Checklist

Checklist for Papers Submitted to the
Journals of the Plant Management Network

[ ] Double-spaced (including tables), 12 point font.

[ ] Manuscript has not been published previously or simultaneously submitted elsewhere.

[ ] Manuscript has been critically reviewed by colleagues.

[ ] Formatted as Microsoft Word for Windows, or other acceptable format.

[ ] File names for text files are the last name of the corresponding author plus the appropriate extension (e.g., Smith.doc).

[ ] File names for all illustrations are the last name and figure number followed by the appropriate extension, e.g., Smith1.jpg, Smith2.gif, Smith3.tiff.

[ ] Consistent style and acceptable sizes are used for all figures and tables.

[ ] Articles will be submitted online via PMN's Manuscript Central system (see Procedure page).

[ ] Diagnostic Guides follow the format outlined in Instructions for Individual Article Types.

[ ] Briefs do not exceed 700 words including author names, affiliations, "Literature Cited," etc.

[ ] Authors listed under the title with full names and affiliation including department, institution, or company, and location.

[ ] References are cited in the text by their numbered position in the alphabetized "Literature Cited."

[ ] All references are listed in alphabetical order by authors' surnames, numbered, and cited in the text by number.

[ ] Double-checked the accuracy of each citation and that each is cited in the text.

[ ] Cite tables in numeric order in the body of the manuscript; explain any nonstandard abbreviations in table footnotes.

[ ] Captions for figures are listed following "Literature Cited" and tables.

[ ] Title does not exceed 100 characters and spaces, and contains a verb.

[ ] Abstract is a maximum of 200 words in one paragraph.

[ ] For Research articles and Reviews, acknowledgments are provided after the text, before the "Literature Cited."

For Research Articles:

[ ] Article is not subdivided using "Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, and Discussion", but instead uses short clauses that are specifically descriptive of the experiments conducted.

[ ] Introduction includes a succinct evaluation of the topic, including all relevant literature citations.

[ ] Objectives are clearly stated in introduction.

[ ] Significance and originality of work are shown.

[ ] Reproducibility of results is illustrated.

[ ] Experimental design and methodology are fully explained.

[ ] Proper and sufficient analyses are conducted (review by qualified statistician before submission is encouraged).

[ ] Discussion relates work to other published material and addresses strengths and weaknesses of research.

[ ] Major conclusions are supported by results from repeated experiments.

[ ] Manuscripts are reviewed critically before submission.