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Pertanika
UPM’s flagship scientific journals
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Serdang, Selangor
Vision & Mission
Background and About the Journal
Scope of the Journal
Indexing Pertanika
Submission Guidelines for Authors
Call for Papers
Thank you
SCIENTIFIC PAPER WRITING
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Our goal is to bring high quality research to the
widest possible audience.
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Pertanika aims for excellence, sustained by a responsible
and professional approach to journal publishing.
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Pertanika strives to provide its authors with
comprehensive coverage of the world’s scholarly research.
We value and support our authors in the research community
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To elevate Pertanika to an influential journal with good
international standing [ISI Web of Knowledge status].
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To achieve the Journal Impact Factor [JIF] for Pertanika.
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Pertanika is now over 36 years old; this accumulated knowledge has
resulted in Pertanika being indexed in several international databases.
Pertanika provides immediate open access to its content upon
publication.
All Pertanika journals are indexed, abstracted, listed, and/or archived in
the following databases:
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SCOPUS (Elsevier),
Thomson (ISI) Web of Knowledge
[BIOSIS & CAB Abstracts],
DOAJ,
EBSCO,
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AGRICOLA,
Google Scholar,
ISC,
MyAIS, and
RUBRIQ.
PERTANIKA licenses are verifiable at:
National Library of Malaysia Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)
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University Publications Committee
Jawatankuasa Kerja Penerbitan Universiti (JKPen)
Chairman
Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila (Prof. Dr.)
Deputy Vice Chancellor (R&I)
Journal Publications Working Committee
Chairman: Nayan Deep S. KANWAL (Dr.)
Secretary: Erica Kwan Lee Yin (Ms.)
Editors-in-Chief (UPM Journals) – 9 members
Head, UPM Press
Pre-Press & ScholarOne Officers
Pertanika Journal Editorial Board Committees
(Pertanika JTAS)
(Pertanika JST)
(Pertanika JSSH)
Editorial Board JTAS
Editorial Board JST
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
Tan Soon Guan (Professor Dr.)
Faculty of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences
Mohd. Ali Hassan (Professor Dr.)
Faculty of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences
Mohd Shahwahid Othman (Professor Dr.)
Faculty of Economics & Management
Editorial Board JSSH
Chief Executive Editor
Chief Executive Editor
Chief Executive Editor
Dr. Nayan Deep S. Kanwal
JOURNAL DIVISION
(21 Members)
Dr. Nayan Deep S. Kanwal
JOURNAL DIVISION
Dr. Nayan Deep S. Kanwal
JOURNAL DIVISION
(32 Members)
(28 Members)
JTAS Editorial Advisory Board
JST Editorial Advisory Board
(10 Members)
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(12 Members)
JSSH Editorial Advisory Board
(17 Members)
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The word Pertanika was derived from Pertanian
(Agriculture).
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UPM started as an Agriculture based institution, in line
with this, the first journal to reflect ‘Pertanian’ was
started off under the dynamic leadership of the first Vice
Chancellor, Emeritus Prof. Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Mohd.
Rashdan Baba.
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Dr. J.J. Augustine (founder Editor-in-Chief (1978-1982)
Prof. Chin Hoong Fong (1983-1996)
Prof. Ruth Kiew (1996-1997)
Prof. Tan Soon Guan (1997-2000)
Prof. Tan Soon Guan (2007-current for JTAS)
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Pertanika began publication in 1978 as Journal of Tropical
Agricultural Science (JTAS).
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In 1992, a decision was made to streamline Pertanika into
3 journals— other 2 being; Journal of Science &
Technology (JST) and Journal of Social Sciences &
Humanities (JSSH).
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In 2007, a decision was made to place the Pertanika
journals under RMC’s Publication Division to refurbish the
3 titles.
The journals were then revamped with new policies,
stringent peer-review process and prominent national
and international editorial boards.
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In 2008, Pertanika’s JTAS was indexed in SCOPUS followed
by JSSH and JST being indexed in 2010 and 2011.
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In 2011, all UPM journals were centralized to fall under
one office viz. Journal Division, UPM Press with an aim to
provide better support and to further boost the image of
journals.
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In 2012, six UPM’s faculty-based journals were
encompassed under the Pertanika banner.
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Pertanika now signifies the official emblem of all other
UPM journals.
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In its continuous efforts to make Pertanika a highly
regarded academic journal, a Code of Ethics was
developed in 2010.
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To specifically address issues pertaining to publication
ethics and conducts such as plagiarism, authorship and
copyright, as well as other relevant matters which are
apparently becoming visible.
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Pertanika takes plagiarism seriously. Manuscripts
received undergo an ‘Originality check’ using TurnItIn
and other available software.
Want to know more? Contact the Journal Division for Pertanika’s Code of Ethics
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Plagiarism is scientific misconduct
and in all its forms constitutes
unethical publishing behavior
which is unacceptable.
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Submitting the same manuscript
to more than one journal
concurrently constitutes
unethical publishing behavior.
Code of Ethics: http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Resources/Code%20of%20Ethics%20-%2022%20Oct%202010.pdf
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Pertanika is an academic
Malaysian-international
journal catering to
researchers, authors,
postgraduate students and
scholars from all over the
world.
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To reach out to the widest
possible research
community.
Pertanika is the recipient of the
Majlis Penerbitan Ilmiah Malaysia
(MAPIM) Special Award
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 JTAS or Pertanika J. Trop.
Agric. Sci. accepts and
publishes articles in English.
It is open to authors around
the world regardless of
their nationality.
 Currently, JTAS is published
four times a year, i.e. in
February, May, August and
November .
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 JST or Pertanika J. Sci.
Technol. accepts and
publishes articles in
English. It is open to
authors around the world
regardless of their
nationality.
