Crop Health accepts submissions of the following article types:
Article
An Article is a substantial novel research study, with a complex story often involving several techniques or approaches. Format: Main text – up to 4,000 words, excluding abstract, Methods, references and figure legends. Abstract – up to 300 words, unreferenced. Display items – up to 6 items (figures and/or tables). Article should be divided as follows: Introduction (without subheading), Results (with subheadings), Discussion (without subheading) and Methods. References – as a guideline, we typically recommend up to 80. Articles may be accompanied by supplementary information.
Letter
A Letter discusses an important and timely research result, but is less substantial than an Article. Format: Main text – up to 2,000 words, excluding abstract, Methods, references and figure legends. Abstract – up to 150 words, unreferenced. Display items – 2-3 items (figures and/or tables). Letter should be divided as follows: Introduction (without subheading), Results (with subheadings), Discussion (without subheading) and Methods. References – as a guideline, we typically recommend up to 40. Letters may be accompanied by supplementary information.
Review
A Review is a comprehensive, balanced and scholarly survey of recent developments in a research field. It should not be dominated by the work of a single laboratory, and particularly not by the authors' own work. The scope of a Review should be broad enough. Format: Main text – 3,000-5,000 words. Display items – up to 4 items (figures and/or tables). References –as a guideline, we typically recommend up to 150.
Perspective
A Perspective is a format for scholarly reviews. The papers do not meet the criteria for a Review but provide synthetic overview, critical commentary, and/or future perspective are normally published as Perspectives. Format: Main text – up to 3,000 words. Display items – up to 2 items (figures and/or tables). References –as a guideline, we typically recommend up to 50.
Some other types of manuscripts, e.g.
Editorials, are usually commissioned, but suggestions may also be submitted for the editors' consideration. These papers, classified as “Editorial Materials”, do not contain primary research data and thus do not undergo peer review.
