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Pertanika
UPM’s flagship scientific journal
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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Our goal is to bring high quality research to the widest
possible audience.
 Pertanika aims for excellence, sustained by a responsible
and professional approach to journal publishing.
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We value and support our authors in the research
community.
Visit journal's profile at http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/
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Pertanika aims for excellence, sustained by a responsible and
professional approach to journal publishing.
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We value and support our authors in the research community.
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To achieve the citation-indexed status for Pertanika Journals.
(Thomson SCI Journal)
(All 3 titles; JTAS, JST & JSSH are indexed in SCOPUS (Elsevier), DOAJ, EBSCO, CABI,
Google Scholar, MyAIS & ISC). In addition, JTAS is indexed in Thomson (BIOSIS) and
AGRICOLA. JST is also indexed in ERA.
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University Publications Committee
Jawatankuasa Kerja Penerbitan Universiti (JKPen)
Chairman
Mohd Saleh Jaafar (Prof. Dato' Ir. Dr.)
Deputy Vice Chancellor (R&I)
Pertanika Journal Publication Working Committee
Chairman: Nayan Deep S. KANWAL (Dr.) Head, Journal Division, UPM Press
Secretary: Erica Kwan Lee Yin (Ms.)
3 Chief Editors (JTAS, JST & JSSH)
UPM Press representative
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
Executive Editor
Executive Editor
Executive Editor
Dr. Nayan Deep S. Kanwal
Research Management Centre
(23 Members)
Dr. Nayan Deep S. Kanwal
Research Management Centre
(29 Members)
Dr. Nayan Deep S. Kanwal
Research Management Centre
(27 Members)
JTAS Editorial Advisory Board
JST Editorial Advisory Board
(10 Members)
(11 Members)
JSSH Editorial Advisory Board
(15 Members)
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The word Pertanika was derived from Pertanian.
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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 is the official journal of Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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It is an international peer-reviewed leading journal in
Malaysia devoted to the publication of original research.
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Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS)
began publication in 1978.
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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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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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Pertanika is now the top official hallmark journal of
Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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It is an international peer-reviewed leading journal in
Malaysia devoted to the publication of original research.
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In its continuous efforts to make Pertanika a highly
regarded academic journal, a Code of Ethics was
recently developed.
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This is primarily intended 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? Ask the Executive Editor for Pertanika’s Code of Ethics
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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.
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To achieve the citation-index
and impact factor for
Pertanika Journals.
(Thomson ISI)
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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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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Bioinformatics
Bioscience
Biotechnology and
Biomolecular Sciences
Chemistry
Computer Science
Ecology
Engineering
Engineering Design
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Environmental Control and
Management
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Nanotechnology
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Physics
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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
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Gerontology
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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Journal Standing
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Journal established since 1978. However, in 2007 it was
restructured to uplift its image
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Revamped three journals under Pertanika
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To create branding−fresh outlook, contemporary look of the journal
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Improved print-quality
Boosted Pertanika’s international standing
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Brought prominent (big names) academic scholars to sit on our
editorial board
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Online Availability
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Created Pertanika’s webpage
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Rapid international recognition
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All back issues made available online (archives, 1978-current)
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Open access initiative (DOAJ)
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Introduced email submissions
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Subscription to online submission system
Check out Journal's profile at http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/
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Massive Publicity
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Increased visibility to help enhance citation rate
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Regular publicity for “Call for Papers”
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Email alerts
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Brochures & flyers at national & international conferences
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Banners & buntings wherever possible
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Advertisement in Newspapers (Tribun Putra etc.)
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Press releases (through Senior Press Officer, Nature)
Organised several joint UPM-Elsevier publishing seminars
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Geographical Diversity
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Re-established the Editorial
& International Advisory
Board taking into account
the geographical diversity
e.g. Prof. Richard Corlett (JTAS)
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Targeted at achieving 40:60
authorship ratio (international
and National)
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Diversity in geographical
distribution of reviewers
Professor Richard Corlett, Editor, Biological
Conservation, ELSEVIER, Amsterdam
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Journal Policy and Publication Ethics
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Adopted Code of Ethics
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To ensure its commitment to
integrity is recognised by
authors, editors & reviewers.
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Pertanika's Code of Ethics
warns against plagiarism and
self-plagiarism, and provides
guidelines on authorship,
copyright and submission,
among others.
