Society & Regional Agriculture Journals — Author Guideline Skill

Verified: 2026-07 · These are the Q1/Q2 agriculture journals whose publisher format is not shared with any other skill in this suite (see journals/_coverage_agriculture.md). They come from societies, academies, and university presses, so requirements vary — always confirm at the journal's own author guide (linked below). Agriculture journals from Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Taylor & Francis, MDPI, Cambridge, Oxford, Emerald, Frontiers, BMC, KeAi, ACS, and Annual Reviews use the existing publisher-tier skills instead — no duplicates.

Applies to (representative Q1/Q2 titles)

Journal	Abbrev	Publisher	Ref style*	Source
SOIL	SOIL	Copernicus (EGU)	author–date	https://www.soil-journal.net/submission.html
Plant, Soil and Environment	PLANT SOIL ENVIRON	Czech Acad. Agric. Sciences	author–date	https://pse.agriculturejournals.cz/
Czech Journal of Animal Science	CZECH J ANIM SCI	Czech Acad. Agric. Sciences	author–date	https://cjas.agriculturejournals.cz/
Crop and Pasture Science	CROP PASTURE SCI	CSIRO Publishing	author–date	https://www.publish.csiro.au/cp/forauthors
Animal Bioscience	ANIM BIOSCI	AAAP	numbered	https://www.animbiosci.org/authors/authors.php
Journal of Animal Science and Technology	J ANIM SCI TECHNOL	KSAST	numbered	https://www.janimscitechnol.org/authors/authors.php
Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research	AUST J GRAPE WINE R	IVES	author–date	https://ives-openscience.eu/
American Journal of Enology and Viticulture	AM J ENOL VITICULT	ASEV	author–date	https://www.ajevonline.org/content/information-authors
Seed Science and Technology	SEED SCI TECHNOL	ISTA	author–date	https://www.seedtest.org/
Scientia Agricola	SCI AGR	Univ. São Paulo (ESALQ)	author–date	https://www.scielo.br/j/sa/
Journal of Agricultural Engineering	J AGRIC ENG-ITALY	PagePress	numbered	https://www.agroengineering.org/
International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering	INT J AGR BIOL ENG	Chinese Acad. Agric. Engineering	numbered	https://www.ijabe.org/

*Confirm at the journal; these are the common defaults. The full Q1/Q2 list routed here is in _coverage_agriculture.md.

Default guidance (apply unless the journal specifies otherwise)

• Standard IMRaD; unstructured abstract ≤250 words; 4–6 keywords.
• Field/agronomic trials: state site (coordinates), season(s)/years, soil type and classification, cultivar, plot size, experimental design (RCBD/split-plot) and replication, agronomic management, and the statistical model — reproducibility is the most common reviewer complaint.
• Animal studies: ethics/animal-care approval and the ARRIVE guideline; housing, diet composition, and the experimental unit (pen vs animal).
• Declarations: competing interests, funding, author contributions, data availability.
• SI units; figures ≥300 dpi (line art higher); editable tables; all display items cited in order.
• Reference style: use the per-journal style above; if unknown, default to APA 7.0 and flag for confirmation.

Submission checklist

• Journal's reference style (see table) or APA 7.0 default · [ ] Abstract ≤250 words · [ ] 4–6 keywords
• Site/season/soil/cultivar/design/replication reported (field work)
• Ethics approval + ARRIVE (animal work) · [ ] Experimental unit stated
• Competing interests + funding + contributions + data availability
• Figures ≥300 dpi · [ ] Confirm exact limits at the journal source URL · [ ] Cover letter

Formatting constraints

publisher: various (see table)
reference_style: per-journal   # else APA 7.0 default
abstract_words: 250
keywords_max: 6
figure_dpi: {halftone: 300, line_art: 1000}
confirm_at_source: true