Author instructions

The instructions for abstracts and full papers are provided below. If necessary, you can contact the Proceedings Editor Marc Bonnet for further details or clarification.  All papers and their accompanying abstracts should be sent electronically to the Proceedings Editor:

 

Mr. Marc Bonnet
Staphyt
Route de Moeuvres, 23
62860 Inchy-en-Artois
France

Email : mbonnet@staphyt.fr
Phone : +32 4 253 46 40

 

 

Instructions to authors

 

 

    Preparation  of abstracts

 

 

    Preparation of papers

Length

Text and sections

 

Typescript

Tables

 

Title

Figures

 

Authors

Equations

 

Affiliation and address

References

 

Headings

 

    Terminology

Abbreviations

 Nomenclature

Units


 

 

Preparation of abstracts

Separate one page abstracts are required for inclusion in the hard copy Book of Abstracts, which will be supplied to all attendees at the Symposium. The maximum one page length will be strictly adhered to for all submissions, whether invited, contributed, papers or posters. Abstracts should concisely summarise the full paper or poster.

Length, typescript, title, authors, affiliation as for papers (below)

If headings are used within the abstract body then they should be in 12 Pt Times New Roman bold, with the initial letter of each word in capital, and aligned against the left-hand margin.

Tables, figures or photos may be included within the one page limit, but excellence in presentation is essential. They should reproduce well in black and white.

 

 

Preparation of papers

 

Length
The acceptable length of the manuscripts (inclusive of tables and figures) is six pages for contributed presentations and ten pages for invited and keynote speakers.

 

Typescript

Papers must be written in English (UK version). Authors from English speaking countries other than the UK should use the corrector in their word-processing programme to filter non-UK words. Manuscripts should be written on A4 paper (210x297 mm) with a 30 mm margin; the printed area must not exceed 150 x 237 mm. The required typeface is Times New Roman 12 pt, single-spaced. Do not indent paragraphs but leave one line space between them.

Title

The title of the paper should be in capitals in 14 pt Times New Roman bold, centred on the page. Titles should be limited to approximately 10 words.

Authors

Names of authors, giving preferred forename, should appear centred one line space below the title in 12 pt. The name of the author making the presentation at the Symposium should be underlined.

Affiliation and address

One line space below the title, centred, in 12 pt italicised. Where there are multiple authors with different affiliations, identity with superscript numbers (1 2 3). The email address of the corresponding author should be included one line space below the addresses, centred, in 12 pt italicised.

Headings
• Main section headings (e.g., Summary, Introduction, etc.) are in capitals in 12 pt Times New Roman bold, centred on the page.
• Sub-headings are in 12 Pt Times New Roman bold, with the initial letter of each word in capital, and aligned against the left-hand margin.
• Sub-sub-headings are in 12 pt Times New Roman italic with the initial letter of only the first word in capital, aligned against the left-hand margin.

Text and sections

Text commences on the line immediately below its section title. A single line space separates main sections, sub-sections and sub-sub sections. If possible adhere to the following structure: Summary not exceeding 200 words (obligatory) plus a maximum of five keywords; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results (or Results and Discussion); Discussion (including conclusions); Acknowledgements; References. Any variations on this format must be approved by the Editor.
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Tables

Tables must be numbered consecutively, in Arabic numerals, in the order in which they are referred to in the text. Tables should be inserted at the first suitable break in the text after the first reference to them in the text. Tables must fall within the typescript margins. Tables must provide adequate indication of experimental error and statistical significance of the data. Align the table with the left margin. Each table must have a caption in bold at the top. Column headings should be short and informative; alphabetic superscripts (a b c) may be used to indicate footnotes to provide additional information. Units should be indicated in brackets; e.g. (L/ha). Please use horizontal lines (and not vertical) to delineate title, column headings, subheadings, data, and footnotes, as per the example provided. Authors must not use tabs when preparing tables; use the Table insert in MS Word.

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Figures

Figures (including photos) must be numbered and supplied as separate computer files. Do not incorporate figures into the main document file. Computer-generated files should be 600 dpi for black and white line artwork, and 300 dpi for colour or greyscale artwork. They should be saved in jpg or tif formats. Incorporate legends to symbols within the figure, not in the caption. Captions should be placed on a separate page at the end of the paper. Do not place captions within the figure.

Equations

Each equation must be centred on the line, with the number of the equation in parentheses placed on the far right. Leave one line space above and below the equation. All symbols must be defined following the equation if not previously defined in the text.

References

In-text citations should contain the names of up to two authors (separated by &) and the year of publication, enclosed within brackets. Where there are more than two authors, the name of he senior author should be followed by et al. (italics). Do not use punctuation for citations in the text except for a semi-colon between separate references in the same bracket. The references should be listed fully in the References section in alphabetical order. Please use appropriate abbreviations for the names of journals. Reference examples are given below:

Journal
Bright H 1981. Life with trees. NZ J. For. Res. 11(4): 775-780.

