Publication Ethics

Section A: Publication and Writing
  1. All submitted manuscripts will undergo a rigorous peer-review process by at least one expert reviewer in the field.
  2. The review process is blind review.
  3. Factors taken into account in the review are relevance, significance, originality, readability and language.
  4. Possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with revision, or rejection.
  5. If the author is asked to revise and resubmit the submission, there is no guarantee that the revised submission will be accepted.
  6. Rejected articles will not be re-reviewed.
  7. Acceptance of manuscripts is limited by legal requirements as applicable at the time of the applicable law regarding copyright infringement and plagiarism.
  8. No research can be included in more than one publication.
 Section B: Author responsibilities
  1. Authors must certify that their manuscript is their original work. Authors must certify that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere.
  2. Authors must certify that the manuscript is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  3. Authors must participate in the peer review process.
  4. Authors are obliged to provide corrections or corrections of errors.
  5. All Authors named on the paper must have significantly contributed to the research.
  6. Authors must declare that all data in the paper are original
  7. Authors must inform the Editor of any conflicts of interest.
  8. Authors must identify all sources used in the preparation of the paper.
  9. Authors must report any errors they discover in their published papers to the Editor.
 Section C: Reviewer Responsibilities
  1. Reviewers should keep all information regarding manuscripts confidential.
  2. Reviews should be conducted objectively, without personal criticism of the author. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
  3. Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.
  4. Reviewers should also draw the Editor-in-Chief's attention to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
  5. Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships, relationships, or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
 Section D: Editorial responsibilities
  1. The editor has full responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article.
  2. The editor is responsible for the content and overall quality of the publication.
  3. The editor should always consider the needs of the authors and readers when attempting to improve the publication.
  4. The editor should ensure the quality of the manuscript and the integrity of the academic record.
  5. The editor should make corrections when necessary.
  6. The editor should have a clear picture of the sources of research funding.
  7. Editors should base their decisions solely on one of the paper's interests, originality, clarity, and relevance to the scope of the publication.
  8. Editors should not reverse their decisions or overrule previous editors without good reason.
  9. Editors should maintain the anonymity of reviewers.
  10. Editors should ensure that all research materials they publish comply with accepted ethical guidelines.
  11. Editors should only accept manuscripts if they are reasonably certain.
  12. Editors should act if they suspect misconduct, whether a paper is published or unpublished, and make every reasonable effort to persist in seeking resolution of the problem.
  13. Editors should not reject papers based on suspicion; they should have evidence of misconduct.
  14. Editors should not tolerate conflicts of interest between staff, authors, reviewers and board members.
Checklist Before Submitting Articles
 
Manuscripts must be submitted through the following methods:
  1. The manuscript has never been published or is in process elsewhere. Submission of manuscripts through the Online Submission System on the E-Journal Tropical Animal Science portal (http://ejournal.uby.ac.id/index.php/tas)
  2. First, the Author registers as an Author (checks the role as Author) in the "Register" section or the address: http://ejournal.uby.ac.id/index.php/tas/user/register
  3. After the Author logs in as an Author, click on "New Submission". The stages of submitting an article consist of 5 stages, namely: (1). Start, (2). Upload Submission, (3). Enter Metadata, (4). Upload Supplementary Files, (5). Confirmation
  4. In the Start section, select the Journal Section (Full Article), check all the checklists.
  5. In the Upload Submission section, please upload the article manuscript file in MS Word in this section.
  6. In the Enter Metadata section, enter the data of all Authors and their affiliations, followed by the title and abstract, and indexing keywords.
  7. In the Upload Supplementary Files section, you are allowed to upload the FORM TAS-A file, supporting data or cover letter or other documents.
  8. In the Confirmation section, please click "Finish Submission" if all data is correct.
  9. If the author has difficulty in the process of submitting the manuscript through the online system, the manuscript can also be sent via the Tropical Animal Science editorial email (tasubyindonesia@gmail.com)
 GENERAL INFORMATION
  1. Tropical Animal Science aims to disseminate information and research results in the field of animal science covering breeding, genetics, feed, nutrition, reproduction, production, biotechnology, physiology, management, socio-economics, livestock product technology, microbiology, and other topics related to animal science.
  2. The editors accept articles/scientific works that have never been published and are not in the process of being published elsewhere. After the article is accepted, the author will be asked to agree to the article copyright statement (the statement can be downloaded on the Tropical Animal Science website)
  3. Tropical Animal Science is published periodically twice a year in May and November
 MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
  1. The manuscript is written in Indonesian or can be written in English.
  2. The manuscript is written with double spacing except for the title, table, and figure title written with 1 space. Using A4 paper format with 3 cm margins on all sides, top, bottom, left, and right. The total number of pages allowed is a maximum of 21 pages. The manuscript is written using Times New Roman font size 12 in the form of one column (not 2 columns)
  3. The manuscript is written using Microsoft Word format (.doc) except for graphics using Microsoft Excel and images in JPEG format.
  4. Each page of the manuscript is given a line number on the left side continuously starting with number 1 on the top line on the first page.
  5. Tables, figures, and graphs are placed at the end of the manuscript page, namely after the "Bibliography" section
  6. The units of weight and distance use the metric system and temperature uses Celsius units
  7. The manuscript must contain a sequence consisting of: title, author's name, author's institution name, abstract, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusion, acknowledgments (if any) and bibliography. The main subtitle is written in capital letters, bold, placed in the middle of the line. (ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, MATERIALS AND METHODS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (if any) and BIBLIOGRAPHY).
  8. The manuscript and copyright statement for the article can only be submitted online via https://ejournal.uby.ac.id/index.php/tas and cannot be submitted in any other way.
  9. Complete writing instructions can be downloaded at Instruction to Author