Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Please read the Agro Bali : Agricultural Journal guidelines and follow these instructions carefully. Manuscripts not adhering to the instructions will be returned for revision without review. The Chief Editor reserves the right to return manuscripts that are not prepared in accordance with these guidelines.

Author(s) have to submit the article through online submissions.

Agro Bali : Agricultural Journal covers research in the following areas: agronomy and crop science, organic farming, tissue culture technology, phytoremediation, agricultural diversification, soil and water conservation, soil quality and health, agricultural climate, food science and technology, post-harvest technology, integrated pest and disease management, agricultural economics and agribusiness.

The submission stage

All articles submitted to journal Agro Bali : Agricultural Journal, Full text should be written in good English. The paper should be submitted by the author via online submission.

How to prepare a manuscript?

All manuscripts should describe original research which has not been reported or submitted elsewhere. Please send an original and soft copies of the manuscript to the editorial office.

 

Manuscript Format

  1. The manuscript is written in 12 point Times New Roman font 1 space in the A4 paper. Margins on top are 3 cm, and all three sides are 2.5 cm.
  2. The following word processor file formats are acceptable for the main manuscript document for all: Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX) and Rich text format (RTF), with a size not more than 5MB. 
  3. The following formats for figure files: Please make sure that artwork files are in an acceptable format (TIFF, EPS or MS Office files) and with the correct resolution. Ensure that each illustration has a caption. Supply captions separately, not attached to the figure. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used. Multiple figures can be expressed as one figure (for e.g. 1a, 1b, 1c etc...), while retaining the maximum limit of 6.
  4. The text should be in single-column format. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. Most formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article.
  5. Page numbers are located at the bottom right.
  6. Figures and Tables are placed in the manuscript (integrated with the whole manuscript).

 

Manuscript sections are written in this order, i.e.:

  1. Title
  2. Abstract 
  3. Introduction
  4. Material and Methods
  5. Results and Discussion
  6. Limitations and Future Directions
  7. Conclusion
  8. Declaration of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies in the Writing Process
  9. Authorship Contribution Statement
  10. Declaration of Competing Interest
  11. Acknowledgement (If Any)
  12. References

 

  1. Title and Author

The title is an opportunity to attract the reader’s attention. Remember that readers are the potential authors who will cite your article. Identify the main issue of the paper. Begin with the subject of the paper. The title should be accurate, unambiguous, specific and informative. It should be written clearly and concisely describing the contents of the research. Avoid abbreviations and formula where possible.

Author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s)

A manuscript has the main author and co-authors with a full name of the author and co-authors (no abbreviation), includes an address (es) and email addresses clearly. Each address should be preceded by a numerical superscript corresponding to the same superscript after the name of the author concerned. Give a black heart symbol (♥) in the contact person for correspondence.

 

  1. Abstract and Keywords

A concise and factual abstract is required. Each paper should be provided with an abstract of about 150-250 words. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. The abstract must be integrated and independent which is consist of introduction and purpose, methods, results, conclusion, and suggestion. However, the abstract should be written as a single paragraph without these headers. For this reason, References should be avoided. Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself. The abstract must be written using 150 until 250 words which have no reference and accompanied keywords.

Keywords

Keywords are the labels of your manuscript and critical to correct indexing and searching. Keywords should not more than 5 words or phrases in alphabetical order which has not been used in the title. Therefore the keywords should represent the content and highlight of your article. Use only those abbreviations that are firmly established in the field. e.g. DNA.

 

  1. Introduction

The Introduction section should explain:

  1. The background to the study
  2. The aims
  3. A summary of the existing literature
  4. The reason why the study was necessary, and the novelty must be explained
  5. As you compose the introduction, think of readers who are not experts in this field

Introduction must be written using 750 until 1000 words.

 

  1. Material and Methods

This section should have the meaning of the state of the art of science and technology, the sophistication of viewpoints and approaches, the potential acquisition of novelties, new to science, and completeness of work, not only repeating previous research of the same type, not mutating methods and objects.

The methods section should include:

  1. Specify the time and place of study in the first section
  2. The aim, design, and setting of the study
  3. The characteristics of participants or description of material
  4. A clear description of all processes and methodologies employed. Generic names should generally be used. When proprietary brands are used in research, include the brand names in parentheses
  5. The type of statistical analysis used, including a power calculation if appropriate
  6. Studies involving human participants, data or tissue or animals must include statement of ethics approval and consent.

