Instructions to Authors
Jurnal Perlindungan Tanaman Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Plant Protection; Indones. J. Plant Prot.) provides an international forum for the publication of high-quality scholarly original research papers, comprehensive reviews, short communications, newsletters, opinions, technical reports, and obituaries in the field of invertebrate and vertebrate pests, plant pathology, weed science, and their management. The editorial board ensures high academic standards and broad global reach.
1. Submission Policy
Manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Perlindungan Tanaman Indonesia must be the author’s original work and must not have been previously published or simultaneously submitted to any other publication.
2. Manuscript Preparation
A manuscript is strongly recommended to be written in English. A manuscript submitted in Bahasa Indonesia will be translated into English upon submission. Translation fee will be the responsibility of the authors. Manuscripts must be written using a standard word processor, preferably MS Word for Windows (ver. 2007) or MS Word for Macintosh (ver. 2021).
Font: Times New Roman, 12-point.
Paper Size: A4 (210 × 297 mm).
Length: 10–15 pages.
Line Spacing: 1.5 lines throughout the manuscript except for the abstract, tables, figure captions, references, and other notes, which should be single-spaced.
3. Figures and Tables
3.1. Figures
To ensure the highest quality, figures must meet resolution, size, and format requirements as follows:
- Submit each figure as a separate file, not embedded in the main manuscript.
- Figures must be numbered in the order they appear in the text and have descriptive captions.
- Do not include figure numbers, captions, or author names in the figure itself.
- Captions should follow the tables in the manuscript and also be pasted in the figure caption field during upload.
- Multi-panel figures must be combined and submitted as a single, pre-assembled file.
- Use Arial, 14 pt bold for labels; all other labels minimum 9 pt, consistent font.
- Capitalize only the first word and proper nouns.
- Include scale bars where relevant.
- Images must be clear, high quality, and cropped square.
File Specifications:
- 1-column width: 3.25 inches (85 mm), minimum 1,050 pixels wide.
- 2-column width: 7 inches (178 mm), minimum 2,100 pixels wide.
- Max figure depth: 9.7 inches (246 mm).
- Minimum resolution: 300 dpi.
- Accepted formats: .tiff, .jpg, .eps (TIFFs must use LZW compression, no JPEG compression, RGB for color, flattened).
- If unavailable, submit original MS Office files (Word, PPT, Excel) or high-quality PDFs with captions included.
- For graphs, use clear tics and boxed plots, with solid fill or patterns for bars.
- Line drawings and text in figures should be at double resolution for clarity: about 2,000 px (1-column) or 4,000 px (2-column).
3.2 Tables
Tables present precise numerical data and must be clear and self-explanatory without referring to the text, considering the following aspects:
- Cite tables in numeric order.
- Titles should summarize table content, not repeat headings.
- Headings must be concise; tables must have at least two columns.
- Abbreviations are acceptable; explain non-standard ones in footnotes.
- Do not use ditto marks. Round numbers to significant digits.
- Do not use vertical or horizontal lines within the table data fields (open table).
- Use superscript letters (a, b, c, etc.) for footnotes; if mean separation letters are used, start footnotes at x, y, z.
- Tables must be created in text format and submitted on numbered pages after the References section, portrait orientation only.
- Decimal follows the significant number rules.
4. Manuscript Structure
First page: Title, full author names and addresses, phone, fax, emails. Indicate the corresponding author.
Second page: Title, abstract (~250 words) with goals, methods, results, and keywords.
The main text should include:
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusion
5. Acknowledgment
6. References (Literature Cited)
Refer to the Journal Template for detailed formatting.
5. Citation
Citation follows the name and year system (APA 6th edition style).
6. Publication
The publication date of accepted manuscripts is set by the editorial board.
7. Submission Process
Submit manuscripts online at <https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jpti/> with a cover letter confirming originality and no concurrent submissions. For assistance:
Editorial Office of Jurnal Perlindungan Tanaman Indonesia
Room 3.12.04 A2a building 3rd floor
Department of Plant Protection
Faculty of Agriculture
Universitas Gadjah Mada
E-mail: jpti.faperta@ugm.ac.id
8. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLM)
Authors may use AI-based tools to assist with grammar, language refinement, and writing clarity, provided that the final manuscript fully represents the authors’ original ideas and does not include AI-generated new concepts, interpretations, or findings. Suppose authors employ Large Language Models (LLMs) or similar generative AI tools (e.g., OpenAI’s ChatGPT), they must ensure that all text in the manuscript reflects their original research, with full human authorship and oversight.
The use of AI technologies for data analysis or classification is acceptable and should be treated like any other research tool. The method and details of how AI was applied must be clearly described in the Materials and Methods section. When appropriate, AI techniques such as machine learning or regression analysis may be used to meet research objectives.
AI-generated image modification is strictly prohibited.
Guideline for Online Submission
The author should first register as Author through the following address: https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jpti/user/register The author should fulfill the form as detail as possible where the star marked form must be entered. After all form textbox was filled, Author clicks on “Register” button to proceed the registration. Therefore, Author is brought to online author submission interface where Author should click on “New Submission”. In the Start of a New Submission section, click on “’Click Here’: to go to step one of the five-step submission process”. The following are five steps in online submission process:
- Step 1 - Starting the Submission: The author must check-mark on the submission checklists. An author should type or copy-paste the cover letter to “Comments for the Editor”.
- Step 2 – Uploading the Submission: To upload a manuscript to this journal, click Browse on the Upload submission file item and choose the manuscript document file (.doc/.docx) to be submitted, then click "Upload" button until the file has been uploaded.
- Step 3 – Entering Submission’s Metadata: In this step, detail authors metadata should be entered including the marked corresponding author. After that, manuscript title and abstract must be uploaded by copying the text and paste in the textbox including keywords.
- Step 4 – Uploading Supplementary Files: Supplementary file should be uploaded including signed Manuscript Submission Form and Copyright Transfer Form. Therefore, click on Browse button, choose the files, and then click on Upload button.
- Step 5 – Confirming the Submission: Author should final check the uploaded manuscript documents in this step. To submit the manuscript to Jurnal Perlindungan Tanaman Indonesia, click Finish Submission button after the documents are true. The corresponding author or the principal contact will receive an acknowledgment by email and will be able to view the submission’s progress through the editorial process by logging in to the journal web address site.
After this submission, Authors who submit the manuscript will get a confirmation email about the submission. Therefore, Authors are able to track their submission status at any time by logging in to the online submission interface. The submission tracking includes a status of manuscript review and editorial process. If authors have any problems on the online submission, please contact Editorial Office at the following email:
jpti.faperta@ugm.ac.id.
