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Editorials

Editors

Wang Yingkuan

Invited Review/Research Article

Only papers invited by editors can be included in this section.

Applied Science, Engineering and Technology

Applications of physical and mathematical techniques to fundamental investigations and emerging areas within the physical and life sciences; How to use engineering methods and the principles of biology to make the most of natural resources and to solve problems related to agriculture, aquaculture, forest, and environment. Major areas of emphasis are in applied physics, engineering sciences, engineering basics, biomaterial sciences, Biology, biological engineering fundamentals, bioprocessing, biological kinetics, biosystem modeling, and bioelectronics, chemistry, chemical engineering, heat/mass transport, and other types of engineering, hydrology and ecological engineering, technology for improving environmental quality, engineering for sustainability.

Animal, Plant and Facility Systems

Encompasses environment within structures for animal housing, plant production, and commodities storage; environmental air quality; climatic and meteorological data for engineering design, Environment of animal and plant structures, design and management of environmental control systems for animal production facilities; analysis, design, and construction of agricultural structures, imposed loads on structures, and materials of construction, climate control technologies (heating, cooling, and dehumidification), and control strategies for plant production under protective structures, i.e.: greenhouses, plant growth chambers, plant factories, and high tunnels; environment air quality; facilities & systems for human and animal housing, agricultural waste management, pollution source and emission, and animal care; Beef and dairy facilities and systems; milk handling equipment and systems for on-farm processing of milk and milk products; Swine housing, manure management and environmental control strategies for improved production efficiency and enhanced animal well-being and welfare；poultry housing including environmental control strategies for improved production efficiency and enhanced animal well-being；animal welfare and care; Electrical Code for Agriculture -development of practical electrical codes and standards for safety in electrical wiring systems used in agricultural production and processing. Plant growth LED lighting, Electric fence controller.

Power and Machinery Systems

Design and manufacturing, Mechanization and automation, Man-machine system interaction, Precision agriculture and emerging technologies, application of agricultural fans,standby electric power; control and/or communications network systems for mobile agricultural equipment; electronics as applied to animal identification and tracking; wireless communications in agricultural applications; agricultural machinery common tests; testing procedures for positioning & guidance systems in agricultural applications; agricultural tractor and self-propelled implement cabs used during the application of pesticides; safety and comfort of the operator(s) of agricultural machinery; agricultural equipment braking, agricultural loaders; mobile agricultural equipment lighting and marking; engineering technology for agricultural pest control and fertilizer application; ground application of liquid materials; agricultural aviation, aerial application of dry and liquid materials; development, evaluation and implementation of engineering technology for agricultural pest control and fertilizer application by ground application of dry materials. computer modeling of spray application; engineering technologies for agricultural harvest and grain harvesting systems, mechanical aspects of harvesting, handling, storing and processing of forages and biomass and derivatives there from; all engineering aspects of cotton production, harvesting, handling and processing; soil-machine and soil-plant dynamics; design of components for agricultural tractors and self-propelled machines; all engineering aspects of specialty crop production, post-harvest operations, storage and distribution; engineering for all turf and landscape equipment systems. Tractor & Implement Hydraulics, Tractor Implement Interface/PTO-implement and implement to implement mechanical interfaces, PTOs, and general hitching issues; Cultural Practices Equipment- engineering technology for tillage, planting, seeding, and other cultural practice equipment for field crop production. Agricultural Machinery Management & Logistics- efficient and profitable production systems. Precision Agriculture-development, evaluation, and adoption of technologies and systems for use in precision agriculture. Agricultural Equipment Automation-Collects and disseminates technical information on the automation of agricultural equipment.

