PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS FOR THE JOURNAL OF 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 
GENERAL PROCEDURE 
The Editorial Committee of the Journal of Agricultural Research 
will act as a single committee on matters of general administration and 
policy of the Journal of Agricultural Research. 
In the consideration of manuscripts submitted for publication the com¬ 
mittee will operate as two subcommittees, the representatives of the 
State Experiment Stations having entire jurisdiction over papers from 
the Experiment Stations and the representatives of the United States 
Department of Agriculture having entire jurisdiction over papers from 
the Department. 
Manuscripts originating in the United States Department of Agriculture 
should be sent to the Chairman of the Editorial Committee. Manuscripts 
emanating from the State Experiment Stations should be sent to H. P. 
Armsby, Institute of Animal Nutrition, State College, Pa., Acting Chair¬ 
man of the Subcommittee in Charge of Experiment Station Manuscripts . 1 2 
Every article intended for publication in the Journal should bear the 
formal approval of the Chief of the Department Bureau or of the Director 
of the Experiment Station from which the paper emanates. 
Where a preliminary report of research has been released for publica¬ 
tion in an outside journal, a copy of the preliminary paper must accom¬ 
pany the article submitted for the Journal of Agricultural Re¬ 
search. Extensive preliminary publication will preclude publication 
in the Journal. 
It is advisable that a duplicate copy of the manuscript be kept by the 
author. The submission of the manuscript in duplicate or triplicate 
will expedite action by the Editorial Committee. 
The Director of an Experiment Station will be notified of a date on or 
before which a paper emanating from his Station will appear in the 
Journal. Publication of the article by the Station must not take place 
before that time. 
The key number appealing in the lower right-hand comer of the first 
page of each article shows the total number of papers issued by the 
Department Bureau or State Experiment Station from which the paper 
emanates. 
1 Dr. Pearl has undertaken special work in connection with the war emergency; therefore, until further 
notice Dr. Armsby will act as chairman of the Subcommittee in Charge of Experiment Station Manu* 
scripts. 
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