Policies for Web-Only Publications

All Extension and Experiment Station numbered publications produced since February 2002 are available on the Web as PDFs. The policies below apply to non-numbered, Web-only publications, which never go to print.

With administrative approval, some research results, such as those from annual variety trials, may be officially reported in non-numbered Web-only publications.

In such cases, the author must provide administrative approval and a digital file of the manuscript. Depending on how quickly the publication needs to be posted, the author may choose to provide an electronic file of the text laid out exactly as it should appear in the PDF.

As with any other publication, prior to submitting to the publishing group, authors must have their manuscripts reviewed and approved according to Extension and Experiment Station policies. Extension authors should contact their department heads. Experiment Station authors should contact Steve Loring, assistant director of AES.