Focus & Scope Peer Review Process Publication Frequency Open Access Policy Abstracting & Indexing Plagiarism Policy Publication Ethics Generative AI Statement

Focus and Scope

This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

FOCUS:

Jurnal Agrotek Tropika (JAT) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and research on the application of science and technology in tropical agricultural. Since 2013, JAT has focused on disseminating research findings related to the cultivation, management, and sustainability of tropical crop production systems. The journal aims to bridge the gap between fundamental science and practical application in tropical agronomy and related disciplines.

SCOPE:

JAT publishes original research articles in the following areas of tropical agriculture:

• Agricultural Biotechnology and Genomic Engineering
• Plant Breeding and Tissue Culture Technology
• Smart and Precision Farming
• Soil Science and Land Resource Technology
• Plant Protection and Biosecurity
• Crop Intensification

JAT encourages multidisciplinary research and novel approaches that contribute to the scientific understanding and practical advancement of tropical agriculture.

Peer Review Process

The research article submitted to this online journal will be peer-reviewed at least 2 (two) reviewers. Jurnal Agrotek Tropika uses anonymous reviewing, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are kept confidential (double blind peer review). The accepted research articles will be available online following the journal peer-reviewing process. Language used in this journal is English or Indonesian.

Peer review is designed to assess the validity, quality and often the originality of articles for publication. Its ultimate purpose is to maintain the integrity of science by filtering out invalid or poor quality articles.

"Pointing out the specifics about flaws in the paper’s structure is paramount. Are methods valid, is data clearly presented, and are conclusions supported by data?” (Editor feedback)

Publication Frequency

Jurnal Agrotek Tropika (JAT) is published Four times a year in February, May, August, and November by the Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Lampung University, Indonesia.

Open Access Policy

Jurnal Agrotek Tropika is committed to promoting the broadest possible access to the published research and ensuring that it can be freely read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, searched, or linked to in full text, used as data for software, or utilised for any other lawful purpose without financial, legal, or technical barriers. This Journal start to publish all content using an open license since 2017.

Jurnal Agrotek Tropika are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Key Points:

• Immediate Open Access (No embargo)
• Authors retain copyright
• Free Reuse and Redistribution
• No Registration Required for readers

Abstracting & Indexing

Jurnal Agrotek Tropika has been indexed in:

Screening for Plagiarism Policy

All submitted manuscripts will be screened for plagiarism using Turnitin. The maximum acceptable similarity index is 15%. Manuscripts that exceed this threshold will be rejected immediately.

If plagiarism is detected after publication, an investigation will take place and action taken (Retraction) in accordance with our policies.

Publication Ethics

Our ethic statements are based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Duties of Reviewers: Contribution to Editorial Decisions, Promptness, Confidentiality, Standards of Objectivity, and Acknowledgement of Sources.

Duties of Authors: Reporting standards, Originality and Plagiarism, Multiple/Redundant Publication, and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest.

Generative AI Statement

Jurnal Agrotek Tropika acknowledges the transformative role of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). While GenAI can support authors in refining language and structure, the intellectual contributions and conclusions remain the sole responsibility of the authors. Authors are encouraged to disclose any use of GenAI technologies in the preparation of their work.

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