Guide for Authors

Electronic submission of manuscripts is encouraged, provided that the text, tables, and figures are included in a single Microsoft Word file (preferably in Calibri font). Here is a template by which you should write articles. 

Journal Template:

  • Submit your manuscript using the electronic submission system https://JASI.journals.ekb.eg/. After e-submission, your manuscript will have a number assigned and pre-reviewed. 
  • Manuscripts Presented for publication should describe original work and are accepted on the understanding that they are not published and/or submitted elsewhere.
  • Manuscripts are submitted in English single-spaced, and on one side only. Articles should be limited to 15 A4 pages including tables, figures, and photos. Full paper should be written using "MS-Word" software, font Calibri   10 for MS, and title 12 bold, in single-spaced with 2.5 cm in all margins. The spelling should be that of the Oxford Dictionary. Tables should be in the format Grid Light1.
  • Similarity report or plagiarism rate for manuscripts not more than 25%.
  • The title of the manuscript should be brief and adequately describe the subject. The name of the author(s) should be followed by addresses of affiliations.
  • Articles are arranged in well-defined sections; Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion ends with Conclusion, Acknowledgement (optional), references, and Arabic Summary.
  • Figure resolution must be more than 300 dpi, use https://clideo.com/editor/dpi-converter to enhance your image resolution.
  • References should be arranged in alphabetic order, by the family name of the first author and year of publication. All references should be cited in the text and vice versa. Each reference should include the author's last name, initials, the title of the paper, the name of the journal, the volume, and the pages.

How to Format your list of references:

Please reformat your references in (APA style Google Scholar) as follows….open Google Scholar, https://scholar.google.com/ insert the article title, search, press the cite icon, copy APA style, and insert it in the list of references for your article. 

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), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other languages, without the written consent of the publisher. The editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before publication.

List of Journal topics:

The Journal's Fields of Work Include the Following:

  • Agricultural extension 
  • Agricultural economics 
  • Rural sociology 
  • Biotechnology 
  • Biochemistry 
  • Crop sciences 
  • Entomology 
  • Agricultural biology 
  • Animal and poultry production 
  • Environmental Sciences 
  • Food science and technology 
  • Educational sciences 
  • Genetic technology 
  • Agricultural geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing 
  • Irrigation and water resources engineering 
  • Land use sciences 
  • Cropping systems 
  • Organic farming 
  • Biodiversity 
  • Plant breeding and genetics 
  • Plant pathology 
  • Plant Nutrition 
  • Plant protection 
  • Post-harvest technologies 
  • Agricultural production engineering 
  • Renewable energy for agriculture 
  • Climate change and green technology 
  • Agricultural bioengineering 
  • Agricultural systems 
  • Computational models and agricultural statistics 
  • Agricultural electrification and automation 
  • Applied mechanical engineering for agriculture 
  • Agricultural informatics 
  • Vegetables 
  • Fruits 
  • Ornamental plants 
  • Medicinal and aromatic plants 
  • Agrotourism 
  • Agricultural resources 
  • Aquaculture 
  • Other fields related to agricultural sciences. 

This list highlights the comprehensive scope of the journal, emphasizing its focus on various areas of agricultural sciences.

Copyright Policy:

The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright, and to retain publishing rights without any restrictions.

Plagiarism
The journal has a strict policy against plagiarism. All submitted manuscripts are checked for plagiarism using professional plagiarism-checking software. Submitted manuscripts with an unacceptable similarity index resulting from plagiarism are rejected immediately. 

Article Processing Charge (APC)

The journal is published in both print and online versions and all articles published in JASI are fully open-access and freely available online, immediately upon publication.  JASI requires neither submission charges nor article processing charges (APCs).

Authors who submit work to the JASI journal agree to the following terms: the authors retain copyright and grant the journal its first publishing rights. This permits people to share the material as long as the authorship and first publication in this journal are acknowledged. They're also encouraged to share their work on the internet.