Code of Ethics: http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Resources/Code%20of%20Ethics%20-%2022%20Oct%202010.pdf
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Review Process
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Developed 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
Executive Editor
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Journal’s Regularity
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Timeliness
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The journal aims to
disseminate new research as
rapidly and as widely as
possible
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Managed to reduced the turnaround time* from 13 in 2006
to around 6 months in 2011
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It aims to further reduce this to
3 to 4 months
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The journal now publishes all
its issues ahead of time
* turn-around time = time from submission to decision.
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Pertanika’s Recognition
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Pertanika is currently indexed in
SCOPUS (Elsevier), EBSCO, DOAJ,
Agricola, CABI, Web of Science
(BIOSIS), ERA and most recently
ISC (Islamic Science Citation
Centre)
The coverage in several
bibliographic listings helped the
journal tremendously in gaining
fast-recognition
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Submission rate enhances substantially
which led the journal to double its
publication frequency from 2 to 4
issues in 2012.
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JSSH
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2006
16
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2007
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2008
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2009
98
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JTAS
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2010
JST
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2011
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2012
PERTANIKA JOURNALS: Increase in Number of Submissions from 2006 to 2012
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2010-2012 Submissions, Rejections and Acceptance
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Rapid publication of
research findings.
A decision of acceptance
of a manuscript is reached
with in 2 to 3 months
(average 12 weeks).
The elapsed time from
submission to publication
for an article averages 5-6
months.
Submissions*
Acceptance
Rejections
YEAR
JTAS
JST
JSSH
JTAS
JST
JSSH
JTAS
JST
JSSH
2012
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64
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18.2%
39.1%
33.3%
2011
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229
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40.6%
66.4%
72%
2010
110
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134
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63.6%
38.7%
72.4%
* as at July 2012. Values do not include special issues.
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Pertanika’s acceptance rate averaged to
about 60% in the last 6 months. This
also means that the Journal’s rejection
rate is about 40%.
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Manuscript preparation
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Pertanika Journals accept submission of mainly four types of manuscripts:
◦ Regular or Original articles
 Full-length original empirical investigations, consisting of introduction,
materials and methods, results and discussions.
◦ Short communications
 Significant new information to readers of the Journal in a short but
complete form.
◦ Review article
 Critical evaluation of materials about current research that had already
been published by organizing, integrating, and evaluating previously
published materials.
◦ Special issues
 Usually papers from research presented at conferences, seminars,
congress or a symposium.
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Format
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Should be type-written on one side of A4 paper.
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One column format with the figures at the end.
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Maximum of eight keywords in alphabetical order.
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At least 4cm margins on all sides & double-line spacing.
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Times New Roman, 12-point font size.
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Format (contd.)
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Running Title: Not exceeding 50 characters, including
letters and spaces.
Corresponding Author: Provide full address.
Abstract: About 250 words for regular paper, and up to
100 words for short communications.
Text: Regular papers should comprise of Introduction,
Materials and Methods, Results and Discussions, and
Conclusions.
References: Use the latest version of the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)
style.
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The format for the 1st four pages is as below:
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1st page: Title of the paper only.
2nd Page: Title of the paper + Authors’ names +
Corresponding author’s name and full address, together with
email and telephone number.
3rd Page: Title of the paper + Abstract + Keywords only.
4th Page: Introduction, etc.
Style of the manuscript
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American Psychological Association (APA).
American or British spelling.
http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my
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Online Submission
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(ScholarOne Submission System)
Pertanika has subscribed to ScholarOne. The system will be
functional in 2013.
ScholarOne, by Thomson Reuters provides a comprehensive
workflow management system for scholarly journals. Its Webbased applications enable publishers to manage the
submission, peer review, production, and publication processes
more efficiently, increasing Pertanika’s profile among authors.
Visit our Online Webpage: http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/
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E-mail Submissions
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As of now, you could submit your articles via email to the
Executive Editor to be properly acknowledged and rapidly
processed.
Manuscript must be in Pertanika style,
(MS WORD file format).
Include the following submission form and a Cover letter from
the Corresponding Author:
Manuscript Submission KIT comprising of : Declaration Form
and Referral Form.
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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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The Executive Editor (Pertanika Journals)
Head, 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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