About the Journal

ISSN: 2704-3746
eISSN: 2704-3754

The Journal of Agricultural Research, Development, Extension and Technology (JARDET) is the official agricultural research journal published by the University of Southern Mindanao through the Publication and Printing Unit.

Focus and Scope

JARDET is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research in agriculture and its allied fields, including but not limited to:

  • Crop Sciences
  • Biological Sciences
  • Animal, Fisheries and Veterinary Sciences
  • Agricultural Extension and other related Social Sciences
  • Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
  • Agricultural Engineering, Technology, and Innovation.

JARDET accepts original research papers, short communications, and review articles written in the English language. The journal welcomes submissions from all sectors: authors, scientists, researchers, and faculty members from various institutions and agencies in the Philippines and abroad. 

Publication Frequency

One issue is published annually. For each issue, two calls for articles will be publicized in April and September. Papers accepted for publication are continuously published through the journal website. The annual issue containing the accepted articles is printed at the end of the year.

2026 Journal Statistics (as of 15 October 2026)
Acceptance Rate: 67%
Rejection Rate: 33%
Days to First Editorial Decision: 44 days
Days to Acceptance: 178 days

Review and Production Process
 
JARDET follows the double-blind refereeing protocol, where the identity of the authors and reviewers is not revealed. At least 2 reviewers are required to assess the quality of submissions.
Legend:
EIC - Editor-in-Chief; ME - Managing Editor; SE - Section Editor; AE - Associate Editor.
 
Open Access Policy

JARDET is fully open access, meaning that all articles are published under Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license that grants immediate, free access and extensive usage rights to the public. Readers and software systems are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to the full texts, crawl articles for indexing, pass them as data for computational analysis, or reuse them for any other lawful purpose without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

Article Processing Charge

JARDET has no Article Processing Charges at any stage of publication. 

Repository Policy

JARDET actively supports open research and self-archiving, permitting authors to deposit all versions of their work, including the preprint, the author’s accepted manuscripts, and the final manuscript version, in any institutional, subject-based, or central repository of their choice. This policy applies immediately upon submission, acceptance, or publication, without any embargo period, ensuring full compliance with open-access mandates and maximum dissemination of research.

Advertising Policy

JARDET does not endorse or accept any product or service for advertisement.

Indexing

 Asian Science Citation Index (ASCI) Database

FAO AGRIS Data Provider Network