Contributors are requested to use the following guidelines in preparing manuscripts for submission:

1. Prior Publication. Submitters to the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics certify that the material in the submitted manuscript (or modification thereof) has not been published, is not being published, and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. The author must stipulate that the material in the manuscript, to the best of the author's knowledge, does not infringe upon other published material protected by copyright. The author also acknowledges that he or she has read and agrees to the policy on data access and estimation procedures outlined below:

2. Data Access and Estimation Procedures. Authors are expected to document their data sources, data transformations, models, and estimation procedures as thoroughly as possible. Authors are also expected to make data available at cost for replication purposes for up to five years.

3. Title Page. On a separate page, provide the title of the manuscript and author(s)' name(s) centered and in boldface type. At the bottom of the same page, provide university title(s), institutional affiliation(s), acknowledgments of colleague reviews and assistance, and institutional support as an unnumbered footnote. Do not place the name(s) of the author(s) on the first page of the text.

4. Abstract. Include an abstract of 100 words or less, followed by up to eight key words (or short phrases) listed in alphabetical order.

5. Text. Double space all text, including the abstract, acknowledgments, endnotes, and references. Use a 12-point Times Roman font and allow 1" margins on all sides. Do not use right-justified margins (i.e., use jagged right margins). Do not use end-of-line hyphenation feature.

6. Style, Grammar, and Punctuation. The JARE uses The Chicago Manual of Style by the University of Chicago Press, and Webster's Third New International Dictionary for style, format, and spelling.

7. Footnotes. Manually insert superscript numbers within the text to denote footnotes, numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript. Do not use software footnote/endnote feature. Combine all footnotes on a separate page immediately following the manuscript text. Do not place footnotes at bottoms of manuscript pages.

8. References/Text Citations. In a reference section immediately following the footnotes page, list all works cited in the text, alphabetized by author last name. Refer to current issues of the JARE for format. For within-text citations (either parenthetical or as part of narrative), spell out up to three author last names; use first author's name followed by "et al." for works with four or more authors. Include the publication year only if there is more than one work by the same author(s). When citing a direct quotation, include page number(s) from the author's work.

9. Figures and Tables. Place each figure and table on a separate page at the end of the manuscript. Computer-generated graphics for figures (Microsoft Excel, Corel Presentations, Corel Quattro Pro, Word Perfect) are preferred. Do not place figure title/caption within graphics Image.

10. Math/Equations. Consecutively number equations throughout the text. When displaying equations, place equation number within parentheses at flush-left margin; center the equation. Use italic typeface for all variables, and use boldface (no italics) for all vectors and matrices--both within equations and within narrative.

11. Publication Costs. Authors submitting manuscripts are expected to assume obligation for payment of page charges at the time their manuscripts are published. Current page charges are $60/printed page for WAEA members and $70/printed page for nonmembers.

12. Submissions. Electronic submission of all manuscripts is required. Please submit the manuscript formatted as an Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf) file to the electronic submission services provided by Fasttrack at the University of Missouri located at: http://agbio1.missouri.edu/~jare/login.php.

All submissions will follow the formatting guidelines as described on the Submissions Guidelines page (above). (For more information about Adobe software, click here.)

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