Aims and Scope

Journal of Productivity and Development (Agricultural Research; J. Product. & Dev.) is an open-access scholarly journal that publishes peer-reviewed research papers, review articles, communications, and short notes on agricultural research, reflecting its interdisciplinary nature. There are no restrictions on the maximum length of the papers. J. Product. & Dev. aims to publish research on crop and animal production, biosecurity, postharvest handling, agricultural technology, natural resource management (land, soil, and water), rural management, agricultural development, artificial intelligence, and agriculture in changing environments. Without loss of generality, the journal's scope for accepting contributions is described in more detail below.

Subject Areas

Crop production: grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, flowers, and cotton.

  • Crop protection

  • Crop breeding and genetics

  • Crop nutrition, irrigation

  • Crop physiology

  • Pests and diseases, weeds, invasive species

  • Precision agriculture

  • Sustainable agriculture

  • Conservation agriculture

  • Organic agriculture

  • Ecological agriculture

Animal production: livestock and poultry

  • Animal and poultry breeding

  • Animal and poultry nutrition

  • Animal and poultry physiology

  • Animal and poultry management

Soil and water

  • Soil physics

  • Soil chemistry

  • Soil microbiology

  • Soil and water quality

  • Irrigation and water use efficiency

  • Chemistry

  • Agricultural engineering

Impacts of environmental factors

  • Environmental influences on production and products

  • Impact of changing environments

Agricultural economics and agricultural development

  • Trade

  • Livelihoods

Agricultural technology

  • Machinery

  • Remote sensing and data analysis

  • Geographical Information Systems

Agricultural product health and safety

  • Post-harvest

  • Animal and plant inspection

  • Product freshness

Food sciences and technology

  • Science and technology,

  • Packaging

  • Engineering of foods and food products

  • Food handling and processing

  • Food chemistry and physics

  • Food, nutrition, and health

  • Food quality and safety