INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

The journal Problemy Drobnych Gospodarstw Rolnych – Problems of Small Agricultural Holdings features original scientific articles. The submissions are subject to peer review.
The articles should be submitted to the address of the Associate Editor (e-mail: rutyran@cyf-kr.edu.pl). 

Preparation of the manuscript 

1. Length and style: manuscripts should not exceed 20 pages (A-4 format), including tables and illustrations. The text must be typed in a 12-point font (Times New Roman), double-spaced with wide margins; italics and bold type may be used, underlining should be avoided. 
2. Tables and illustrations: these should not be larger than 12.5  19.5 cm (B-5 format); diagrams preferably two-dimensional. Tables and illustrations should be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text. 
3. Layout: 
•	Title: an informative and concise name of the paper. 
•	Authors: full names and affiliation of all authors should be provided. The corresponding author must be identified by e-mail and full postal address at the foot of the first page. 
•	Abstract: a short summary (about 2000 words) of the study, containing basic information on its objective, methods, results and major conclusions.
•	Key words: up to 6 words or phrases referring to the main topics of the paper.
•	Main body: the text should be divided into sections (each with a separate heading): “Introduction”; “Material and methods”; “Results and discussion”; “Conclusions”; “References”; acknowledgements (optional). 
•	References: citations in the text should be by author and year, in chronological order, e.g. (Kowal 2009, Kowal and Nowak 2009, Person et al. 2012). Cited publications will be listed alphabetically at the end of the paper according to the following pattern: 

Buchenrieder G., Fritsch J., Wegner S., Curtiss J., Gomez y Paloma S. (2009), Semi-subsistence farm households and the non-farm rural economy: Perspectives and challenges. 111th EAAE-IAAE Seminar „Small farms: Decline or persistence”. University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, 26–27.06.2009. 
Swinnen J.F.M. (2007), The dynamics of vertical coordination in agri-food supply chains in transition countries, [in:] J.F.M. Swinnen, ed., Global supply chains, standards and the poor. Oxon, CABI, p. 42–58.
Swinnen J.F.M. (2009), Reforms, globalization, and endogenous agricultural structures. Agricultural Economics, vol. 40(S), p. 719–732. 
Vorley B., Fearne A., Ray D. (2007), Regoverning markets. A place for small-scale producers in modern agrifood chains. Aldershot, Gover Publishing.

4. Polish authors are required to submit the Polish version of the title, abstract, and key words. 
5. Units: the SI system should be used throughout the paper. 

Publishing process 

1.	 Authors should submit their manuscripts in electronic form. 
2.	 Each paper will be reviewed by a specialist in the field. The corresponding author will be notified of the acceptance for publication. 
3.	 Authors are obliged to formally declare that the paper has not been published before; it is not being considered for publication elsewhere; and, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form without the written permission of the editor. 
4.	 All authors will sign the “Transfer of copyright” agreement before the paper can be published. 
5.	 Responsibility for obtaining permission from the copyright holder to reproduce any copyright-protected material rests with the authors. 
6.	 Final version of the manuscript should be sent in electronic form. Tables and illustrations should be put in separate files; graphics should preferably be created by means of Excel, CorelDraw, Photoshop or suchlike; source files are also necessary; photos in JPG, TIFF or BMP formats, minimum resolution 300 dpi. The publisher reserves the right to make cuts and corrections to the text. 
7.	 Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author. It is expected that they are returned within 48 hours of receipt. Alterations to the text should be limited to factual or typesetting errors.