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Agroforestería en las Américas

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The journal, Agroforestería en las Américas, is an international publication covering the progress and applications made in the field of agroforestry in the American continents. Its purpose is to promote natural resource use that is more conscious of ecological possibilities and social needs in the region's countries. It also hopes to favor the exchange of knowledge and a greater cooperation between institutions and groups involved in agroforestry activities.

This new publication is designed to satisfy the information needs of researchers, extensionists, technicians, educators and decision-makers in the growing field of agroforestry as both a science and as a technology.

The journal is directed by Dr. Donald L. Kass, with the support of an international committee comprised of Dr. John Beer (Head, Watershed and Agroforestry Systems Area, CATIE, C.R.), Dr. Gerardo Budowski (Universidad para la Paz, C.R.), Dr. John Weber (ICRAF/Peru), Dr. Jean C.L. Dubois, REBRAF (Brazil) and Ms. Xinia Aguilar (Editor of Revista Forestal Centroamericana, C.R.).

Work is supervised by an Operational Editorial Committee comprised of technicians in the area and chaired by Dr. Kass. The committee members are: Dr. Eduardo Somarriba, Ms. Rossana Lok and Mr. Arturo Vargas.

Agroforestería en las Américas is edited by the Agroforestry Systems Area Coordinators at the Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Learning Center, (CATIE), a pioneer institution in this field. The journal is funded by the Danish Government through Danida and receives support from the International Center for Agroforestry Research (ICRAF/Kenya) through the National Agroforestry Center (U.S.A.).

This new journal is published quarterly in Spanish, and has an edition of 2000 copies. During the first few years of publication, Agroforestería en las Américas was distributed free to more than 3,500 readers in the Americas and other countries. With the publication of the new issue, the journal will begin being sold in order to become self-sustaining.

The journal, Agroforestería en las Américas, has made available the following Guide for Collaborators for those readers that wish to send information to be considered for publication.

TECHNICAL REPORTS: short articles of six to twelve pages maximum (including graphics, figures, tables, illustrations, color photographs and/or slides) on the progress and research results made in the field of agroforestry. The purpose of these articles is to offer the reader information that can be put into practice.

TECHNICAL NOTES: short articles of four to eight pages maximum (including graphics, figures, tables, illustrations, color photographs and/or slides) that illustrate the preliminary results of a research study or test.

LITERATURE REVIEW: short article of six to twelve pages maximum (including graphics, etc.) describing work done in a particular field of agroforestry or progress made in agroforestry in a specific country or region.

FORUM: commentary three to six pages maximum (including illustrations etc.) on some current agroforestry topic that promotes the dicussion of ideas or proposals.

EDITORIAL: opinion piece of one to three pages maximum (including graphics, etc.). If you are interested in writing for this section, please contact us.

PUBICATION REVIEW: short article, one page long summarizing the content of a document related to agroforestry. These might include theses, recently published books or recent reeditions, conference proceedings, etc.

NEWS: short information of one page in length on research being done, projects and institutions in the field of agroforestry. Such topics as training events, meetings, conferences etc. would be of particular interest in this section. Illustrations are recommended.

EXTENSION ARTICLES: in the section ¿Cómo Hacerlo? short articles of three to five pages maximum (including graphics etc.) are recommended describing agroforestry systems and techniques, as well as practical experiences focussed on supporting extension work carried out in the Americas.

Article Format

Articles should be typed double-spaced with wide margins (3 cm). The pages should be numbered and should include an indication of the order of the graphics and other illustrations. These should have their own headings. No article is accepted without illustrations (slides, color photographs or drawings). Each article should contain the author(s)' names, their field of specialization, where they work, address, telephone and fax numbers and electronic mail address (where possible). Information should be sent on diskette (Word/Word Perfect).

Recommended Structure

Articles should come with an abstract in Spanish and in English (100 words maximum), key words, introduction, development (materials and methods), results and discussion, conclusions, and references used.

Style

Straightforward language, short titles and subtitles, and short paragraphs are recommended. Long subordinate clauses should be avoided.

Author's Responsibility

The author, who can be an individual, or an organization or institution, is solely responsible for preparing and sending the articles (and illustrations) for publication. Articles should be previously unpublished, but in exceptional cases adapted versions of previous publications can be accepted. The author should include a cover letter with their article requesting publication.

Address

Send your contributions to CATIE 7170 Turrialba, Costa Rica.
Tel. (506) 556 1789; Fax (506) 556 7766.
E-mail: agrofor@catie.ac.cr, Vicza Salazar, Secretary
           lmelende@catie.ac.cr, Journal Editor

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