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About the Journal
Audience
The journal covers all disciplines in the life sciences, natural resources, and agriculture. Educators in extension, universities, industry, administration, and grades K-12, share teaching techniques, concepts, and ideas. Written by and for educators, articles published include research, notes, case studies, software, letters, editorials, newsfeatures, profiles, and media reviews. Special sections of the journal emphasize K-12 education, undergraduate education, and graduate education.
Contributions
The peer-reviewed Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education (JNRLSE) was established by the American Society of Agronomy. The journal accepts reports of original studies pertaining to concepts of K-12, resident, undergraduate, graduate, extension, and industrial education. Analysis and synthesis of existing knowledge or research, instructional techniques and methodology, surveys of instruction, and other studies that contribute to the development or better understanding of educational efforts are encouraged. Reviews or digests of a comprehensive and well-defined scope are acceptable. The journal also prints computer software articles, case studies, profiles, notes, newsfeatures, media received, and letters to the editor. Articles may confirm and strengthen the findings of others, revise established ideas or practices, or challenge accepted theory, providing the evidence presented is significant and convincing. Manuscripts based mainly on personal philosophy or opinion are acceptable if they conform to the above criteria. See Instructions to Authors for details. The full Publications Handbook and Style Manual is available online. Submit manuscripts electronically via Manuscript Tracker.
Consent and Permissions
Authors and their institutions are responsible for obtaining IRB approval for survey information presented in manuscripts (i.e., human subjects research). The submitting author should have sent each living co-author a draft copy of the manuscript and have obtained the co-author's assent to co-authorship of it. Authors are responsible for obtaining all permissions for use of figures from other publishers and should supply these releases at the time the accepted manuscript is forwarded for production. Authors are also responsible for obtaining permission from individuals whose images are included in photographs. Please note that ASA-CSSA-SSSA reserves the right to publish and republish any images you submit with a manuscript. To obtain permission to reprint content from JNRLSE, send an email to the Managing Editor. Include a clear description of how and where you intend to use the materials.
Publication Charges
There is a $350 flat publishing fee per manuscript; $150 per web lesson. The cost is $10 per table, and the cost for non-color figures is $10 per figure. Color figures will cost $100 per journal page, but there is no extra charge for color figures on the website. Author alterations are $5 per line. Authors may purchase reprints of their articles.
Open Access Optional Fee
An author has the option of paying an additional $800 fee, above the usual publication fee, to make the article open access (freely available without subscription) at the time of publication on the website.
Advertising
The journal accepts advertising. For information, contact Alexander Barton at abarton@bartonchicago.com or 847-698-5069.
Copyright/Disclaimer
Copyright © 2009 by the American Society of Agronomy, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this periodical may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Opinions and conclusions expressed by authors are their own and are not considered as those of the American Society of Agronomy, its staff, its members, or its advertisers. Advertisements in this publication do not consititute an endorsement of the product. Trade names are sometimes mentioned in papers published in this journal. No endorsement of those products by the publisher is intended, nor is any criticism implied of similar products not mentioned.
The American Society of Agronomy considers the printed version of Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education as the official version of record.