 

Book
Hill WE, Black AR ed. 1984. "Eucalypts for Wood Production" CSIRO, Canberra.

Paper (chapter) in book
Swell E, Ward AB, Watson B 1995. Making paper whiter. In: Bola FD, Young M ed. Fundamentals of Papermaking. British Paper Makers Association, London. Pp.118-131.

Additional source material on Internet
The samples below indicate how citations of particular electronic sources might be made, e. g.  from the World Wide Web:

Limb, Peter. "Relationships between Labour & African Nationalist/Liberation Movements in Southern Africa." [http://neal.ctstateu. edu/history/world_history/archives/limb-l.html]. May 1992

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Terminology

 

Abbreviations
Authors are referred to the Oxford Dictionary for standard abbreviations; for instance: cf, eg., ie., etc. Excessive use of technical abbreviations should be avoided. Where essential, the term should be given in full at the first mention, followed by the abbreviation in brackets; for instance: photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD).

Units
The metric system must be used (e.g. L/ha not gal/ac;), employing standard SI nomenclature and units. Use kg ai/ha (kg ae/ha for acids) or g ai/ha (g ae/ha for acids) at first mention of a pesticide use rate. Thereafter, use kg/ha or g/ha. Note that mixed substances should be expressed in the form: methanol + water (7 + 3 v/v). When expressing adjuvant concentrations on a percent base, please indicate at first mention % (w/v), % (v/v) or % (w/w).

Nomenclature
The nature of adjuvants (e.g. nonionic surfactant) must be given at the first mention (see Appendix I) and their chemistry and source in the Materials and Methods section; for instance: Silwet L-77 (α- 1,1,1,3,5,5, 5-heptamethyltrisiloxanyl propyl-Ω-methoxypoly[ethylene oxide]; mean EO 8; Witco Corporation; Organosilicones Group). Note here that the standard abbreviation for ethylene oxide is EO; PO should be used for propylene oxide. For assistance with chemistry and nomenclature of adjuvants, authors should refer to:

 

• Ash, M.; Ash, I. (1980-85): "Encyclopedia of Surfactants, Vol.1-4" Chemical Publishing, New York.
• "McCutcheon's Emulsifiers and Detergents" Manufacturing Confectioner Publishing, Glen Rock.
• Weed Sci. 26(2): 204-5.

Where the composition of a product is proprietary, authors nonetheless must provide an indication of its nature and composition; for instance: Dyne-Amic (crop oil concentrate [COC]; a proprietary blend of nonionic organosilicone surfactant Silwet L-77, nonionic emulsifiers and vegetable oils; Helena Chemical Co.). Use generic terms whenever possible. Authors who are uncertain of adjuvant composition are recommended to refer to:

• Thomson, Lori 1998: “A Guide to Agricultural Spray Adjuvants used in the USA" Thomson Publications, Fresno.
• Adjuvant Reference 1999, CPR T&OR Supplement, C&P Press, New York.
• Manufacturer's technical data sheet.
• Material safety data sheet

ASTM has developed terminology for adjuvants used with agrochemicals (Appendix I). GIFAP developed codes for the characterisation of pesticide formulations (Appendix II). We stress that use of the ASTM and GIFAP terminology throughout the manuscripts is highly recommended and appreciated.

The ISO common name for pesticides and other chemicals should be used, but the full chemical name (IUPAC nomenclature) must be given at the first mention or in the Methods and Materials section; for instance: glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine) as the isopropylamine salt, fenoxaprop-P ((R)-2-[4-[(6-chloro-2-benzoxazolyl)oxy]phenoxy] propanoic acid) as the ethyl ester. Note that in the case of salts of actives, amounts of chemical must refer to acid equivalent (ae).

Chemical names of pesticides should be used in preference to product tradenames, but the tradename, the type of formulation, and the source must be given at the first mention or in the Methods and Materials section; for instance: glyphosate isopropylamine (Roundup® Ultra; soluble concentrate [SL]; Monsanto), fenoxaprop-P-ethyl (Puma®; emulsifiable concentrate [EC]; AgrEvo). See Appendix II for formulation types and codes. Use trademarks ® and ™ when appropriate.

Common names of species are preferred where appropriate and unambiguous (e.g. bean: Vicia or Phaseolus) but the scientific name (genus and species in italics, with authority abbreviated as is customary) must be given in italics at the first mention or in the Methods and Materials section; for instance: broad bean (Vicia faba L.). Bayer code as an abbreviation for weed species is not acceptable. If the UK common name is not the only English name for a species, please use the UK-version. Example is fat hen and not common lambsquarters for Chenopodium album L.