015 ’Decreasing the Digital Divide by Increasing E-Innovation and E-Readiness Abilities in Agriculture and Rural Areas. International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems (IJAEIS), vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1-18. doi:10.4018/ijaeis.2015010101 In-Text Example (Anderson, Renard, Strein & Cayo 1998) Reference List Example Anderson, GT, Renard, CV, Strein, LM, & Cayo, EC 1998 ‘A new technique for rapid deployment of rollover protective structures’ Applied Eng. in Agric, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 34-42.

Book, eBook Author(s) family name, initial(s) Year of publication, Title, Publisher, Place of publication. Single Author In-Text Example (Holt 1997) or Holt (1997) wrote that... Reference List Example Holt, DH 1997, Management principles and practices, Prentice-Hall, Sydney. 2 or 3 Authors In-Text Example (McCarthy, William & Pascale 1997) Reference List Example McCarthey, EJ, William, DP & Pascale, GQ 1997, Basic marketing, Irwin, Sydney. Single Editor In-Text Example (ed. Jones 1998) Reference List Example Jones, MD (ed.) 1998, Management in Australia, Academic Press, London. 2 or More Editors In-Text Example (eds Bullinger & Warnecke 1985) Reference List Example Bullinger, HJ & Warnecke HJ (eds) 1985, Toward the factory of the future, Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Chapter or Article in Edited Book In-Text Example 'A number of disturbing facts intrude' (Milkman 1998, p. 25) Reference List Example Milkman, R 1998, 'The new American workplace: high road or low road?' in Workplaces of the future, eds P Thompson & C Warhurst, Macmillan Press, London, pp. 22-34. FOR OTHER STYLES OF HARVARD CITATION http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/harvard

Supplementary files You can upload high-resolution images and other materials connected to the subject of your manuscript (research instruments, data sets, etc.). Supplementary files could be accessible by readers on the journal website.

Before publishing After you have sent your submission, you can view your submission's progress through the editorial process by logging in to the journal website.

You will be informed by e-mail if there is any action to perform in relation to your submission. When your submission has been accepted, a copy will be returned to you for copy-editing, and to read through the edited version and make any changes to your article before publication. Please, send back your version within two weeks. Once the PDF documents have been created, you will be asked to proofread them before publication. This is the last chance to make any changes to your article before publication. Please send back your proofreading corrections within one week.