Author Guidelines

The following are published in ACM Journal:

1) Scientific articles which include original results of the completed theoretical or experimental research the content of which may increase the scientific knowledge in agricultural engineering;

2) Review articles which present the current state and knowledge development trends within the scope of the selected issues concerning agricultural engineering.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION PROCESS:

Manuscripts should be written in Ukrainian or English. It must be submitted by one of the authors only through ACM Journal platform on OJS or, if it is not possible, at the following e-mail address: agrmash@lutsk-ntu.com.ua. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement that it has not been published elsewhere and that it has not been submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere. 

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

Original manuscripts and review articles should not exceed 20 pages in length (paper size A4). Papers may be submitted in Word format. Figures should be saved after the text of the manuscript. To assist you in preparing your manuscript, we provide formatting template. Word template is available for ACM Journal. Please save the template to your hard drive, ready for use.

STRUCTURE/FORMAT OF ARTICLE

TITLE:  Title should be concise and informative. Title is often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formula. Title should be Cambria 14 pt., Bold, Uppercase, 1.0 line spacing.

AUTHORS’ NAMES: Name and family name of each author be given which should be accurately spelled. When the manuscript has more than one author, their name will be followed by a comma. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript roman letter immediately after the author’s name if their affiliation is different. Authors’ names should be Cambria 12 pt., Bold, 1.0 line spacing.

AUTHORS’ AFFILIATIONS: Give authors’ affiliation addresses below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript roman letter in front of relevant address. Provide postal address of each affiliation, including the country name. Authors’ affiliations should be Cambria 12 pt., Italic, 1.0 line spacing.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: The email address of corresponding author should be added on the first page of the manuscript (Times New Roman 12 pt., 1.0 line spacing).

ABSTRACT: The abstract should be informative and completely self-explanatory. The abstract should briefly present the topic, and state principal results with data and major conclusions. Unnecessary details should be avoided. Acronyms and abbreviations should not form part of the abstract. No literature should be cited. The abstract should be 1800– 1900 characters (without spaces) (Times New Roman 12 pt., Italic, 1.0 line spacing).

KEYWORDS: Next to the abstract, provide five keywords, avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, ‘and’, ‘of’). Non-standard abbreviations should be used only when the full term is very long. Keywords are used for indexing purposes and should be beyond the main title and abstract (Times New Roman 12 pt., 1.0 line spacing).

DIVISION OF MANUSCRIPT

Divide your manuscript into clearly defined sections i.e. Introduction and Problem Statement, The Goal of the Study, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusions and References as given below:

INTRODUCTION AND PROBLEM STATEMENT: This section should provide a clear statement of the problem, the latest literature on the subject, and the proposed approach or solution (Times New Roman 11 pt., 1.0 line spacing, the each new paragraph is clearly indicated, using indent at 0.7 cm).

THE GOAL OF THE STUDY: The goal of the study should be given on a separate line. It should be understandable to colleagues from a broad range of scientific subjects (Times New Roman 11 pt., 1.0 line spacing).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This section includes detailed methodology of study. If an already described/published method is employed, reference to that method should be given. The statistical methods used for data analysis be carefully and essentially stated with reference (Times New Roman 11 pt., 1.0 line spacing, the each new paragraph is clearly indicated, using indent at 0.7 cm).

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The results should be presented clearly. The results of study can be compared with findings of earlier scientists. The results should be written in the past tense when describing findings in the authors’ experiments. Discussion should explore the significance of results. While reporting results only units related to metric system and symbols prescribed by International System of Units should be employed (Times New Roman 11 pt., 1.0 line spacing, the each new paragraph is clearly indicated, using indent at 0.7 cm).

CONCLUSIONS: The main conclusion of study may be presented in a short Conclusion Section. However, in case of survey type studies, it may be extended including recommendations. Do not include citations in this section (Times New Roman 11 pt., 1.0 line spacing, the each new paragraph is clearly indicated, using indent at 0.7 cm). 

REFERENCES: The authors are recommended to include references to manuscript from peer-reviewed periodicals only and avoid citations from non-available sources (reports etc.). Only paper cited in the text and the sources of the data should be included in the reference list. The authors are responsible for the accuracy of their references. The list should not exceed 30 references (max 10% auto-citations) (with the exception of Review articles). For citations of references in text of the manuscript, we recommend the use of APA Style.

The in-text quote should contain information about: the author of the work (editor / compiler / title of the cited source, if the author is absent), the cited year, the year of publication and the page interval (page numbers from which the citation is given). It is allowed not to indicate the page interval if you do not quote, but express an idea or refer to the work as a whole.