 

Review papers should be critical analysis and integration of recent advances in an important area of research in agriculture sciences which can stimulate further research, provide a new approach or new knowledge. Review papers should be high quality and written by recognized experts. Material and methods should give reproducible experiment to the readers and must be written using 400 to 600 words.

 

  1. Results and Discussion

Result and discussion must be written in the same part. They should be presented continuously start from the main result to the supporting results and equipped with a discussion. This section must show the acuity of the analysis and synthesis carried out critically including a description of the findings of the work that discusses incisive, its relation to previous concepts or theories, compares them critically with the work of others, and corroborates or corrects to the previous findings. Unit of measurement used should follow the prevailing international system. All figures and tables should be active and editable by an editor. The discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work. Please highlight differences between your results or findings and the previous publications by other researchers.

 

  1. Limitations and Future Directions.

The “Limitations and Future Directions” section of a journal article serves to acknowledge the constraints of the current study while providing guidance for future research to expand and deepen the findings. In this section, authors are expected to honestly and critically discuss factors that may limit the validity, reliability, or generalizability of their results—such as methodological weaknesses, sample size, contextual boundaries, or measurement instruments. Furthermore, it offers a platform to propose strategic recommendations for future studies, including adopting more rigorous methodologies, exploring broader populations, investigating additional variables, or applying alternative theoretical frameworks. Thus, this section not only identifies the current research’s boundaries but also outlines systematic and constructive pathways for advancing scientific knowledge in the field.

 

  1. Conclusion

Conclusions should only answer the objectives of the research. The conclusion should be explained clearly. Withdrawal of conclusions based on new findings, which are stated accurately and deeply. New findings can be in the form of theories, postulates, formulas, rules, methods, models, and prototypes. Conclusions must be supported by sufficient research data.

Suggestion placed after conclusion contains a recommendation on the research done or an input that can be used directly by the consumer. Conclusions and suggestions should be written less than 100 words and should be written in a paragraph.

 

  1. Declaration of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies in the Writing Process

Authors must declare the use of generative AI in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper. Please read Agro Bali: Agricultural Journal’s author policy on the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies, which can be found in our generative AI policies for journals at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IGUAbTEMmR4_03-uKjhomYYRPqtkzybl/view. Here is an example of the statement: “During the preparation of this work, the author(s) used ChatGPT to proofread. After using this tool, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.”

 

  1. Authorship Contribution Statement

The Authorship Contribution Statement section outlines the specific roles and contributions of each author in the research and manuscript preparation, ensuring transparency, accountability, and compliance with ethical publishing standards. Example: Name of Author 1st: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Valida-tion, Formal analysis, Investigation, Data curation, Writing – original draft, Visualization; Name of Author 2nd: Conceptualization, Method-ology, Writing – review & editing; Tamer Abuhamad: Methodology, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing; Name of Author 3rd: Validation, Writing – review & editing; Name of Author 4th: Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing.

 

  1. Declaration of Competing Interest

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

 

  1. Acknowledgements (Optional)

The authors should acknowledge the institutions that supported this research, particularly those providing research facilities and financial assistance. Relevant funding sources and project titles should be stated. The acknowledgement should not include the names of individuals or families.

 

  1. References

The ratio of primary references to other references must be >80% in order to improve the quality of thoughts and ideas that were used as a writing framework. The primary reference is the result of direct research, including articles in scientific journals, proceedings, dissertations, theses, monographs, books and others. Reference must be up to date with the proportion >80% is the last 10 years. Classical works can be referred but not to compare the discussion or not to prove originality. Avoid reference to self-citation that is too much. Total references is at least 25 references.

References must use a reference management tool such as Mendeley/Zotero/Endnote (Mendeley is preferred). All references mentioned should be written down in reference using American Psychological Association (APA) style and arranged from A to Z. Unpublished data and personal communication should not be cited as literature citations. It is recommended to use articles that have a DOI as a reference. However, if there is no DOI, please write the URL.

 

Citation in text

Cite references in the text by name and year in parentheses. Some examples: It appears to increase the methane production by providing C sources and decreasing the amount of oxidation-reduction potential (Li, 2007). These results are in line with those obtained by Oelbermann and Schiff (2008). By employing the methanotroph bacteria through some oxidation mechanisms, CH4 could be converted into CO2 (Nieder and Benbi, 2008; Thaurer et al., 2008).

