Author Guidelines

General Requirements

  1. The manuscript needs to be based on research results within the last 5 years and fulfil research ethics codes.

  2. The manuscript needs to be original, never been published or not under review by another journal, which is written in a statement of originality (Form Statement Letter of Plagiarism in Submissions Menu).

  3. The manuscript could be categorized in one of the following four research groups, namely (a) Animal Science and Fisheries, (b) Agribusiness, (c) Agricultural Technology, and (d) Agriculture and Bioscience

  4. The manuscript is written in English.

Formatting Requirements

  1. Submitted manuscript needs to have a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 total pages.

  2. Written in Microsoft Word (.doc), single space, Times New Roman (TNR) 11, A4 size (21cm x 29.7 cm) with top, bottom, left, and right margins of 3 cm.

  3. The title needs to be concise, clear, specific, informative, and describe the contents of the manuscript. Title is written in English, with TNR 18, bold and justified, capital letters only at the beginning of each word, no more than 15 words, and no abbreviations.

  4. The author's name is written without academic degrees, followed by their institution/affiliation, city, country, and corresponding email address. If more than one author is coming from the same institution/affiliation, then the institution/affiliation is only written once in a complete form. For authors with different institutions/affiliations, superscript numbers should be used after each surname to refer each author to his/her institution/affiliation. The superscript numbers should not be inserted using Word’s footnote. The author’s name is written with TNR 14, affiliation with TNR 10.5, and corresponding email with TNR 10.

  5. Abstract is written with TNR 10, no more than 250 words with a maximum of 5 keywords (lower case and written alphabetically, and do not replicate those used in the title), with single line spacing.

  6. Abbreviations and acronyms should be explained at their first usage, not included in the abstract.

  7. Chapter titles (heading 1) are written with capital letters on the first letter of each word, left aligned and bolded. Every section title uses 11 pt, bold, Times New Roman. For the section body, text is written in 1 (single) line spacing between lines, 12 pt spacing among paragraphs, and the next heading.

  8. Sub-chapter titles (heading 2) are written in capital letters on the first letter of each word, left aligned and italic.

  9. Chapters, sub-chapters and sub-sub-chapters should be written consecutively in Arabic numerals.

  10. Number figures and tables in the order in which they are cited in the text, and be sure to cite all figures and tables. Styles and fonts should match those in the main body of the article. Large datasets, including raw data, should be submitted as supporting files. The section may be divided into subsections, each with a concise subheading.

  11. Tables, Graphs, Figures, and Equations may be listed as part of the text or as an appendix with written provisions as follows.

    • Tables are written using the Microsoft Word Table function with 8 pt of minimum font size, and should be placed after being mentioned in the text. All tables should be referred to in the text, and avoid repeating similar table information in the text. The table title is placed above the table, it should be concise and clearly describe the content of the table. It should be capitalized for every letter of the word table title with Arabic Numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.) as table numbers. The table only uses 3 horizontal lines separating descriptions and the data, and closing the table. Avoid using tabs for writing tables. The unit of measurement used should be clearly written down.
    • Pictures’ and graphs’ titles are placed under the pictures and graphs. It should be capitalized for every letter of the word picture title, with Arabic numbers as the picture and graph numbers. Minimum and maximum picture or graph sizes are 1 column (8 cm) and 1 page (17 cm), respectively. Avoid using unnecessary background images. Choose 2-dimensional bar graphs with line, not solid or block shading. Each axis must be completed with the variable name. For a line graph, use 1 point (1 point weight). All images must use a minimum resolution of 300 dpi for a 600 dpi color. The unit of measurement used should be clearly written down. Pictures and graphs are created in the box.
    • Equations are written using Microsoft Equation with Metric/International System for measurement units. The word percent is written as “%” and not separated from the preceding number (for example, 10%). The equation is written in right-aligned, sorted by sequence number, and written in brackets. The word “Equation” is not mentioned in the text, except at the beginning of a

  12. References are written in IEEE Style, which details can be seen in IEEE Reference Guide. Every manuscript submitted are suggested to use reference management software that supports Citation Style Language styles, such as Mendeley or EndNote.

Content Requirements

The manuscript consists of (1) Introduction, (2) Methods, (3) Results and Discussion, (4) Conclusions, (5) Acknowledgement (Optional), (6) Conflict of interest, and (7) References with a proportional weight of the sections.

  • Abstract briefly describes background of the study, research method, result(s), and conclusion(s). Abstract contains no citation, should be concise, comprehensive, and not exceed 250 words.
  • Introduction describes research background, the problem being investigated, the comprehensive state of the art from previous studies, and research question(s) or hypothesis, which is no more than 20% of the manuscript total pages. The novelty and originality of the work must be well described.
  • Method explains the procedures and techniques used to conduct the research, including time and/or location of the study, sampling method, and/or experimental design, data collection method, and analysis techniques.
  • Results and Discussion explain findings of the study clearly and concisely, in text, table(s), or figure(s). Avoid extensive use of graphs to present data that might be more concisely presented in the text or tables. Limit photographs to those that are necessary to show the experimental findings. Findings of the study should be compared to previous studies to show the novelty, originality, and contribution to the field of knowledge. Further study could be suggested as future research directions.
  • Conclusions are answers to the research question(s), not a summary of the research. Conclusions highlight the main findings, significance of the research, and offer thoughts as recommendations and/or Policy Implications.
  • Acknowledgments (optional) is a gratitude to persons and/or parties who have supported the research, both in funding/facilities and thoughts. Acknowledgments are written as a separate section before References, not as a footnote to the manuscript
  • References need to consist of English written articles that are not less than 60% and of primary sources that are not less than 40% of the manuscript total references. References only included those cited in the text, with at least 25% published in the last 3 years.

 

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