Submissions

Author Guidelines

Please see the EDIS Author Handbook for comprehensive guidance.

Manuscripts should be submitted in MS Word using the EDIS template. Click on the EDIS Word Template box found here: https://edis-admin.ifas.ufl.edu/ to download it. 

All EDIS manuscripts should include a statement in the introductory paragraph indicating the intended audience and purpose of the publication.

Manuscripts that are carefully prepared will take less time to process. 

• Use a consistent style, such as Chicago Manual of Style
• Test all hyperlinks 
• Include appropriate and complete references and citations. Include digital object identifiers (DOIs) where available (use CrossRef's Simple Text Query to find them all at once).
• Figures:
• All figures are included as separate files in JPEG format; 300 DPI; maximum 1000 pixels wide x 2600 pixels high for single column; and maximum 1800 pixels wide x 2600 pixels high for double column
• Properly credited according to the publisher's instructions 
• All necessary permissions are included
• Captions with credits are included for each figure
• If figures aren't embedded in the manuscript, include figure callouts appear in the text. E.g.,
  

  <Figure 1: filename.jpg>
  

• Tables:
• Include tables in the Microsoft Word file
• Complex tables may be submitted as a separate Excel file
• Table callouts have been included in the text. E.g.,

  <Table 1: filename.xls>