Peer Review Policy

Agricultural Research Journal follows double blind peer review policy (for original research papers and research notes) to uphold the quality and validity of individual papers and hence the journal. First of all, the manuscript is subjected to preliminary investigation by the Editor for its alignment with the Aims and Scope of the journal, for general presentation of the paper, and for weeding out the papers based on shallow research or plagiarized submissions. If the paper is worth consideration, it is sent to two reviewers in a double-blind mode by the Editor/Section Editor. Upon evaluation of the comments by the reviewers, the Editor sends paper back for revision to the corresponding author or conveys the acceptance or rejection as the case may be. Once the revised version is received, it is scrutinized for due consideration of comments of the Editor and/or original reviewers. Depending upon the degree of revision required and technicality of the comments, rebuttals and responses, the Editor either reaches a decision on his own or forwards it to the original reviewer(s). The Editor then along with original reviewers decides about acceptance, further revision, or rejection of the paper and conveys to the corresponding author accordingly. Thereafter, the paper is edited thoroughly in order to conform it to style and guidelines of the journal, to correct flaws, if any, in language, graphics, title, etc. and to enhance readability. Each issue, in general, carries one Review Paper and one or more Opinion/Perspective pieces also which highlight knowledge gaps, new concepts or future line of action in areas covered by the journal; these are exclusively invited from the scientists having long standing and renown in the field.