About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University (JSAU) is an academic peer reviewed biennial journal publishes in June and December by the Sylhet Agricultural University Research System (SAURES), SAU, Sylhet. This Journal publishes original, empirical and innovative knowledge, technologies, etc. in all areas of Agricultural Sciences. It is primarily devoted to the extension, further development and dissemination of knowledge in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and to complement the expertise of academia as well as researchers. Within the boundary of the above mentioned aims and scopes, the journal covers a wide area of interests in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. In the backdrop of global scenario, local and regional issues are picked up on a systematic manner to help and development of new ideas with deeper insight into theoretical and practical knowledge on various Agricultural and Biological issues.
Review Process
JSAU is a double-blind peer review journal. After submission, a preliminary review of the manuscript will be performed by the editorial board. If the editorial board gives the preliminary acceptance, it would be sent to two reviewers for blind peer review. Final decision will be made by the opinion of two reviewers. Four types of decisions can be made by them –
- Rejected
- Accepted after major correction
- Accepted after minor correction
- Accepted (with no change of manuscript)
If the manuscript is accepted with minor/major correction, it would be returned to corresponding author to perform necessary correction according to the reviewer’s comment and author will resubmit the manuscript within 7 (seven) days. Finally, Chief Editor will be reviewing the manuscript for final edit and manuscript will be available in website as an accepted article.
Note: Manuscripts may be rejected on ethical grounds if the severity of the experimental procedure does not appear to be justified by the value of the work performed.
Publication Frequency
Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University (JSAU) is published twice in a year in English language. (June and December)
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.
Article Processing Fees
Our journal is free to everyone. Full text of all the contents is always available. There is no article processing charges (APCs) or submission charges. Our readers can copy, distribute, and use their attributed research for non-commercial purpose free of charge. Our journal retains copyright of the articles through a Creative Commons attribution license (CC-BY-NC 4.0).
Source of Support
Funded by Sylhet Agricultural University Research System’s (SAURES).
