About the Journal

Focus and scope

The Revista Agrotecnológica Amazónica (RAA) (e-ISSN: 2710-0510) is an open access scientific journal edited by the Editorial Fund of the National University of San Martín, in collaboration with the Faculties of Agricultural Sciences and Agroindustrial Engineering.

RAA is a journal of international scope that disseminates rigorously peer-reviewed contributions under the double-blind modality. In addition to original articles, the reader will find review articles, short communications, scientific notes, letters to the editor and editorials.

Its mission is to disseminate the knowledge produced by the academic-scientific community in two main fields: i) Agricultural Sciences: Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Agricultural Entomology, Soil Science, Agroecology, Agricultural Economics, Natural Resources Management, Agricultural Biotechnology and other related disciplines. ii) Agroindustrial Engineering: Food Engineering, Agroindustrial Process Technology, Food Quality and Safety Management, Agroindustrial Biotechnology and other related disciplines.

RAA aims to publish original and unpublished articles of great relevance to society every six months. Its target audience are academics, professionals and students related to Agricultural Sciences and Agroindustry. Starting with volume 4 number 2, RAA will accept and publish articles in Spanish and English in order to improve its visibility in the academic-scientific community, achieving greater impact to be indexed in international databases.

Types of collaborations

All works published in the RAA must be rigorous and well-founded; not have been previously published or submitted simultaneously to an opinion in another journal.

Referred papers:

a) Original articles. Presents the results of scientific research based on theoretical or experimental hypotheses, which means an original contribution to knowledge in any of the areas of interest to the magazine. It relates the way to delimit the research question, the way to put it to the test (statistical analysis of the experiment, disciplinary protocols) and the confrontation of the data generated with the current literature. The acceptable range of the document is 4500 to 7500 words excluding bibliographical references.

b) Review articles. Meta-analysis and comprehensive critical evaluation of research carried out on topics within the scope of the journal. This type of work offers the state of knowledge of said object or area of ​​study, which allows identifying relationships, contradictions or inconsistencies in the topic of interest, and making proposals for further studies. They should not exceed 10,000 words excluding bibliographical references.

c) Short communications. Reports of unusual importance, urgency and interest and must contain relevant preliminary results. It cannot be more than four pages of the magazine (approx. 4000 words). Larger communications will be returned to authors for reduction. An explanation that justifies the publication of a communication must include its importance and interest, which will help the editor to accept or reject the communication.

Non-refereed papers:

a) Scientific notes. Presents observations and brief scientific descriptions of methods or results, progress of research work or news of scientific interest. The results must be conclusive or important to disseminate a complete phase of an ongoing investigation. It cannot be more than five pages of the magazine (approx. 5000 words). In the case of the Summary and Abstract, the length should not exceed 100 words. It is also recommended that in the bibliographic references, the essential be noted.

b) Letters to the editor. We publish works that expose objections or comments referred to recently published articles; not without first considering the right of reply on the part of the author, who may reply in a letter of similar length within a month. The editorial committee assesses the relevance of the publication of the reply.

c) Editorials. Works written by the editor, a member of the editorial committee or a guest researcher (guest editor) on orientations in the thematic domain of the magazine or of public interest of methodological or scientific theories; and/or topics of debate and academic actions of science and technology.

IMPORTANT

We do not accept opinion pieces or informal essays; works without theoretical foundation; incipient or inconclusive investigations; narrations, anecdotes or personal or institutional experiences; book summaries; papers with serious writing problems or articles unrelated to the areas of interest.

Code of Ethics

RAA adheres to the code of ethics for the actions and performance of the actors involved in the publication process of this journal (editors, editorial committee, authors and reviewers) established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), available at publicationethics.org

Indexing

The RAA constantly postulates and subscribes to national and international databases, portals, repositories and directories, in order to improve its impact on the scientific community within its scope, and achieve its prompt acceptance in high-impact indices. As of May 2024, the RAA is located at:

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Post frequency

RAA is a biannual publication, which publishes an annual volume divided into two issues published in January and July.

Payments per publication

RAA does not issue or receive payments for the submission, processing and publication of texts.

Peer review process

Contributions must favorably accredit the academic opinion process, which will operate under the peer review modality, double blind, where the identity of both the authors and the reviewers will remain anonymous:

  1. The articles that accredit the editorial opinion will be sent to expert academics in the same disciplinary and thematic area as those of the postulated text. The reviewers will be selected from the portfolio of referees –made up of specialists from national and international institutions–, who will comment on the relevance and quality of the proposed text and determine the feasibility of its publication.
  2. The reviewers will be responsible for reviewing and analyzing that the texts are an original contribution, that the theoretical references are relevant and the appropriate methodology, and assess the relevance of the findings described.
  3. All texts will be sent to two experts –attached to a different institution from that of the authors–, who will issue their comments. Ultimately, based on the reviewers' recommendations, the editor's decision will be:

    REFEREE A REFEREE B RESOLUTION
    Positive Positive Accepted
    Positive Negative Sending the article to referee C,
    whose decision will be final
    and unappealable
    Positive Conditional
    (subject to changes
    and resubmission)    		 The corrected article returns
    to the reviewer, who accepts or rejects the publication (2nd round)
    Negative Conditional
    (subject to changes
    and resubmission)    		 Rejected
    Negative Negative Rejected
  4. The editorial committee will guarantee, in all cases, that the opinions delivered to the authors contain solid arguments that support the editorial decision.
  5. The results of the academic opinion process will be final in all cases.
  6. The time for the document to be submitted for review will depend on the number of articles on the waiting list. Once the author has been notified of the receipt of the article, the estimated time for the report is 30 calendar days.
  7. In case of receiving comments, the author will have 15 calendar days to send the new version of the work to the editor.
  8. The referees, once they receive the article, will have 15 calendar days to review it and deliver the result.
  9. Accepted documents will start the editing process (style correction, layout, metadata marking, etc.) to be published later, according to the decision of the editorial direction.
  10. Once the editorial process is completed, the preliminary version of the text will be sent to the authors for final review and approval. If no comments are received within three calendar days, the editorial coordination of the journal will assume that the authors have given their tacit approval.
  11. Certificates of publication will only be issued to those authors who apply to the Editor of the journal.

Support

Editorial Fund, UNSM

Financing sources

Research and Development Institute, UNSM