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include a substitution of the publication date with either 'Unpublished results' or 'Personal communication'. Citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication. All references mentioned must be written based on references arranged from A to Z.

 

Journal abbreviations source

Journal names should be abbreviated according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations: http://cassi.cas.org/search.jsp.

Example:

Journal Article

Zhang, H., Chen, C., Zhu, C., & Sun, D. (2016). Production of bacterial cellulose by Acetobacter xylinum: effects of carbon/nitrogen-ratio on cell growth and metabolite production. Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 50(9-10), 997–1003. Retrieved from https://www.cellulosechemtechnol.ro/pdf/CCT9-10(2016)/p.997-1003.pdf

Book

Deublein, D., & Steinhauser, A. (2008). Biogas from waste and renewable resources. Mörlenbach, Germany: WILEY-VCH Vewrlag GmbH & Co. KgaA. https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527621705

Edited Book

Taherzadeh, M. J., & Karimi, K. (2011). Fermentation inhibitors in ethanol processes and different strategies to reduce their effects. Biofuels (1st ed.). Elsevier Inc. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385099-7.00012-7

Dissertation or Thesis

Forgács, G. (2012). Biogas production from citrus wastes and chicken feather : pretreatment and co-digestion (Doctoral Thesis). Göteborg, Sweden: Chalmers University of Technology. Retrieved from http://publications.lib.chalmers.se/records/fulltext/157608.pdf

Web

BPS-Statistics Indonesia. (2016). Statistics of annual fruit and vegetables plants in Indonesia 2015. Retrieved from https://www.bps.go.id/publication/2016/10/12/62fb006c7e5532e734c2b8dc/statistik-tanaman-buah-buahan-dan-sayuran-tahunan-indonesia-2015.html

References must use a reference management tool such as Mendeley/Zotero/Endnote (Mendeley is preferred). All reference mentioned should be written down in reference using American Psychological Association (APA) style and arranged from A to Z.

 

Template file could be downloaded in the website:

https://ejournal.unipas.ac.id/index.php/Agro/Template

 

After Acceptance

A Copyeditor will be assigned to work in the copyediting stage that intended to improve the flow, clarity, grammar, wording, and formatting of the article. Then, a Layout Editor will be assigned to prepare the galley PDF for online publication. To ensure a fast publication process of the article, we kindly ask authors to provide us with their proofreading corrections within three days. Proofs must be corrected without delay and returned to the Editor. Corresponding authors will receive an e-mail with a link to our online proofing system [Proofreading Request by Author], allowing annotation and correction of proofs online.

 

Submission Declaration and Verification

Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis or as an electronic preprint), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors approve that the manuscript will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright holder.

Authors are required to submit the "Author Declaration" as supplementary material at the time of the initial manuscript submission. No manuscript will undergo the publication process without this agreement.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor) – Please see "Author Declaration".
  2. Authors must declare any competing financial and/or non-financial interests in relation to the work described – Please see Competing Interest Guidelines in the journal template.
  3. Authors must follow the Agro Bali : Agricultural Journal template and guidelines.
  4. Authors should suggest 2 or 3 Reviewer/s for the manuscript review process. Please provide their full name, affiliation, and email in the Comments for the Editor – Submission Step 1.
  5. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  6. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  7. The text is 1 space; uses a 12-point font of Times New Roman; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  8. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  9. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

 

Copyright Notice


Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts published in Agro Bali: Agricultural Journal.

 This is an open-access journal in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Author Fees

 

Article Publication Charges (APCs): USD 250 (Rp. 4,000,000). Additional charges may be billed for language improvement of accepted paper, USD 75-100 (IDR 1,000,000-1,500,000). If your manuscript is accepted for publication, you will be asked to pay an Article Publication Fee to cover publication costs. The APCs are limited to 10 pages per article. There will be an additional charge of 10 USD per page for up to 15 pages (following the article template, excluding the covering letter).

Agro Bali : Agricultural Journal will request payment after the article is accepted for publication via an official email. Authors must wait for the official payment request and are prohibited from making any payment without it. Payments outside the official payment request are not Agro Bali : Agricultural Journal's responsibility; it is the author's own responsibility.