Information For Authors

The manuscripts that will be considered:

  • It is the author's own original work and does not duplicate any previously published work, including the author's own.
  • It is not under consideration, in peer review, or accepted for publication in any journal other than The Journal of Tropical Crop Science
  • It has not been published in any other journal; and
  • It contains nothing abusive, defamatory, libelous, obscene, fraudulent, or illegal.

Authors should observe high ethical standards and obey publication best practices. The following are all unacceptable:

  • data falsification or fabrication, including image manipulation
  • plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the author's own work without proper citation
  • misappropriation of work

We treat any case of ethical or publication malpractice in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines

  • Pre-submission Language Editing
    For non-English speakers, the authors may wish to use a language-editing application or service to ensure that editors and reviewers understand the authors' paper. Language editing does not guarantee the manuscript will be accepted; edited manuscripts will still undergo peer review by the journal.
  • Documents to Submit
    1. A cover letter that contains
     - The significance of the work to the area of study
     - How the study will advance the current knowledge of the area
     - A statement on the use of AI to edit the manuscript text, help generate content or images, process data, or translate.
     - Nomination of potential reviewers.
    AI tools cannot be listed as an author of a paper. Please see the COPE position statement on AI and authorship for more details.
    2. The author's declaration states that the order of authors and the corresponding author must be agreed upon in advance of submission by all authors.
  • Article Types
    Journal of Tropical Crop Science accepts the following types of papers
    - Original Research paper: Each full-length research paper must not exceed 8000 words, including tables, illustrations, and references.
    - Review paper: The review article can be submitted via invitation or regular submission based on merit. It should be comprehensive, up to date, and include a critical review of a recent important topic. The maximum limit is 8000 words, including tables and figures. It should cite the literature from the last 5 years and identify gaps for future research.
    - Short Communications: report of preliminary research results, newly developed protocol, methodology, or modification of existing methodology, and results of the application of an earlier published research methodology on other crops or under different conditions.
    Short communications should be as completely documented, both by reference to the literature and description of the experimental procedures employed, as a regular research paper with a maximum of 2000 words, with a maximum of three tables or figures, and up to 20 references.
  • Manuscript Preparation
    General Page Layout
    • Margins: 1 inch (2.54 cm) on all sides.
    • Font: 12-pt Times New Roman, 11-pt Arial, or 11-pt Calibri.
    • Line Spacing: Double-space the entire document (except for tables).
    • Line numbering should be done for easy reviewing.
    • Alignment: Flush-left (ragged right edge).
    • Paragraphs: Indent the first line of every paragraph by 0.5 inches.
    • Page Numbers: Top-right corner, starting from the title page.
    • The journal follows APA Style (7th Edition).

Please check the Author Instructions for more detailed information.