Aims & Scope

Last updated: September 2026

Aims

The International Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology (IJARIT) (eISSN: 2224-0616) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing theoretical and applied knowledge across the agricultural sciences. The journal aims to provide a rigorous, accessible international platform for researchers, academicians, extension specialists, and policymakers to disseminate original findings on contemporary agricultural challenges, climate resilience, and global food security. IJARIT is committed to publishing high-quality, ethically sound research that bridges scientific innovation with practical application for farming communities, industry, and policy stakeholders worldwide.

Scope

IJARIT welcomes original research articles, critical reviews, short communications, and case studies across the following broad thematic areas, including but not limited to:

1. Crop Sciences & Plant Protection
Agronomy, crop physiology, horticulture, plant breeding and biotechnology (foundational aspects; see also Section 6 for applied biotechnology), and integrated pest and disease management, including entomology, plant pathology, pesticide toxicology in pest-management contexts, and specialized plantation crops (tea, coffee, rubber, and other cash crops).

2. Soil, Water & Environmental Resources
Soil science and plant nutrition, agricultural and environmental chemistry (including pesticide residue and heavy metal contamination studies), agrometeorology and climate-smart agriculture, and water and farm resource management, including irrigation, watershed management, and agricultural waste recycling.

3. Veterinary, Animal & Aquatic Sciences
Veterinary and animal science, livestock production and health, and aquaculture and fisheries management, including sustainable fisheries and marine resource utilization.

4. Post-Harvest Technology & Food Systems
Food science and technology, food hygiene, safety, and quality control, post-harvest handling and processing, and food chemistry.

5. Agricultural Extension, Economics & Rural Development
Agribusiness and market analysis, agricultural policy, agricultural statistics and econometric methods, and extension and rural development, including technology transfer, farming systems research, and food security policy.

6. Agricultural Innovation & Emerging Technologies
Precision agriculture, farm mechanization and agricultural engineering, applied plant and microbial biotechnology, genetic engineering, digital and extension technologies, irrigation engineering and climate adaptation technology, and other emerging tools and systems applied across agricultural research and practice.

Submissions that address these areas through multidisciplinary or cross-cutting approaches — particularly those bridging Section 6 with any of Sections 1–5 — are especially encouraged.

Article Types

  • Original Research Articles — full-length reports of original research.
  • Review Articles — critical, comprehensive syntheses of a research area.
  • Short Communications — concise reports of significant preliminary or focused findings.

(Word-count and formatting requirements for each type are on the Author Guidelines page.)

Editorial Policy & Publication Ethics

All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process, described in full in Peer Review & Ethics, overseen by specialized section editors and international reviewers organized across the journal's six thematic areas (see Peer Review Panel). IJARIT follows the core practices and guidance published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), set out in full in the Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement. All submitted manuscripts are screened for originality before peer review, in accordance with the Plagiarism & Retraction Policy.

Open Access & Licensing

IJARIT provides immediate, worldwide open access to all published content under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Authors retain copyright and may self-archive their work with no embargo; see Open Access & Copyright Licensing for full terms.

Article Processing Charge (APC)

An Article Processing Charge applies only after a manuscript has been accepted following peer review. No fee is charged at submission, and there are no additional charges for editorial processing or rejection.

  • National Authors (Bangladesh): BDT 5,000
  • International Authors: USD 100

See the Article Processing Charges page for waiver eligibility and refund terms.

Preservation & Archiving

Published content is preserved for the long term through the PKP Preservation Network, LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, the Keepers Registry, and BanglaJOL/INASP, independent of the journal's own website. See the Preservation & Archiving Policy for full details.

Publication Frequency

The journal is published biannually (June and December).

Publisher

IJARIT Research Foundation
Srimangal-3210, Moulvibazar, Bangladesh
Web: www.ijarit.online