Introduction
Notes to Contributors
Submissions and Inquiries should be forwarded to. . .
Recent Articles in Culture and Agriculture
General Guidelines for the Preparation and Submission of Materials
Book Review and Book Review Essay Guidelines

CULTURE & AGRICULTURE is published three times a year by the Culture and Agriculture Section of the American Anthropological Association. The editors welcome position papers, discussions of theoretical developments and methods of inquiry, and results of empirical research from any tradition of scholarship.

We are most interested in work exploring the connections between environment, ecology, agriculture and aquacultural practices, fisheries, natural resources, food processing, and nutrition, as they relate to cultural dimensions of gender, class, property relations, and labor processes.

C&A welcomes contributions on matters related to sustainability and biodiversity. Dialogue between scholars, activists, and others interested in these matters is encouraged.

C&A publishes brief contributions (up to 10 manuscript pages), articles (up to 20 pages), book reviews, and review essays.

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NOTES TO CONTRIBUTORS

What to Submit: Please send four (4) copies of your manuscript and an electronic copy on an IBMcompatible disk (WordPerfect 9 or MS Word 2000, or lower versions thereof, are preferred). Manuscripts should not be under consideration by any other publication.

Manuscript Form: All material should be typed and double-spaced, including quotations and references. Notes, graphics, and references should be placed at the end of the manuscript, with indications of their proper placement in the text. All pages should be numbered. References Cited should follow the style and format of AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST.

Title Page: The title page should include the title, authors(s) name, institutional affiliation(s), and current mailing address. For article length manuscripts, please include an abstract of 100-150 words, summarizing the essential points. The abstract should end with a bracketed list of 5-6 key words.

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Submissions and Inquiries should be forwarded to:

James H. McDonald or Laura J. Levi, Editors
Department of Anthropology
University of Texas at San Antonio
6900 North Loop 1604 West
San Antonio, TX 78249-0649 USA
Net: C&A@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-5712
Fax: (210) 458-5728

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Recent Articles in Culture & Agriculture

• Re-embedding Food in Agriculture, Gustavo Esteva
• Identification of Results of Farming Systems Research and Extension Activities: A Synthesis, Timothy Frankerberger et al.
• Anthropology and Remote Sensing, Emilio F. Moran
• The Development Counterpart as Development Subject: An Illustration from Pakistan's Forestry Sector, Michael R. Dove
• Prairiefire Rural Action: A Force for Empowerment in Rural America, Dave L. Ostendorf
• Is Variety More than the Spice of Life?: Diversity, Stability and Sustainable Agnculture, David A. Cleveland
• Common Beans and Farmer Managed Diversity: Region Variation in Malawi, Anne Ferguson and Richard M. Mkandawire
• Corporate Capitalism and the Family Farm in the U.S. and Mexico, James H. McDonald
• Examining the Consequences of Peasant Resistance: Export Agriculture in Michoacan, Mexico, Lois Stanford
• Market Niches, 'Cul de Sacs', and Social Context: Alternative Systems of Food Production, Laura B. DeLind
• North Carolina's Hog Industry: The Rest of the Story, Kendall Thu and E. Paul Durrenberger
• The 'Cattle Battle in Cross Cultural Context, Constance McCorkle
• Animal Agriculture for the Reforestation of Degraded Tropical Rainforests, Ronald Nigh
• Surviving on Chaos: Land Use Strategies in the Peruvian Amazon, 1987 92, William M. Loker
• Andean Common Field Agriculture, Ricardo Godoy
• Implication of Shrimp Fishing and Coastal Land Use for the Artisanal Fishery of Costa Rica, Peter C. Phillips
• Women's Work and Crop Diversification in Taiwan, Jane Gleason

Guidelines for the Preparation and Submission of Materials to Culture & Agriculture

I. Submission of Manuscripts

1. Manuscripts submitted to C&A must not be under consideration by any other journal, nor can they be scheduled to appear in any published form prior to publication in C&A.
2. Manuscripts should be sent to the editorial office of C&A at the Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249-0649 USA.
3. Manuscripts should be sent by First Class Mail (or by Airmail, if from outside North America) in a package secured as much as possible against the ravages of the Postal Service.
4. The Editor will not accept FAXes of entire manuscripts.
5. In your cover letter, please indicate preferred mailing address and e-mail address.
6. Manuscripts not accepted for publication will not be returned unless a stamped, self-addressed envelope has been provided for that purpose.
7. Send four (4) copies of all first-time submissions. No paper will be processed unless four copies are in the Editorâs hands.

1. The entire manuscript must be double-spaced. No paper will be considered unless it is in double-spaced format. Double-space all material, including quotations, list of references cited, notes, captions, and headings.
2. Leave ample margins on all sides. Do not justify right-hand margins.
3. Do not use italics or bold print; indicate emphasis by underlining. Make sure your typewriter or printer produces clear, legible typescript.
4. Do not type on onionskin or erasable paper. Use standard 8 ½ x 11" (21.6 x 28 cm) paper if at all possible.
5. The manuscript should contain the following sections:
a. Title page (includes authorâs name and address, professional affiliation, e-mail address, and any other pertinent information)
b. Abstract and 5-6 key words (title only; do not include authorâs name on this page)
c. Authorâs statement (includes authorâs current affiliation, acknowledgment of research support, etc.
d. Text
e. End notes (keep to an absolute minimum)
f. References Cited
g. Figures
h. Tables

III. Specific Questions of Style

1.References are placed in the body of the text. The citation is placed in parenthesis, with the authorâsâs name, year of publication, and page cited: (Steadman 1982:1322). Punctuation is placed outside the parenthesis. If the author is referred to in the text of the preceding sentences, then the citation is mandatory for a direct quote, or when referring to a paraphrased statement that is found only in a very specific place in a cited text. The page may be omitted if the reference is to the general theme of an entire work.
a. If the citation refers to more than one work, list the works in alphabetical order by the authorâs name and separate the items by commas, unless they are multiple works by an individual author; in the latter case, the items of the several authors are separated by semi-colons. For example,
(Allmen 1987, Bonnerjea 1985, Goitom 1987) but
Bolin 1987a, 1987b; Goodell 1985; Nesman 1981).
b. Works by one, two, or three authors are cited by using the full names, e.g., (Welch, Greathead, and Beutel 1985). But works with four or more authors are cited as, e.g., (Acheson et al. 1979). The co-authorsâ names are given in full in the References Cited list.

