Two types of publication are accepted:

•   research papers presenting original results;
•   syntheses on specific topics.

Conditions for publication

Papers submitted for publication in the Journal must be original and must present new results.

The articles submitted are reviewed by two referees specialized in the subject covered by the paper. Depending on the specificity of the topic, these referees are selected from the members of the scientific review board of the journal Fruits or from the international scientific community. Only these reviewers may assess the scientific value of the paper.

Manuscripts

Articles should not exceed 15 typed pages, including references and illustrations.

Titles should be short and informative.

Authors' last names, first names and work addresses should be clearly indicated.

The abstract should be structured: it systematically summarizes the main parts of the text which must be clearly titled (Introduction, Materials and methods, etc.). It should be written in the same language as the original paper and should not exceed 250 words. It must include 3 to 4 keywords.

Latin names should be italicized or underlined. Unusual acronyms should be written out in full the first time they are mentioned in the text.

The captions and units used for preparing the tables, figures, and illustrations should be fully explained. Only the metric system with its standard abbreviations should be used.

All photographs are published in black and white. For colour plates, authors will be required to pay any additional costs. Good quality prints (preferably on paper) are required.

All tables and figures should be supplied on a separate sheet. They should not be incorporated in the text.

All manuscripts must be submitted on a triplicate, double-spaced printing (text only + references + tables and figures on a separate sheet, see above), and on a PC compatible CD-Rom with a hardcopy version (see below), mailed to the following address:

Chantal Loison
Rédaction de "Fruits"
Cirad
Boulevard de la Lironde
TA B-77/PS4
34 398 Montpellier Cedex 5
France

or by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

File Format

• texts and tables must be saved in *.doc (Word) or *.rtf (rich text) format,
• graphs may be either Excel or Quattro Pro, making sure to copy them using an older software version because the newest software versions are not always available,
• for illustrations (diagrams, maps, drawings, etc.), the TIF format (300 dpi minimal resolution) is the most appropriate (*.TIF extension).

Bibliographic references

The list of references cannot include internal documents or reports which have never been scientifically proof-read. For the same reason, references to conference proceedings should be avoided.

References should be numbered in brackets [ ] in the order of appearance in the text. All the references in the bibliographic list must correspond to in-text references and vice versa.

References should be listed in the order of appearance in the text.

Abbreviated periodical titles must comply with either the standards applied by BioSciences Information Service (Biosis) or the standards of the Liste d'abréviations de mots des titres de publications en série (in accordance with ISO 4, ISSN International Centre, Paris). Names which are not listed by these organizations for standardization should be spelled out in full.

All references should be clear and follow the examples below:

Periodical articles
[2] Southwick S.M., Davenport T.L., Characterization of water stress and low temperature effects on flower induction in citrus, Plant. Physiol. 81 (1986) 26-29.

Books
[16] Bremness L., Les plantes aromatiques et médicinales, Bordas Nature, Paris, France, 1994.

Chapters from a book
[19] Sotelo A., The nutritive value of wild mexican legumes with a potential for nutritional use, in: Nwokolo E., Smartt J. (Eds.), Food and feed from legumes and oilseeds, Chapman & Hall, Londres, UK, 1996.

Thesis or other diplomas
[21] Cook N.C., A study of vegetative and reproductive development in 'Clementine' Citrus reticulata Blanco, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa, Thesis, 1992, 75 p.

Conference proceedings
[4] Dorel M., Risède J.M., Simon S., L'enracinement du bananier dans les andosols de Guadeloupe. Influence du système de culture, in: Contreras M.A., Guzman J.A., Soto L.R. (Eds.), Proceedings of the X Réunion Acorbat, Villahermosa, Mexique, 1991, pp. 27-40.

Electronic-only material

Electronic-only material is designed to provide supplementary information that is either too voluminous for printing or that is designed specifically for the Web, such as illustration in colour. Electronic-only material may include but is not restricted to: (Large) tables; Appendices; Programmes; Images; Videos; ...
For more information on the submission of this material, (file requirements, etc.), please contact us.