EDITORIAL BOARD

GUIDE FOR AUTHORS

Chief Editor:
Contributions
Fatimah Mohamed Arshad (Prof., PhD)
E-mail: fatimah@econ.upm.edu.my OPTIONS publishes articles on problems and issues related to agricultural, food, resource and environmental
economics and policies, in Asia or those relevant to the Asian region. Articles may be research papers, short
communications or reviews.
Members:
Only original, unpublished manuscripts not under consideration for publication elsewhere may be submitted.
Amin Mahir Abdullah (PhD) Authors must display good knowledge of the primary literature. Authors must also prepare the manuscript(s)
E-mail: amahir@agri.upm.edu.my according to the instructions in order to facilitate prompt processing and review.
Amna Awad Abdeel Hameed (PhD) Preparation of Manuscript
E-mail: amna.aawad@gmail.com
Authors’ Identification and Title Page
Kusairi Mohd. Noh (Assoc. Prof.)
To protect their anonymity in the review process, authors should not identify themselves on the title page or
E-mail: kusairi@econ.upm.edu.my
in any headers. A separate title page must be sent as an attachment to the editors and should include:
Mohd. Mansor Ismail (Assoc. Prof., PhD) a. Title
E-mail: mmi@agri.upm.edu.my b. Author
c. Affiliation
Shaufique Fahmi Ahmad Siddique (PhD) d. Address, phone and fax numbers, and email address of the author serving as the contact person.
E-mail: shaufique@econ.upm.edu.my
Text preparation
Type the manuscript using Microsoft Office Word software A4 size page. Double space the manuscript
INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICY STUDIES (IKDPM)
throughout, including references, tables and figures. Use Arial font type with size of 11 point. The length of
the article must not exceed 6000 words.
Institute of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies (IKDPM) is an institute that responsible to conduct
research and development activities in agricultural policies. IKDPM acted as a forum for the UPM Sections of the research paper should be logically organised and clearly identified, as follows:
academia to contribute agricultural strategies and policies evaluations to policy makers. The main The first page contains the title author’s name, affiliation and acknowledgement (if any).
activity of IKDPM encompassed research, publication and extension through national and interna- The manuscript style should follow APA format. Please refer http://www.apastyle.org/
tional seminars, conferences and workshops. IKDPM has been restructured to take into account the
recent government emphasis on agriculture as the third engine of growth of the Malaysian economy. Submission
The Mission of IKDPM is to accelerate the development of the food and agriculture sector through
research on the impacts and implications of agricultural and food policies. Submit electronic copies of manuscript, to the Secretary of the OPTIONS Research Bulletin option-
sikdpm@putra.upm.edu.my. The deadlines for January Issue is 1st August and for July Issue is 1st February.
For inquiries, authors may also contact:
OPTIONS RESEARCH BULLETIN
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maker, researcher and industry participant. The aim of the OPTIONS Research Bulletin is to foster
free and extremely rapid dissemination of papers as a rapid alternative to journals.