Author Guidelines

Authors must prepare manuscripts in accordance with the journal’s Focus and Scope, manuscript format, publication ethics, and submission requirements. Manuscripts that do not comply with these guidelines may be returned to the authors before editorial review.

Before beginning a submission, authors should download and complete the official JATL Manuscript Template, Author Information Form, and Statement of Originality and Plagiarism-Free Manuscript provided below.

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1. Official Templates and Forms

Please download and use the following official documents. Authors should not alter the principal structure of the manuscript template.

2. Scope of Manuscripts

Submitted manuscripts must present research relevant to humid tropical agroecosystems and fall within the scientific scope of JATL, particularly:

1. Agronomy and Crop Science;
2. Soil Science and Land Resources;
3. Plant Protection;
4. Agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems;
5. Plant breeding, genetics, and biotechnology;
6. Crop physiology, production, and management;
7. Agricultural environmental management; and
8. Other related fields relevant to humid tropical agriculture.

Detailed information is available on the Focus and Scope page.

3. Manuscript Types

See the Manuscript Types page for further information.

4. Language and General Format

• The manuscript must be written in clear and academically appropriate Indonesian.
• The title, abstract, and keywords must be provided in both Indonesian and English.
• The title must be concise, informative, and no more than 20 words.
• Each abstract must not exceed 250 words.
• A maximum of five keywords must be provided for each language.
• The manuscript must be prepared in Microsoft Word format: .doc or .docx.
• Use A4 paper, Times New Roman 10 pt, and single spacing.
• Margins: 3 cm top, 2 cm bottom, and 1.8 cm left and right.
• Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively and referred to in the manuscript.
• Scientific names must be written according to accepted scientific conventions.

5. Manuscript Structure

1. Title in Indonesian and English
2. Author names and affiliations
3. Corresponding author information
4. Abstract in Indonesian and English
5. Keywords in Indonesian and English
6. Introduction — generally 400–600 words, presenting the background, research gap, objectives, and scientific relevance.
7. Materials and Methods — sufficiently detailed to allow the research to be understood and reproduced.
8. Results and Discussion — results must be clearly presented and critically discussed in relation to relevant literature.
9. Conclusion — concise and directly related to the research objectives and findings.
10. Acknowledgments — where applicable.
11. Funding Information — where applicable.
12. Conflict of Interest Statement
13. References

6. Citations and References

• Citations must use the author–year system.
• Every source cited in the text must appear in the reference list and vice versa.
• Authors should prioritize relevant primary scientific literature.
• At least 80% of references should preferably consist of recent journal articles published within the last five years.
• Authors are strongly encouraged to use a reference manager such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote.
• Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all references.

7. Required Submission Files

Authors must upload the following files separately:

8. Manuscript Anonymization

The anonymized manuscript must not contain information that may reveal the identity of the authors. Before uploading the file, authors must:

• Remove all author names and academic titles.
• Remove institutional affiliations and correspondence details.
• Remove acknowledgments, funding details, and personal statements that identify the authors.
• Avoid wording that directly identifies the authors or their institution.
• Remove author information from the document properties and metadata.
• Use neutral wording when referring to previous publications by the authors.

9. Reviewer Suggestions

Authors are requested to suggest two potential reviewers with relevant expertise. Suggested reviewers should not have a personal, professional, financial, or recent collaborative relationship with any of the authors.

For each suggested reviewer, provide:

• Full name;
• Institutional affiliation;
• Official institutional email address;
• Area of expertise; and
• ORCID or researcher profile, where available.

Authors may consult the journal’s Reviewers page for relevant expertise.

Authors must not contact suggested reviewers. The appointment and final selection of reviewers remain entirely at the discretion of the editorial team.

10. Online Submission Procedure

1. Register or log in to the JATL online submission system.
2. Read the Author Guidelines and complete the submission checklist.
3. Select the appropriate manuscript section and manuscript type.
4. Upload the complete manuscript and anonymized manuscript as separate files.
5. Upload the completed Author Information Form and signed Statement of Originality.
6. Upload the supervisor approval letter and supplementary files where applicable.
7. Enter complete metadata for the title, abstract, keywords, authors, affiliations, references, and supporting agencies.
8. Provide two potential reviewer suggestions.
9. Review all files and metadata carefully before completing the submission.

11. Editorial Screening and Peer Review

All submissions undergo an initial editorial screening to assess relevance to the journal’s scope, manuscript completeness, compliance with the Author Guidelines, scientific quality, and publication-ethics requirements. Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are checked for similarity and processed through a double-anonymous peer-review system.

Further details are available on the Peer Review Process page.

12. Originality, Ethics, and Use of Artificial Intelligence

• The manuscript must be original and must not have been published previously.
• The manuscript must not be under consideration by another journal.
• All listed authors must have made an appropriate contribution and approved the submitted version.
• Plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, and inappropriate authorship are prohibited.
• Authors must disclose funding sources and all actual or potential conflicts of interest.
• Any use of generative artificial intelligence must comply with the journal’s artificial-intelligence policy and must not replace author responsibility.

13. Article Processing Charge

The publication fee is payable only after the manuscript has received a formal acceptance decision. See Author Fees for complete information.

14. Copyright and License

Authors retain copyright in their published articles and grant JATL the non-exclusive right of first publication. Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Please read the journal’s Copyright Notice and Licensing Policy before submitting a manuscript.

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Final Submission Reminder

Before completing the submission, ensure that all files are readable, the complete and anonymized manuscripts contain identical scientific content, all author metadata are accurate, and all required forms have been completed and uploaded.