2. References Cited should be alphabetized by authorâs last name.
a. Every item referred to in the next text must appear in the References Cited list. Do not include any item in the References Cited if it has not been cited in the text. Multiple items by the same author are listed chronologically. Multiple items by the same author having the same publication date are alphabetized by the first word of their titles and distinguished by (a), (b.), etc. b. The layout of typical references is as follows:

Please note the patterns of spacing, indentation, capitalization, and punctuation; note also the order in which items of information within a reference are placed.

c. An institution that serves as an author is written out in full, followed by an acronym. The acronym alone is used in the citation. For example, the full reference is:
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CFA)
       1986 Statistical Review 1985. Sacramento: State of California.
But the citation would be: (CFA 1986).
d. Be sure to indicate inclusive pages and volume numbers for articles in periodicals, and inclusive pages and names of editor for articles in anthologies.
e. For all other questions regarding style of references particularly such matters as government documents, unpublished reports, materials in languages other than English consult the University of Chicago Manual of Style, 13th edition, 1982.
f. Direct quotations of five or more typed lines must be indented from both left and right margins. Do not use quotation marks. Give the reference for such a quotation in the sentence immediately preceding, if at all possible. Omissions in a quotation are indicated by ellipses (three spaced dots); the third dot does not substitute for a period.
g. The final authority on spelling will be Websterâs Third New International Dictionary. In a direct quotation, however, the spelling of the original is followed, even it is incorrect. An incorrect spelling is indicated by [sic].
h. Acronyms do not carry periods. Very familiar acronyms may stand without explanation (e.g., UN, USA, USAID, EEC), but unfamiliar titles are written out in full at first mention, followed by a parenthetical acronym that is used thereafter, e.g., Processing Strawberry Advisory Board (PSAB).
i. Numbers from one to ten are spelled out; all others are expressed as numerals, including such constructions as 5,000 (rather than ãfive thousandä). A number expressing percentage is written as a numeral followed by the symbol (e.g., 5%, not ãfive percentä). Monetary expressions are to be written as numerals and symbols (e.g., $8,000, not ãeight thousand dollarsä). Provide US dollar equivalents for all other currencies if at all possible. Century designations are numerals, and ãcenturyä is not capitalized (e.g., ã18th centuryä). A decade is referred to as ãthe 1980sä (not ãthe 1980sä or ãthe eightiesä). When inclusive pages are cited, no digits are omitted [e.g., (Burton 1978:164-179)], but when a span of years in a single century is indicated, the first two digits of the second number may be omitted (e.g., ã1965-80"). If a number begins a sentence, it must be written out.
j. Common units of measurement are left in abbreviated form; numbers associated with such abbreviations are left as numerals (e.g., 6km, not ãsix kilometersä). Use metric units whenever possible.

       *Adapted from Human Organization style sheet.

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The invitation to review a book assumes that the prospective reviewer has not reviewed that book for another scholarly journal.  Culture & Agriculture reserves the right to edit book reviews and review essays.

Your book review should outline the book's main arguments as well as offer an evaluation and critique.  It is also helpful if you suggest the likely audiences for the book.  And, of course, your review should be lively and engaging.

Send us two printed copies of your review and a copy on a 3.5 inch diskette in either Wordperfect 8.0 or MS Word 8.0.  Please make certain that your submission appears exactly as you wish to see it in print.

Further Guidelines for Book Reviews:

* Length: five to eight double-spaced pages (700-1000 words).
* Review heading: please prepare your heading in the following manner:

 Promises to Keep: Collective Bargaining in California Agriculture.

 Phillip L. Martin. Ames: Iowa State University Press.

 Reviewed by Gregory F. Truex, professor of anthropology, California State University, Northridge.

Further Guidelines specifically for Book Review Essays:

Use the format of the Review Essay if you are reviewing more than one book.

* Length: for two books: 10-12 pages double-spaced pages (approximately 1500 words). For three or four books: 15-17 pages double-spaced pages.
* Review Title and Heading: Provide a title for your essay that communicates the central theme you explore in your essay.  Also incorporate a heading that provides information about all reviewed books in the following format:

 Meat: A Natural Symbol. Nick Fields. New York: Routledge, 1991.

 Meat Packers and Beef Barons. Carol Andreas. Niwot: University Press of Colorado, 1994.

* Citations: review essays should conform to American Anthropologist format with regard to bibliography, in-text referencing, and end notes.

Review essays should go beyond typical scholarly reviews by drawing out central themes that run through the books, and that also use the books under consideration as a platform for creative thinking and theorizing.

Overall Format:

 1. The entire manuscript must be double-spaced.  Double-space all materials, including quotations, list of references cited, end notes, captions, and headings.
 2. Leave ample margins on all sides.  Do not justify right-hand margins.
 3. Do not type on onionskin or erasable paper.  Use standard 8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 28 cm) paper if at all possible.

Send to:
James H. McDonald, C&A Editor
Department of Anthropology
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX 78249-0649 USA

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