1、该刊只有国际刊号。

2、投稿方式：在线投稿。

3、官网网址：https://journal.hep.com.cn/maize

（微信公众号信息）

4、投稿系统：

https://msauthor.manuscriptcloud.com/

5、官网电话：0431-87063259

6、官网邮箱：maizesciences2025@126.com

7、出刊日期：季刊，一年出版四期。

8、官方微信公众号：Maize Sciences

9、官网信息：创刊前三年不收文章处理费

2026年4月24日星期五

Guidelines for authors

【官网信息】

Submission Guidelines for Maize Sciences

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Aim and Scope

Maize

Sciences is an international peer-reviewed quarterly journal

administered by Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS),

co-administered by the National Maize Industry Technology R&D Center

and the National Key Laboratory of Maize Biological Breeding, and

published by Higher Education Press. It aims to provide a forum for

important advances in maize research, strengthen the communication of

maize scientists between China and other countries, and contribute to

global food security. Maize Sciences publishes high-quality, original

review, experimental technique, research paper, and letters in the field

of maize science. The topics covered include but are not limited to:

genetic breeding, molecular biology, biotechnology, germplasm resources,

agronomy, cultivation physiology, pest and disease management, soil and

fertilizer management, ecology, cereal chemistry and post-harvest

processing. The full texts of Maize Sciences are available online at

https://journal.hep.com.cn/maize or the official website of Jilin

Academy of Agricultural Sciences（http://www.jaas.com.cn/）.

1.2 Submission Process

The

manuscript should be submitted online through the official Manuscript

Submission System of Maize Sciences (https://journal.hep.com.cn/maize).

Submissions by email or post will not be considered. The system allows

authors to track the status of their manuscripts throughout the review

and publication process.

All

manuscripts submitted will be evaluated by the Editorial Board. The

Board may reject manuscripts without further review or may subject

manuscripts to the "double-blind peer review" mechanism. Manuscripts

that do not meet the standards of the journal will be rejected. When

revisions are requested prior to final decision, revised papers must be

received within 30 days or they will be treated as new submissions.

1.3 Originality

The

manuscript must be original, not previously published, and not

currently under consideration elsewhere. By submitting a manuscript,

authors confirm that the work has not been published or simultaneously

submitted for publication elsewhere.

1.4 Copyright and License

All

the articles published in Maize Sciences are open access under the CC

BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Copyright

belongs to the authors, the authors are required to sign a copyright

statement after their articles are accepted.

1.5 Conflict of Interest

Authors

must declare any financial or personal relationships that could be

perceived as influencing the research. All potential conflicts of

interest must be disclosed in the cover letter and acknowledged in the

manuscript. The journal may use such information as a basis for

editorial decisions and may publish such disclosures if they are

believed to be important to readers in judging the manuscript. A

decision may be made by the journal not to publish on the basis of the

declared conflict.

2. MANUSCRIPT FORMAT

2.1 Title Page

The title page should include:

Full title: It should be concise, informative, and avoid non-standard abbreviations (maximum 30 words).

Running title: Less than 80 characters.

All

author(s) name(s): The names of all authors, including family names and

first names (with the first letter capitalized). Authors from China

should present their names using Pinyin and Chinese characters. To

facilitate blind review, authors' names and affiliations should not

appear in the main text.

Corresponding author(s): Include full mailing address, telephone number, and email address.

Author

affiliation: Include department, institution, and complete address for

each author. If there are authors with different affiliations, use

superscript-numerals to match authors with institutions.

Acknowledgement: List dedications, acknowledgments, and funding sources.

2.2 Abstract and Key words

Abstract:

A concise summary of the manuscript (maximum 350 words). It should

provide the background, key objectives, main methods, major findings,

and conclusions of the research.

Key

words: 3-8 key words (in lowercase) for indexing and database searches,

which should be listed directly after the abstract. Key words should be

standardized terms in the maize field.

2.3 Main Text

The body of the manuscript should be organized in the following sections:

INTRODUCTION:

The introduction should be concise and set the context for the maize

research, explaining the background and significance of the study. It

should also state the objectives and hypotheses clearly.

RESULTS:

The results section should present the maize research data clearly and

succinctly, with appropriate statistical analyses. It should be

presented logically, either in a sequential or thematic order. Data

presented should be complete, and appropriate controls should be

mentioned.

DISCUSSION:

The discussion should interpret the results, exploring their

implications in the context of existing maize research literature.

Authors should not simply restate results but should interpret their

significance and address any potential limitations. A brief summary of

the conclusions drawn from the research should follow, highlighting the

main findings and their broader impact on the maize field.

METHODS:

This section should describe in detail all materials (including maize

varieties, experimental reagents), techniques, and procedures used in

the research. Sufficient detail should be provided to allow for

replication of the study. Authors should avoid laboratory jargon and

clarify any abbreviations used. Chemical names should be listed in their

correct forms, and any trade names should be capitalized and

accompanied by the manufacturer's information.

2.4 Supplemental Data

Supplemental

Data should be submitted as a single Word file. Supplemental files may

include additional data, figures, or videos that support the maize

research findings but are not essential to the main text.

2.5 References

Use

the author-date citation style. Only published and accepted works

should be cited. Priority is given to citing core journal literatures at

home and abroad in the past 5 years and published papers of Maize

Sciences.

Provide

full details for each reference, including authors, year, article

title, journal name, volume, issue, page range. For books, include

authors, year, the title, publisher, city of publication, and country.

