About This Journal

Berkala Ilmiah Pertanian, published by the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jember, Indonesia, is dedicated to advancing various aspects of tropical agriculture, sustainable farming systems, and the agricultural economy. The journal serves as a vital platform for researchers, academics, and practitioners to share well-founded, accurate, and innovative information that can be adapted and implemented in local and global communities. 

Aims and Scope

We welcome original research articles, review articles, and short communications in the following areas:

• Agronomy & Crop Science

• Horticulture

• Soil Science & Land Management

• Plant Protection (Entomology & Plant Pathology)

• Agro-ecology & Sustainable Agriculture

• Tropical Agriculture

• Agricultural Engineering & Technology

• Postharvest Technology

• Food Science & Nutrition

• Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness

• Agricultural Extension & Rural Development

• Climate-Based Agriculture & Hydrology

• Agricultural Information & Communication Systems

• Microbiology & Mycology

• Agroforestry & Biomass

Author Benefits

Authors publishing their work in Berkala Ilmiah Pertanian will benefit from:

• Rigorous Peer Review: A transparent, comprehensive, and objective double-blind peer-review process.

• Open Access Advantage: Immediate, unrestricted online access to the full text of all published articles, ensuring maximum visibility and citation potential.

• No Submission Charges: There are absolutely no fees required to submit a manuscript for review.

• Indexing & Visibility: Broad dissemination through national and international abstracting and indexing databases (such as SINTA, Google Scholar, and Garuda).

• Professional Preservation: Secure archiving to ensure the long-term digital preservation of your research.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

To sustain our open-access publishing model, cover administrative costs, and maintain high-quality production standards (including professional layout editing and online hosting), articles accepted for publication are subject to an Article Processing Charge (APC).

Current APC Policy:

• Submission Fee: IDR 0 (Free for everyone)

• National Authors (Indonesia): IDR 300,000 per accepted article

• International Authors: Free of charge

Note: For domestic authors, detailed payment instructions will be provided to the corresponding author immediately following the formal acceptance of the manuscript.

Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies

Berkala Ilmiah Pertanian is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. We strictly follow the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Detailed guidelines regarding author responsibilities, conflict of interest disclosures, plagiarism policies, and step-by-step submission instructions can be found in our Author Guidelines section on the journal’s official homepage.

Contact Us

For any inquiries regarding submissions, the review process, or technical support, please contact the editorial office at: 📧 bip@unej.ac.id

🗓️ Volume 9 (2026)

• Volume 9, Issue 1 (2026)

• Volume 9, Issue 2 (2026)

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Manuscripts should be submitted to the journal via online submission system Editorial Manager available for this journal at:https://bip.jurnal.unej.ac.id/akses.php. In case of problems, please contact the Assistant Managing Editor (bip@unej.ac.id).

Berkala Ilmiah Pertanian encourages the submission of substantial full-length bodies of work. There are no specific length restrictions for the overall manuscript or individual sections; however, we urge the authors to present and discuss their findings in a concise and accessible manner. Manuscripts should have line numbers and the reference style required for this journal.

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts should be submitted in MS Word - standard DOCUMENT (.DOC) format, or in LATEX. We do not accept papers in Plain TEX format. For detailed information, please see Instruction for Authors. Please note that all co-authors will receive a notification e-mail after submission and be required to register and confirm their co-authorship. The progress of the editorial process will depend on fulfilment of this condition. Template for author.

EDITORIAL POLICY
Unpublished material: Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described is not copyrighted, published or submitted elsewhere, except in abstract form. The corresponding author should ensure that all authors approve the manuscript before its submission.

Ethical conduct of research: The authors must describe and confirm safeguards to meet ethical standards when applicable. See Editorial Policy for details.

Conflict of interest: When authors s ubmit a manuscript, they are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial and/or other conflicts of interest that might bias their work and/or could inappropriately influence his/her judgment. If no specified acknowledgement is given, the Editors assume that no conflict of interest exists. Authors are encouraged to fill in the ICMJE Conflicts of Interest Form (available here) and send it in the electronic format to the Managing Editor.

Copyright: All authors retain copyright, unless – due to their local circumstances – their work is not copyrighted. The copyrights are governed by the Creative-Commons Attribution Only license (CC-BY) which is compliant with Plan-S. We may also publish a paper under CC-BY-NC-ND license on author's request. The corresponding author grants the journal the license to use of the article, by signing the License To Publish. Scanned copy of license should be sent to the journal, as soon as possible.