Natural Resources and Environmental Systems

Information Technology, Sensors and Control Systems

Artificial intelligence, Advanced sensing technology, Biosensors and system control, Computer aided systems, Application of GIS, GPS, and RS in agriculture; Computational Methods, Simulations & Applications-development and application of computational methods and simulations for addressing current issues in agricultural and biological engineering; Biosensors- biosensor technologies and their applications in bioprocessing, food processing, food safety and quality, bioenvironmental and agricultural systems; Machine Vision-development and application of robotics, machine vision, image processing, and pattern recognition technology; Mechatronics & Biorobotics- development and application of mechatronics, robotics and automation with respect to agriculture, food and biological systems; Electromagnetics & Spectroscopy-Maintains contact with scientific developments in sonic, ultrasonics, electromagnetics, spectroscopy, and particle radiation for applications in engineering for agriculture and biological systems; Instrumentation & Controls- instrumentation and controls for application in engineering research and production; Emerging Information Systems-Development and application of information technologies, database management systems, information retrieval, electronic publishing, software development, internet applications, networking, machine learning, data analytics, cloud-based computing and hand-held/wireless device applications.

Biosystems, Biological and Ecological Engineering

Biosystems Engineering is a field of engineering which integrates engineering science and design with applied biological, environmental and agricultural sciences. It represents an evolution of the Agricultural Engineering discipline applied to all living organisms not including biomedical applications. Therefore, Biosystems Engineering is the branch of engineering that applies engineering sciences to solve problems involving biological systems.

Renewable Energy and Material Systems

Innovative energy sources, Renewable energy technologies, Biomass production, handling, and utilization, Energy efficiency and conservation, and solar energy technology related to agriculture. Techno-economic Feasibility and Sustainability- technical and economic feasibility and sustainability issues for energy projects; Renewable Power Generation-alternative energy sources and conversion systems for renewable heat and power generation; Biomass Energy & Industrial Byproducts-development, analysis, implementation, and dissemination of bio-based energy, fuels and products; Solid Biofuels- Thermally Treated Solid Biofuels; Electrical Utilization & Energy Application -electrotechnology related to agriculture energy efficiency, electrical wiring systems, and electrical utility programs; application of agricultural lighting systems. Renewable materials. Biomass and feedstocks utilization: bioconversion of agro-industrial residues; biological waste treatment；Thermochemical conversion of biomass: combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, catalysis.

Agro-product and Food Processing Systems

May include post-harvest handling and storage, healthy food technology, processing engineering (food and biological), Imaging and sensing technology, food safety and security, biomaterials and bio-chemicals, crop handling, storage, drying, quality, processing equipment and methods. Produce primary commodities, and subsequently handle, process, transport, market and distribute food and other agro-based products to consumers; domestic and global agro-food value chain; production, processing and inspection of solely food products such as grain, dairy, coffee, fruit, vegetables.

Structures and Bio-environmental Engineering

Encompasses environment within structures for animal housing, plant production, and commodities storage; environmental air quality; climatic and meteorological data for engineering design, Environment of animal and plant structures, design and management of environmental control systems for animal production facilities; analysis, design, and construction of agricultural structures, imposed loads on structures, and materials of construction, climate control technologies (heating, cooling, and dehumidification), and control strategies for plant production under protective structures, i.e.: greenhouses, plant growth chambers, plant factories, and high tunnels; environment air quality; facilities & systems for human and animal housing, agricultural waste management, pollution source and emission, and animal care; Beef and dairy facilities and systems; milk handling equipment and systems for on-farm processing of milk and milk products; Swine housing, manure management and environmental control strategies for improved production efficiency and enhanced animal well-being and welfare；poultry housing including environmental control strategies for improved production efficiency and enhanced animal well-being；animal welfare and care; Electrical Code for Agriculture -development of practical electrical codes and standards for safety in electrical wiring systems used in agricultural production and processing. Plant growth LED lighting, Electric fence controller.

Safety, Health and Ergonomics

All engineering aspects of ergonomic human safety and health for users of equipment systems and facilities in agriculture; agricultural safety and health, food security and safety, life cycle analysis

Overview Articles

Overview, either research review or literature review papers submitted by authors voluntarily, can be included in this section.

Expert Forum

Editors

Wang Yingkuan

Science News

Editors

Wang Yingkuan

Special Column of Orchard Information System

This special column is only used to publish cooperated papers from an international conference. The regular submission should not go to this section.

Editors

Wang Yingkuan

Cover Captions

Editors

Wang Yingkuan

Color Insert Pages

Color pages of figures, maps and other graphs from papers will be printed in order to be more clear and listed in this section.

