Submissions

Author Guidelines

General Requirements

1. The authors must ensure that the submitted articles is authentic and never published in other journals, which is stated by a statement such as the attached letter.
2. The articles that will be publicated in Journal of Agribusiness and Community Empowerment (JACE) can be research results, policies analysis, brief communications, opinions, concepts, and reviews.
3. The articles can be written in Indonesian or English using a format that complies with the language rules. The editor does not accept articles which are not meet the requested requirements.
4. The published articles determined by Journal of Agribusiness and Community Empowerment (JACE) Editors Board based on competent Peer-Reviewers judgment.
5. The articles sent to editors via web jaceppnp.org The articles must be written in Microsoft Word, figures/graphs in Microsoft Excel and write the authors name as the file name. Any difficulties may communicate with Journal of Agribusiness and Community Empowerment (JACE) secretariat: Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Payakumbuh
6. The authors may propose names of competent Peer-Reviewers in their field who hold a doctoral degree and with their full addresses; whose willing to review the articles.

Writing Standards

1. The articles should be typed in 1 space. The articles typed in one column of A4 paper with the total of 4000-8000 words including figures and tables.
2. The articles should be typed using Microsoft Word software, Figures using JPEG or TGIF format, if there are graphs, attached the master files/Microsoft Excel. The standard font is Times New Roman 11.
3. The articles should be arranged in sequence: title, authors name, authors institution’ full addresses, abstract, introduction, methods, results and discussion, conclusions, acknowledgments (optional), and references.
4. Binomial or trinomial (italic) latin nomenclature is used for plants, animals, insects, and diseases. The full chemical name is used for the compounds at the first mention.
5. Measurement unit used is International Standard (IS).
6. The writing of decimal numbers using point (.).

Articles Writing Procedure

Title. The title should be short, specific, and informative which reflects precisely the content of the articles, maximum in 15 words written in Indonesian and English. The title followed by authors name, institutions and addresses, and footnote referring to the corresponding author(s), complete with a mailing address, phone number, facsimile, and email.

Abstract. Abstracts are written in English consists of 200-250 words in one paragraph. Abstract contains the brief summary of the entire articles, i.e background, goals, methods, important results, discussion, and conclusions. Avoid using abbreviations unless it has been commonly used.

Keywords. Keywords are written in English, consists of 3-5 words/phrases and arranged by importance and presented at the end of abstract.

Introduction. In this section, presented a background that is supported by the brief literature, goals, and scopes of research if needed, so the readers can evaluate the results without having to read the previous publications. The literature used must be truly relevant to the research. The literature review should be integrated into the introduction, methodology, and discussion.

Methods. This section contains technical and detailed information, so the experiment can be repeated as well by other researchers. If special equipments/instruments are used, it necessary to provide the specifications and operating conditions.

Results and Discussion. This section presents research results, either in text, tables, or figures. The use if photos is limited on clear results. Each of figures and tables are numbered sequentially and must be referred in the articles.

Conclusions are written briefly but illustrates the research results substances.

Acknowledgments. This section can be used to appreciate funders, institutions, and personals who assisted during research and articles preparation.

References expect a minimum of 20 references primarily and latest (the last 10 years) with a minimum of 70% from reputation journal papers (Sinta, Scopus or WoS). Journal of Agribusiness and Community Empowerment (JACE)  prefers articles which refer mainly to journal articles, research reports, and conference proceedings, rather than rely heavily on textbooks or handbooks to demonstrate articles' novelty in the subject discussed. The use of Mendeley as a tool in referencing is preferable and encouraged. References should be carefully checked for completeness, accuracy, and consistency.

Reference Format

Some guidelines:

• Author names, journal or book titles, chapter or article titles, year of publication, volume numbers, article numbers or pagination must be included, where applicable.
• Use of DOIs is recommended.

References within text

Any references cited within your article should also be present in your reference list and vice versa. Some guidelines:

• We recommend that you do not include unpublished results and personal communications in your reference list, though you may mention them in the text of your article.
• Any unpublished results and personal communications included in your reference list must follow the standard reference style of the journal. In substitution of the publication date add "unpublished results" or "personal communication."
• References cited as "in press" imply that the item has been accepted for publication.

Linking to cited sources will increase the discoverability of your research.

Before submission, check that all data provided in your reference list are correct, including any references which have been copied. Providing correct reference data allows us to link to abstracting and indexing services such as Scopus, Crossref and PubMed. Any incorrect surnames, journal or book titles, publication years or pagination within your references may prevent link creation.

We encourage the use of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) as reference links as they provide a permanent link to the electronic article referenced. See the example below, though be aware that the format of such citations should be adapted to follow the style of other references in your paper.

DOI link example (for an article not yet in an issue):
Van der Geer J, Hanraads JAJ, Lupton RA. The art of writing a scientific article. J Sci Commun 2010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.Sc.2010.00372.

Reference style and tool

Required to use Mendeley as tool which can be accessed on url: https://www.mendeley.com/. Citations and references use APA (American Psychological Association 6^th edition) style.

Examples:

Reference to a journal publication:

Hanum, L., Sari, R. I. K., Fitrianti, S., & Hendriani, R. (2021). Analysis of the Added Value of Sugar Palm Products in Lareh Sago Halaban Sub-district, Lima Puluh Kota Regency. Journal of Agribusiness and Community Empowerment (JACE), 4(2), 99–107. https://doi.org/10.32530/jace.v4i2.420

Reference to a book:

Mitchell, J.A., Thomson, M., & Coyne, R.P. (2017). A guide to citation. London, England: My Publisher.

Reference to a report:

UNDESA (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs). (2005). 6th Global forum on reinventing government: towards participatory and transparent governance. Seoul, Republic of Korea 24-27 May 2005. New York: United Nations.

Reference to a prosiding:

Brown, J. (2005). Evaluating surveys of transparent governance. In: UNDESA (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs), 6th Global forum on reinventing government: towards participatory and transparent governance. Seoul, Republic of Korea 24-27 May 2005. New York: United Nations.

Reference to a thesis/dissertation:

Richmond, J., (2005). Customer expectations in the world of electronic banking: a case study of the Bank of Britain. Ph. D. Chelmsford: Anglia Ruskin University.

Authors who publish with Journal of Agribusiness and Community Empowerment (JACE) agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal of Agribusiness and Community Empowerment right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-SA 4.0) that allows others to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material) the work for any purpose, even commercially with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in Journal of Livestock and Animal Health. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in Journal of Agribusiness and Community Empowerment. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).