Authorship: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be named in an Acknowledgement section. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors (according to the above definition) and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the author list of the manuscript, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication. For more details the role of authors please see: 

Peer Review process: Our standard policy requires each paper to be reviewed by at least two Referees and the peer-review process is single-blind. The Editors reserve the right to decline the submitted manuscript without review, if the studies reported are not sufficiently novel or important to merit publication in the journal. Manuscripts deemed unsuitable (insufficient originality or of limited interest to the target audience) are returned to the author(s) without review. The Editor seeks advice from experts in the appropriate field. Research articles and communications are refereed by a minimum of two reviewers, review papers by at least three. Authors are requested to suggest persons competent to review their manuscript. However, please note that this will be treated only as a suggestion, and the final selection of reviewers is exclus ively the Editor's decision. The final decision of acceptance in made by Managing Editor or, in case of conflict, by the Editor-in-Chief.

Scientific Misconduct: This journal publishes only original manuscripts that are not also published or going to be published elsewhere. Multiple submissions/publications, or redundant publications (re-packaging in different words of data already published by the same authors) will be rejected. If they are detected only after publication, the journal reserves the right to publish a Retraction Note. In each particular case Editors will follow COPE’s Core Practices and implement the advices.

Editor in Chief

Prof. Ir. Kacung Hariyono, Ph.D. (Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, 

University of Jember, Indonesia)

Associate Editor

Ali Wafa, S.P., M.Si.  (Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, 

University of Jember, Indonesia)

Editor

Dr. Ir. Cahyoadi Bowo (Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, 

University of Jember, Indonesia)

Tri Handoyo, PhD, (Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of

Jember, Indonesia)

Dr. Petr Hedenec (Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, 

University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia)

Dr. Subhan Arif Budiman (Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, 

University of Jember, Indonesia)

Dr. Yiyi Sulaeman (Research Center for Geospatial, National Research and

Innovation Agency (BRIN) Indonesia)

Dr. Desak K.T. Sukmadewi (Department of Agrotechnology, University of

Warmadewa, Indonesia)

Dr. Dewi Firnia (Department of Agrotechnology, University of Sultan 

Ageng Tirtayasa, Indonesia)

Dr. Desi Nadalia, S.P., M.Si. (Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB

University, Indonesia)

Dr. Agus Wedi Pratama, S.Si., M.Biotek. (Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, 

University of Jember, Indonesia)    

Ayu Puspita Arum, S.T.P., M.Sc. (Department of Crop Sciences, Faculty of

Agriculture, University of Jember, Indonesia)

Berkala Ilmiah Pertanian (BIP), published by the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Jember, maintains an abstracting and indexing profile tailored to maximize the visibility, reach, and academic impact of its published research.

By leveraging both national and international indexing databases, the journal ensures that its articles are easily discoverable by researchers, students, and academic institutions worldwide.

The indexing and abstracting partners for Berkala Ilmiah Pertanian are outlined below:

🇮🇩 National Indexing & Accreditation

SINTA (Science and Technology Index)

Berkala Ilmiah Pertanian is indexed and accredited by SINTA, a database managed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemendikbudristek). This accreditation verifies that the journal complies with rigorous national publishing standards, peer-review management protocols, and institutional quality guidelines. It serves as a benchmark for local researchers tracking academic performance and credit points (KUM).

Garuda (Garba Rujukan Digital)

The journal is fully indexed in Garuda, Indonesia's comprehensive digital reference portal. This indexing ensures that all published abstracts, metadata, and full-text PDFs are permanently archived and accessible through the national repository network for Indonesian scientific publications.

🌍 International Indexing & Discovery

Google Scholar

Every article published in the journal is automatically crawled, indexed, and cross-referenced by Google Scholar. This broad-based indexing maximizes visibility, allowing global search discovery and tracking citation metrics (such as h-index and i10-index) for both individual authors and the journal as a whole.

Crossref & DOI (Digital Object Identifier)

As an active member of Crossref, every manuscript accepted and published by Berkala Ilmiah Pertanian is assigned a unique DOI. This persistent identifier ensures stable, permanent citation linking across global academic databases, preventing broken links and solidifying citation tracking accuracy.

Dimensions

The journal's metadata is indexed by Dimensions, a contemporary research insights platform. This integration links the journal's publications into a broader network of global grants, patents, clinical trials, and policy documents, expanding the contextual reach of its agricultural research beyond traditional academic circles.

🔬 Core Repositories & Data Harvesters

• BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine): One of the world's most voluminous search engines for open-access academic web resources, harvesting metadata directly from the journal's OJS platform.

• Neliti: An Indonesian research repository aggregator that indexes and preserves open-access content to increase national research discoverability.

• OneSearch by Perpusnas: The unified search portal of the National Library of Indonesia, harvesting the journal's catalog metadata to make it available to public and academic library patrons nationwide.

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