Examples:

one author: parenthetical citation (Kirchuk, 2020) or narrative citation Kirchuk (2020);

two authors: parenthetical citation (Dudarev & Kirchuk, 2020) or narrative citation Dudarev and Kirchuk (2020);

three or more authors: parenthetical citation (Dudarev et al, 2020) or narrative citation Dudarev et al. (2020);

without author (editor / compiler / title of cited source): parenthetical citation (Statistica, 2021) or narrative citation Statistica (2021);

without date: parenthetical citation (Petroc , d.n.) or narrative citation Petroc (d.n.);

if several publications of the author are cited (in one year): parenthetical citation (Kirchuk, 2020a) and (Kirchuk, 2020b) or narrative citation Kirchuk (2020a) and Kirchuk (2020b);

simultaneous citation of several sources: parenthetical citation (Dudarev & Kirchuk, 2020; Albert, 2018).

The reference list is arranged in alphabetical order (Times New Roman 10 pt., 1.0 line spacing).  

Examples of the Reference’s format (APA Style):

Journal article: 

Ku, G. (2008). Learning to de-escalate: The effects of regret in escalation of commitment. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 105(2), 221-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2007.08.002

Sanchez, D., & King-Toler, E. (2007). Addressing disparities consultation and outreach strategies for university settings. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 59(4), 286-295. https://doi.org/10.1037/1065- 9293.59.4.286

Badretdinov, I., Mudarisov, S., Lukmanov, R., Ibragimov, R., Permyakov, V., & Tuktarov, M. (2020). Mathematical modeling and study of the grain cleaning machine sieve frame operation. INMATEH – Agricultural Engineering, 60(1), 19–28. https://doi.org/10.35633/inmateh-60-02

In press article:

Dudarev, I., & Say, V. (2018). Development of resource-saving technology of linseed harvesting. Journal of Natural Fibers (in press). https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2018.1558161

Book: 

Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (11th ed.). (2003). Springfield, MA: Merriam- Webster.

Kidder, T. (1981). The soul of a new machine. Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Company.

Frank, R. H., & Bernanke, B. (2007). Principles of macro-economics (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

Field, H. L., & Solie, J. B. (2007). Introduction to agricultural engineering technology: A problem solving approach (3 ed). New Yourk, Springer Science+Business Media.

Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (2001). Children of color: Psychological interventions with culturally diverse youth. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Chapter in book: 

Labajo, J. (2003). Body and voice: The construction of gender in flamenco. In T. Magrini (Ed.), Music and gender: perspectives from the Mediterranean (pp. 67-86). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Hammond, K. R., & Adelman, L. (1986). Science, values, and human judgment. In H. R. Arkes & K. R. Hammond (Eds.), Judgement and decision making: An interdisciplinary reader (pp. 127-143). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

Foulk, J., Akin, D., Dodd, R., & Ulven, C. (2011). Production of flax fibers for biocomposites. In S. Kalia, B. Kaith, & I. Kaur (Eds.), Cellulose fibers: Bio- and nano-polymer composites (pp. 61-95). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. https://doi.org/doi:10.1007/978-3-642-17370-7_3

Milton, J. (1847). The prose works of John Milton (Vol. 1-2). Philadelphia, PA: John W. Moore.

Conference, symposium or workshop proceedings: 

Dudarev, I., Kirchuk, R., Hunko, Y., & Panasyuk, S. (2020). Modeling of mixing bulk materials. In V. Ivanov et al. (Eds), Advances in Design, Simulation and Manufacturing II. DSMIE 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Lutsk, Ukraine (pp. 54-64). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22365-6_6

Patent:

Le Van Meautte, V. (2003). U.S. Patent No. 6,601,955. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Dissertation or thesis: 

Dudarev, I. M. (2016). The development of scientific principles of resource-saving technology of primary processing of bast crops [Doctoral dissertation]. Lutsk National Technical University, Lutsk.    

Mylott, E. (2009). To flatten her sphere to a circle, mount it and take to the road: The bicycle. (Master's thesis). University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany.  

Standard: 

International Organization for Standartization. (2018). Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements with guidance for use (ISO Standart No. 45001:2018). https://www.iso.org/standard/63787.html

Formula: Formulas will be typeset in Times New Roman 10 pt., Italic. They should be referred in the text as Equation (4). The formula should be numbered on the right side, between brackets:

                         P = F×V,                                                                                        (1)  

Terms of the equation and the unit measure should be explained:

where P – power, W; F – force, N; V – velocity, m/s.

SI units must be used throughout.

Table: Table title will be typed Times New Roman 11 pt. In the table, each row will be written Times New Roman 11 pt., 1.0 line spacing. Table should be numbered as Table 1. Table should be referred in the text as Table 1.

Table 1 – Table title

Figure: Good quality black and white or coloured illustrations may be included. Photographs, graphs and drawings should be numbered in the article. Figure title will be typed Times New Roman 11 pt., 1.0 line spacing. Figure should be referred in the text as Fig. 1. Figure number is followed by what represent the figure or graph:

Fig. 1 – Figure title:

1 – text; 2 – text;…..