Personal

communications or unpublished data should not be included in the

reference list but can be cited in the text with appropriate permission

from the authors . (eg. Woo H R, Kim H J, Lim P O, et al. 2019. Leaf

senescence: Systems and dynamics aspects. Annu Rev Plant Biol, 70:

347-376.)

3. Figures and Tables

3.1 Figures

Maize

Sciences publishes all contents in full color in print version without

extra fees. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit all figures and

graphical materials in color.

For

reviewing process, all figures should be provided in PDF version, which

should be combined with the text. Figures must be cited, in consecutive

order, in the text.

For

accepted articles, the final version of the figures should be created

using Photoshop, PowerPoint (PPT), Adobe Illustrator or software such as

Excel, Graphpad, Origin, SigmaPlot, in TIFF, JPEG, PDF, or PPT format.

The resolution of at least 300 dpi is required for photographic images,

1000 dpi for line art, and all line drawings must be 0.75 point or

above. If you use PPT, please send the original files. For

illustrations, use color or pattern fills that can be read clearly when

printed in color. Images imported into PPT should have at least 600 dpi

resolution. The width of one column is 80 mm, 1.5-column 120 mm, and

2-column 170 mm. Magnifications should be indicated using a scale bar on

the illustration.

Line

figures should be supplied as sharp, preferably color graphs or

diagrams, either professionally drawn or created by a computer graphics

package. The line width should be 0.75 point. It is not required to add a

frame for the figures.

Detailed figure requirements follow:

Figure caption font size and typeface: 8.0 pt, Times New Roman, bold

Figure labels (A, B, C, etc.) font size and typeface: 8.0 pt, Arial, no bold

X-axis, y-axis labels font size and typeface: 7.5 pt, Arial, no bold

X-axis, y-axis units: 7.5 pt, Arial, no bold

All other text inside figures: 7.5 pt, Arial, no bold

And you may supply the original and editable figures for editing, especially those vector diagrams.

3.2 Figure Legends

Legends

should be concise and comprehensive: the figure and its legend must be

self-sufficient, understandable without reference to the text, including

definitions of any symbols used, and define/explain all abbreviations

and units of measurement.

Include

information on sample sizes, statistical significance, and error bars

where applicable (especially for maize experimental data).

3.3 Tables

Tables should be created using the Word table function and should not be submitted as Excel or PDF files.

Tables

must be numbered sequentially (Table 1, Table 2, etc.) and should have a

brief, informative title (in both Chinese and English).

Footnotes

should be used to explain any abbreviations or special notations in the

table. Adopt the three-line table format to avoid repetition with the

text content.

4. Review and Publication Process

4.1 Peer Review

All

submitted manuscripts will undergo a "double-blind peer review"

process. Typically, two to three reviewers in the maize field will

assess each manuscript. The peer review process usually takes 1-2

months, and authors will be notified of the editorial decision

afterward.

4.2 Revision

Minor Revision: Authors will be given 20 days to revise the manuscript and resubmit it.

Major Revision: If significant changes are needed, authors will be given up to 30 days for revisions.

Resubmission:

Revised manuscripts should be accompanied by a detailed point-by-point

response to the reviewers’ comments, clearly stating the revision

content and reasons.

4.3 Acceptance and Publication

Accepted

manuscripts will be online first after preliminary edit within 10 days,

and the final edited and typeset version of record will appear in the

future.

If

major changes are required after acceptance, the manuscript may go

through another round of review. The editorial department will conduct

typesetting and proofreading, and the proof will be returned to the

author for confirmation before official publication.

5. Data and Image Integrity

5.1 Data Availability

Authors

must ensure that all primary data supporting the conclusions of the

maize research manuscript are available. Data should be shared in public

repositories where possible, and access details must be provided in the

Methods section.

5.2 Image Manipulation

Any

image processing (e.g., brightness or contrast adjustment) must be

applied uniformly across the entire image and disclosed in the figure

legend. Cropping or grouping images must also be transparent and should

be mentioned in the figure legend. Falsification or modification of

maize experimental images is regarded as academic misconduct.

6. Submission of Revised Manuscripts

6.1 Final Submission

Upon

acceptance, the manuscript must be submitted as a Word document.

Figures should be provided as separate high-resolution files in TIFF,

JPEG, PDF, or AI format. Supplemental information should be submitted as

a single file in Word format.

6.2 File Format

Manuscript text should be formatted with continuous line numbers and in 1.5 line spacing.

Use Times New Roman font (12-point) for the main text, and Song font (12-point) for Chinese content.

7. Publication Fees

7.1 Handling Fees

There

will be no article processing charges (APC) for accepted manuscripts

within the first three years, after which a certain handling fee will be

charged to accepted manuscripts. Details of the fee will be provided

upon acceptance.

7.2 Open Access

Authors

may choose the open-access publication option, which will allow the

article to be freely available to the public immediately upon

publication.

8. Final Checklist for Authors

Before submitting, authors should ensure that the following items are included:

Title page with author information (consistent with the requirements of Section 2.1);

Manuscript

body, including all required sections (Introduction, Results,

Discussion, Methods, References) and in line with maize research

content;

Figures and tables in correct formats (conforming to the specifications of Section 3);

Figure legends and supplemental data (if applicable);

A

cover letter addressing the significance of the maize study and

confirming compliance with submission guidelines, including declarations

of originality and no conflict of interest.

Pubdate: Dec 12, 2025