About UTAB Journal

UTAB Journal is a multidisciplinary journal in the field of social science and applied sciences. The journal publishes original scientific papers, short communications, review articles and case studies. By not excluding papers based on novelty, this journal promotes the research and wishes to publish papers as long as they are technically correct and scientifically motivated. This is an open-access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

The scope of UTAB JOURNALwill focus on social and applied sciences, namely: Educational science, Social works, Accounting, Management sciences, Renewable energy, Computer application, crop production, forestry, seed science, irrigation and drainage, plant physiology, water/soil conservation, insect and pest control, animal husbandry, aquaculture, agricultural engineering, agricultural economics, agroecology, biotechnology, organic agriculture, biodynamic agriculture, agribusiness and other related areas.

Every issue will be comprised of 7 papers at least. Each issue will be running, and all officially accepted manuscripts will be immediately published online. This journal is an international journal and its scope is not confined by the boundary of any country or region.

I. Article Types

UTAB JOURNAL Publications accepts various article types including:

Original research papers:

Papers that include original empirical data that have not been published anywhere earlier. Null/negative findings and replication/refutation findings are also welcome. This type of paper normally should not exceed 26 double-spaced pages of text (including references) and should not contain more than 14 figures/tables. We advise a length of 3100-6100 words (including everything).

Short communications:

Short Communications are urgent communications of important preliminary results that are very original, of high interest and likely to have a significant impact on the subject area of the journal. A Short Communication needs only to demonstrate a ‘proof of principle’. Authors are entreated to submit an Original Research Paper to the journal following their Short Communication. There is no strict page limit for a Short Communication; however, a length of 2500-3500 words is recommended, plus 2-3 figures and/or tables, and 15-20 key references.

Review papers:

These papers will not have empirical data acquired by the authors but will include a discussion of papers previously published and data acquired in a specific area. A length of 5000-9000 words is recommended, (including 50-150 references plus 3-5 figures and/or tables (if required).

Case reports / Case studies

Case study reports are in-depth investigations of a person, group, event, or community. Typically, data is gathered from various sources using several methods (e.g., observations & interviews). The information mainly relates to events in the individual’s past (i.e., retrospective), as well as to significant events that are currently occurring in his or her everyday life. The case study is not a research method, but researchers select methods of data collection and analysis that will generate material suitable for case studies. Case studies also provide valuable teaching material, demonstrating both classical and unusual presentations that may confront the practitioner. (Ref: https://www.simplypsychology.org/case-study.html). The abstract (not more than 250 words) of the Case report should have the following sections: Introduction, Methodology, Discussion, and Conclusion. Only Case Reports have word limits: Papers should not exceed 2000 words, 20 references, or 5 figures.

Abstracts of scientific meetings:

Abstracts of oral presentations and posters (within the scope of the journal) can be published in discussion with the academic editors. Standardized abstracts (prepared by journal guidelines) need to be in the English language and will be peer-reviewed before publication. It is recommended to contact the editor before submitting abstracts for a scientific meeting. Normally a collection of the abstracts (minimum 10 abstracts) will be published in a special issue. Abstracts are not considered for regular issues of the journal. Publication of ‘a collection of abstracts of a conference, symposia, etc requires a special editorial board. Normally the ‘Review committee / Screening committee’ of the conference will select a special editorial board. A list of the special editors also will be published in the special issue.

About UTAB Journal