ISSN: 2184-0261
NAAS Score 4.37 (2024)
Journal of Scientific Agriculture (JSA) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, published by the Update Publishing House.
Focus and Scope of JSA
JSA publishes Review Article, Regular Article and Short Communication in all fields of agricultural science. JSA is committed to publish and disseminate latest research updates from scientists, researchers and students worldwide through one of the world’s best Open Journal Platforms.
The different fields of agricultural sciences include by not limited to general agricultural discipline in Plant/Crop science like economics, engineering, agronomy, plant science, horticulture, breeding, irrigation and soil science with land use and management. In Animal Science fields like animal husbandry, poultry and aquaculture.
All articles will be peer-reviewed with at least two experts and crosschecked with iThenticate plagiarism screening software. A DOI number (CrossRef, USA) will be registered upon publication.
Frequency of JSA
JSA follows Continuous Publishing Model, so that the articles will be added to the current volume continuously without any issue barriers. This helps the journal in rapid publication of accepted articles. There will be one volume per year with unlimited number of articles.
Manuscripts will be published online as soon as the authors approved the final proof. Therefore, there will not be a delay period for accepted articles to be published online.
Before submitting to JSA, the authors are highly encouraged to go through Update Publishing's Publishing Policies and Procedures.
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Ethical Policies and Procedures
Authors, Reviewers and Members of Editorial Board of journals published by Update Publishing should follow standards of expected ethical behavior. At Update Publishing, we are committed to meet the high quality and standards throughout the pre and post publication of research articles.
Authorship Criteria
In a published paper, the credit for authorship should be based on substantial contribution in conducting the study and preparation of the manuscript. Co-PI in a project or Co-Supervisor in a Master or PhD work are insufficient to claim authorship. The author order of article should be based on the relative contribution in the research. To make it clear, Update Publishing demands a written statement about “Author’s Contribution” at the end of article before Reference Section.
Before submitting to the journal, the corresponding author should seek permission from all co-authors of the study. After final acceptance, it will not be possible to change the author order.
Initial Screening
Upon reception of an article, the Editorial Staff will screen the article for format and journal scope, originality and potential impact. If the article is not upto the standard format of Update Publishing, the article will be returned to the author for correcting the format.
If the format is according to the requirements of Update Publishing, then it will be assigned for External Peer Review.
During submission, the author can suggest at least 2 reviewers who can evaluate the manuscript. The reviewers should not be collaborators or previous co-authors of any of the submitting authors. They should be from another institution with institution email address. The editors may or may not contact the suggested reviewers.
ETHICAL EXPECTATIONS
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