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Journal of Dairy Science: Instructions to Authors
Tips for Creating Tables in Microsoft Word
Manuscript Copyright and Release Form (mandatory for all authors)
Revision Checklist for JDS Authors
Submitting Papers Electronically via Manuscript Central
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Journal of Dairy Science: Selected Policies
Publication Charges and Page Charge Waivers
Publication Costs: The Journal of Dairy Science now offers two options for publication of articles: Conventional and Open Access.
Conventional: The current charge for publication is $85 per printed page in the journal for articles if at least one author is a professional member of ADSA. If no authors are ADSA members, the publication charge is $140 per journal page. The cost to publish a color figure is $995 (per figure) plus an offprint surcharge. There is charge for all offprints. An offprint order form will be sent to the corresponding author with the author proof. Conventional pages become freely available to the public via the internet 12 months after publication in a journal issue.
Open Access: For authors who wish to publish manuscripts under Open Access, an open access fee of $1,000 is required in addition to the page charges outlined above. Open access articles will become freely available to the public at the time the journal issue containing the open access article is posted by HighWire Press. Open access articles will be freely accessible through HighWire but author(s) submitting open access articles shall bear sole responsibility for meeting specific posting requirements of their funders. The Journal of Dairy Science shall provide the corresponding author with a PDF of the open access article at the time payment is received.
By signing the Manuscript Submission and Copyright Release Form at the time of submission, authors agree to bear responsibility for payment of publication charges.
Invoices for publication charges will be issued at the time an issue goes to press (approximately 2 weeks before being posted online). Payment is due within 30 days of receipt of the invoice. The preferred method of payment is by credit card, with credit card details submitted on the page charge form sent out with the author's proof. Payment may be made by check, drawn on a US bank. For payments by wire transfer, contact Vicki Paden at vickip@assochq.org.
Manuscripts will be withheld from publication for authors with past-due page charge invoice(s) until all prior payment obligations have been met.
Page charge waivers
Authors who must use personal funds to pay for page charges and for whom such charges would entail hardship can request of the editor-in-chief that these charges be waived, under the following conditions: 1)the request must be made in writing at the time the manuscript is submitted; 2) the request should be accompanied by a statement from a financial officer or other official from the institution with which the author is affiliated, indicating the reasons why page charges cannot be paid; and 3) if the waiver is granted, the author is expected to become a professional member of ADSA.Only one waiver will be granted per institution per 12-month period. Authors who request waivers cannot order offprints.
Submitting to the Journal
The American Dairy Science Association invites scientists from all countries to submit papers for the journal. Authors need not be members of ADSA. The journal does not discriminate against short communications of complete research. These instructions detail the form and style required by Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) for papers submitted for publication in JDS. Papers that do not follow
the form and style of JDS may be rejected without review. Refer to these instructions when preparing the manuscript, when incorporating requested changes into revisions after review, and when checking author proofs.
Data (including graphs, figures, tables, and illustrations) must not have appeared in print except as abstracts, local or regional field day reports, extension letters, or nonpeer-reviewed, noncopyrighted proceedings of conferences. Material submitted to JDS should not be submitted for publication to popular magazines, company advertisements, or organizational proceedings until the author has received notification of acceptance of the manuscript. Before manuscripts are submitted, authors should have them read critically by others to facilitate review, and the senior author should have authorization to publish. All coauthors should approve the manuscript before its submission to the journal.
Upon submission to JDS, a manuscript is assigned to an editor, who enlists reviewers to assist in the evaluation of the manuscript. The review process is confidential, which infers a bond of trust between the authors, editor, and reviewers. The editor is trustee of the manuscript until the review process is completed. The editor ensures that the review process is fair, thorough, and confidential. Reviewers are asked not to share the contents of the manuscript with anyone, except that they may ask a colleague to assist with the review with approval of the editor. Communication with authors should only be through the editor. Reviewers should notify the editor of conflicts of interest that may compromise their ability to render a fair and unbiased review. Authors must recognize their responsibility in maintaining the confidential nature of the review. Authors should suggest names of appropriate reviewers when submitting the manuscript and may list reviewers whom they consider unacceptable because of potential bias. These recommendations will be considered by the editor when assigning reviewers. Authors should read the statement on publication ethics, Journal of Dairy Science 68:3124.
Papers accepted become the copyright of the journal and may be reprinted only by the publisher. The editor-in-chief may authorize reproduction of graphs, tables, and illustrations for books and periodicals. Requests to reproduce material published in the Journal of Dairy Science must be made in writing and addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, Gary W. Rogers, Geno Global Ltd. (Office: 865-471-1566; Cell: 865-680-4208; e-mail: grogers200@yahoo.com). Once an author receives notification of acceptance, a manuscript can be posted to the author's web site.
The Association grants to the authors the right of republication of their own material in any book of which they are authors or editors subject only to giving proper credit in the book to the original JDS publication. In addition, authors may post abstracts of manuscripts on the World Wide Web at the time of submission. Authors may post articles to personal web sites in lieu of reprints, but must provide customary crediting to JDS (e.g., “Reprinted from J. Dairy Sci. 85:10-15. Copyright American Dairy Science Association, 2002. For personal use only.”)
A reviewed paper returned to authors for revision must be returned to the editor within 6 weeks. If not, the paper may be treated as a new submission. Under unusual circumstances, editors may extend the revision deadline beyond 6 weeks. Submission of Manuscripts for Review
Authors should submit their papers electronically at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jds. See that web site for details on using the system. Authors who are unable to submit electronically should mail one copy of the manuscript and a disk with all manuscript materials (text, figures, and tables; preferably saved as a Microsoft Word file) to the JDS Editorial Office, American Dairy Science Association, 2441 Village Green Place, Champaign, IL 61822. Staff at ADSA headquarters will post manuscripts to be reviewed by proxy, but authors who submit by mail should be aware that delays might occur in the review process.
Manuscript Submission and Copyright Agreement Form
The form (published in issues of the journal and available above) should be submitted for each paper; faxed copies are acceptable. The copyright agreement is included in the Manuscript Submission and Copyright Release Form; manuscripts cannot be published without this form. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining the signatures of coauthors. Authors not permitted to release copyright must still return the form signed under the statement of the reason for not releasing the copyright.
Author Proofs
Author proofs of all manuscripts will be provided to the corresponding author. Although the proof appears in a two-column page format, it should be considered a galley proof; page layout may change when the article is paginated into an issue.
The corresponding author will receive instructions for correcting the proof with the proof. Author proofs should be read carefully. Excessive author alterations to the proofs are liable to be charged to the author. Editor queries should be answered on the galley proofs; failure to do so may delay publication.
Publication cannot proceed until proofs and copy are returned.
Types of Articles
Preparing the Manuscript
References
Figures and Tables
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