Special Section of SWAT-related Submissions

IJABE publishes a special issue or special column of SWAT papers presented in SWAT Conferences or free submissions.

Information

Editors

Wang Yingkuan

Book Review

Editors

Wang Yingkuan

AUS SEAG 2013 Special Issue

We will publish a special issue online only after getting all the papers ready, which come from SEAG 2013 conference proceedings.

Perspective and Insight

Perspective articles are intended to provide a forum for authors to discuss models and ideas from a personal viewpoint. They are more forward looking and/or speculative than Reviews and may take a narrower field of view. They may be opinionated but should remain balanced and are intended to stimulate discussion and new experimental approaches.

Perspectives follow the same formatting guidelines as Reviews. Both are peer-reviewed and edited substantially by IJABE's editors in consultation with the author.

Special Column

IJABE publishes a special issue or special column .

Special Column of 2021 CASE Meeting

Special Column of 2021 CASE Meeting

All manuscripts will be critically reviewed by the editor and invited referees within 2 months. All manuscripts submitted to IJABE are peer-reviewed according to the following procedure:

Initial review: A Division Editor evaluates all manuscripts sent his/her division to determine if submitted manuscripts are appropriate for consideration by IJABE. Manuscripts that do not meet the minimum criteria are returned to the authors within one week of receipt. This is in the best interest of the authors who could then decide to fix the problems or to submit the manuscript to a more appropriate venue, avoiding delay caused by a lengthy review process that would nonetheless lead to rejection.

Peer review: Manuscripts passing the initial review are assigned to an Associate Editor, who selects and invites two reviewers based on their expertise in the particular field. A manuscript is reviewed by at least two reviewers. Reviewers are asked to evaluate the manuscript based on

• Material is original and timely

• Writing is clear

• Study methods are appropriate

• Data are valid

• Conclusions are reasonable and supported by the data

• Information is important

• Topic has general engineering interest and practical significance

To facilitate timely publication, reviewers are asked to complete their reviews within one month. If the two reviewers have very different opinions on the manuscript, the Associate Editor or Division Editor's review will weigh in. After collecting the referees' reports, the Associate Editor makes a recommendation on the acceptability of the manuscript to the respective Division Editor.


Recommendation: Based on the reviewers' comments and the Associate Editor's recommendation, the Division Editor makes a final decision on the acceptability of the manuscript, and communicates to the authors the decision, along with reviewers' reports. The decision can be:

• accept as is

• minor revision

• major revision

• reject

A revised manuscript should be re-submitted within six months of the decision. It will usually be returned to the original reviewers for evaluation.

A rejection decision is made typically because the manuscript does not meet the criteria outlined above such as originality, importance to the field, cross-discipline interest, or sound methodology.

If the Division Editor and Associate Editor have conflicting opinions on a manuscript, they will seek consultation with the Editor in Chief who may make the final decision.

Honest and Polite
After each round of the review, review reports will be sent to the author(s) and all reviewers of the manuscript under consideration. It is important for a reviewer to be honest but not offensive when providing comments. Review reports with opinions expressed in a kind and constructive way will persuade the authors of the merit of the review more effectively.

Writing the Review
The purpose of the review is to provide the editors with an expert's opinions on the quality of the manuscript under consideration. A good review report should identify both the strengths and the weaknesses of the paper, and should also provide constructive and specific comments on how to improve the paper. If the reviewer believes that the paper is not suitable for publication in IJABE, the review report should provide brief but sufficient information that enables the author(s) to understand the reasons for the decision.

We charge the authors of accepted papers the publication fees similar to APC. Definitely, IJABE has no submission charge as well as peer-review fee. The flat APC is 1000 per manuscript within 5 formatted(print) pages, with 150 for every extra page.

The flat APC is RMB6500 per manuscript within 5 formatted (print) pages, with RMB1000 for every extra page in mainland China.

US$500 or RMB3000 for one printing color page.

Publication fees will be billed upon acceptance. However, the ability of authors to pay publication charges will never be a consideration in the decision whether to publish. And we provide waiver policy for authors from low-income countries according to the updated list by World Bank.