About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Overview
Journal of Tropical Crop Science is published four-monthly (February, June, October) by the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University, Indonesia.

Aims and Scope

Journal of Tropical Crop Science publishes articles reporting research findings on in vivo and in vitro crop production and management under tropical conditions. JTCS's primary goal is to publish high-quality research that addresses the unique biological, environmental, and management challenges of tropical crops. We aim to provide a global platform for scientists to share studies and innovations across a broad spectrum of agronomy and horticulture, including crop breeding, nutrient management and soil health, seed technology, stress physiology, crop protection and biopesticides, and post-harvest technology of tropical cereals, vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, medicinal and plantation crops.

Journal of Tropical Crop Science History

In line with IPB University's commitment to advancing learning, knowledge, and the publication of research in tropical agriculture worldwide, the Journal of Tropical Crop Science was established in November 2013. The founder of the journal was Dr. Agus Purwito, the 2012-2015 Chair of the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture. The development of the journal was supported by the late Dr. Dahrul Syah, Prof. M. Syukur, and other senior academics of the School of Agronomy and Horticulture (2012-2015), the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Dr. Ernan Rustiadi, and IPB University. The main goals are to publish and disseminate experimental work and original research on tropical crops and on contemporary issues arising in tropical environments.

ISSN: 2356-0169
eISSN: 2356-0177

Publisher: Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University, INDONESIA

Journal of Tropical Crop Science is published four-monthly (3 issues per year: February, June, and October).
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Journal of Tropical Crop Science is included in the following indexing and abstracting services: SCOPUS as of 20 March 2024 (SJR rating in progress), ASCI (Asian Science Citation Index), AGRIS FAO, and WORLD CATALOGUE LIBRARY.

Open access
Journal of Tropical Crop Science is published as open access. Articles will be immediately free for everyone to read and download.

Publication fees

Article processing charge applies starting November 20, 2024.

The Journal of Tropical Crop Science has ARTICLE PUBLICATION CHARGE fees only for the accepted articles.

Payment of this fee is intended to subsidize the journal's operational costs and is mandatory for all submissions.

The article processing charge of IDR 2,500,000 applies to a maximum of 15 published pages per article.

WAIVERS AND DISCOUNTS FROM ARTICLE PUBLICATION CHARGE

In keeping with our commitment to open access, the Journal of Tropical Crop Science offers APC discounts to foreign authors from low-income countries.

Authors who cannot pay the publication fee are requested to email the journal at jtcs@apps.ipb.ac.id stating the reasons for requesting a waiver.

The journal will not use the publication fee to prevent the publication of accepted articles, as it has no commercial purposes.

A maximum of two waivers or discounts will be granted per published issue, regardless of authorship order or research group.

Journal Sponsorship

Publisher

Journal of Tropical Crop Science is managed and published by the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University

Sponsors

Journal of Tropical Crop Science (JTCS) is technically and financially supported by the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture as a non-profit national university. JTCS is committed not to accept any advertising/other commercial revenues nor to conduct any direct marketing activities to ensure that the editorial decisions are on the grounds of suitability for the journal scope, impact, and overall quality of the manuscript. The publisher does not have any influence on the editorial decision-making.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Author Self-Archiving and Repository Policy

Authors of articles published in the Journal of Tropical Crop Science retain the right to deposit their work in institutional and subject repositories.

Authors may deposit the final published version as it appears on the journal website. Deposits may be made immediately upon publication. Articles deposited in repositories must be made available under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY‑SA 4.0) license, consistent with the license applied by the journal. Repository records must include the full bibliographic citation of the article in the Journal of Tropical Crop Science, a link (DOI or URL) to the version of record on the journal website, and ensure that all journal branding and license information remain visible.