 Currently, JST is published
two times a year, i.e. in
January and July.
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 JSSH or Pertanika J. Soc. Sci.
Hum. is open to authors around
the world regardless of their
nationality. It accepts and
publishes papers in English.
 Currently, JSSH is published four
times a year, i.e. in March, June,
September and December.
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 IFRJ or International Food
Research Journal accepts
and publishes articles in
English. It is open to
authors around the world
regardless of their
nationality.
 Currently, IFRJ is published
six times a year, i.e. in Jan,
Mar, May, Jul, Sept and Nov.
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 MJMS or Malaysian Journal
of Mathematical Sciences
accepts and publishes
articles in English. It is open
to authors around the
world regardless of their
nationality.
 Currently, MJMS is published
twice a year, i.e. in January
and July.
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 MJMHS or Malaysian
Journal of Medicine and
Health Sciences accepts and
publishes articles in
English. It is open to
authors around the world
regardless of their
nationality.
 Currently, MJMHS is
published two times a year,
i.e. in January and June.
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 ASJ or Asian Fisheries
Science Journal accepts and
publishes articles in
English. It is open to
authors around the world
regardless of their
nationality.
 Currently, ASJ is published
four times a year, i.e. in Mar,
Jun, Sept and Dec.
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 IJEM or International Journal
of Economics &
Management accepts and
publishes articles in
English. It is open to
authors around the world
regardless of their
nationality.
 Currently, IJEM is published
two times a year, i.e. in June
and Dec.
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 Alam Cipta or International
Journal on Sustainable
Tropical Design Research &
Practice accepts and
publishes articles in
English. It is open to
authors around the world
regardless of their
nationality.
 Currently, Alam Cipta is
published two times a year,
i.e. in Sept and Dec.
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Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS)
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Tropical Agricultural
Research
Agricultural Biotechnology
Biochemistry
Biology
Ecology
Entomology
Fisheries
Food sciences
Forestry
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Genetics
Microbiology
Pathology and management
Physiology
Plant and Animal Sciences
Production of Plants &
Animals of Economic
Importance
Veterinary Medicine
Full list available at: www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/
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Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology (JST)
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Chemistry
Computer Science
Engineering
Engineering Design
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Environmental Control and
Management
Nanotechnology
Physics
Safety and Emergency
Management
Full list available at: www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/
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Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (JSSH)
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Accounting
Agricultural & Resource
Economics
Anthropology
Communications
Community and Peace Studies
Consumer Studies
Design and Architecture
Economics
Education, Extension Education
Finance
Gerontology
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Hospitality and Tourism
Human Ecology
Human Resource Development
Language Studies
Language Literature
Legal Studies
Management
Marketing
Psychology
Safety and Environment
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Sociology
Full list available at: www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/
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Geographical Distribution
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Pertanika’s Editorial Board
comprises members from
diverse geographical
background and good editor
standing.
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Targeted at achieving 40:60
authorship ratio (international
vs national)
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Diversity in geographical
distribution of reviewers
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Conservation, ELSEVIER, Amsterdam
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Peer-review
 The journal follows a rigid and fair blind peer-review
process
(journal reputation depends heavily on the fairness of the review process)
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Selection of reviewers
(top experts in the scientific topics addressed in the articles they review)
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Rating of review quality periodically assessed by the Chief
Executive Editor
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Timeliness
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The journal aims to
disseminate new research
as rapidly and as widely as
possible.
The turn-around time*
currently is around 6
months.
It aims to further reduce
this to 3 to 4 months
The journal now publishes
all its issues ahead of time
* turn-around time = time from submission to decision.
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PERTANIKA JOURNALS: Increase in Number of Submissions from 2006 to 2013
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Submission rate enhanced substantially from 2006 to 2013, which led the
journal to double its publication frequency from 2 to 4 issues.
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Rapid publication of research
findings.
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A decision of acceptance of a
manuscript is reached with
in 3 months
(average 12 weeks).
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The elapsed time from
submission to publication for
an article averages 6 months.
Pertanika’s acceptance rate
averaged to about 57% in the
last 8 months. This also
means that the Journal’s
rejection rate is about 43%.
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2010-2013 Journal’s Acceptance Rate
YEAR
Submissions*
Acceptance
JTAS
JST
JSSH
JTAS
JST
JSSH
2013*
45
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139
58%
59%
55%
2012
44
64
96
65%
61%
67%
2011
69
119
229
74%
68%
72%
2010
110
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134
82%
61%
81%
* as of August 2013.
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Online Submissions
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(ScholarOne Submission System)
Pertanika has subscribed to ScholarOne Submission system.
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/upm-jtas
ScholarOne, by Thomson Reuters provides a comprehensive
workflow management system for scholarly journals.
Its Web-based applications enable publishers to manage the
submission, peer review, production, and publication processes
more efficiently, increasing Pertanika’s profile among authors.
The ScholarOne Online Submission is open for only Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural
Science (JTAS).
The Submission system for JST and JSSH is yet to be launched. You may submit your manuscripts to
these two journals via email to the Chief Executive Editor.
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Pertanika invites you to explore frontiers from all
fields of Agriculture, Science and Technology to
Social Sciences and Humanities.
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Pertanika welcomes both quantitative and
qualitative research.
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You may contribute your scientific work for
publications in UPM's hallmark journals, either as a
regular article, short communication, or review
article.
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Further details can be
obtained from the
Chief Executive
Editor’s office@TNCPI.
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Pertanika is the resource that
supports you in strengthening
research and research
management capacity.
Visit the Journal’s Profile at http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/
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Chief Executive Editor (UPM Journals)
Journal Division, UPM Press
Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (R&I)
1st Floor, IDEA Tower II, UPM-MTDC, Technology Centre,
43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor
Tel: +603 8947 1622
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/
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