SECTION POLICIES
Section policies
Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agrícolas publishes original and unpublished manuscripts related to studies on agricultural sciences. These manuscripts are presented as scientific articles, research notes, essays and description of cultivars, which are described below. Every section undergoes a peer review process.
Scientific research: an original and unpublished text substantiated on research results, in which the interaction of two or more treatments over several experiments, localities and years has been studied in order to obtain valid conclusions. The articles have a maximum extension of 18 pages (including tables and figures) and must include the following sections:
- Title
- Author(s)
- Authors’ ascription institutions
- Authors’ addresses (email address)
- Abstract
- Key words
- Introduction
- Materials and methods
- Results and discussion
- Conclusions
- Cited literature
Research note: a text that contains preliminary and transcendent results the author(s) want to publish before concluding their research. The extension is eight pages (including tables and figures). It contains the same sections as a scientific article, but sections 7 to 9 are written as a continuous text; this is to say, without the section title.
Essay: a recapitulative text produced from the analysis of important and current topics for the scientific community, where the author expresses their opinion and establishes conclusions on the topic dealt with. It will have a maximum extension of 18 pages (including tables and figures). It includes the sections 1 to 6 and 10 and 11 of scientific articles. The development of the contents is undertaken in the sections according to the topic with which conclusions are generated.
Description of cultivars: a text produced in view of providing the scientific community with the origin and characteristics of a new variety, clone, hybrid, etc. A maximum extension of 8 pages (including tables and figures). It has sections 1 to 6 and 10 and 11 of scientific articles. Cultivar descriptions are a continuous text, with relevant information on the importance of the cultivar, origin, genealogy, method of production, phenotypical and agronomic characteristics, quality (commercial, industrial, nutritional, etc.) as well as seed availability.
