FOCUS AND SCOPE
The journal of Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension
[TARE
] is a peer-reviewed open-access journal to promote
agricultural research and development as a research medium and
an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of
agricultural research. The journal publishes the most exciting,
high-quality original research papers, short communications,
invited reviews, case studies, book reviews, opinions,
commentaries and notes on emerging fields and concepts of
agriculture in tropical and subtropical areas to provide future
directions. Journal maintains prompt publication of manuscripts
that meet the general criteria of scientific excellence. The
publications include both applied and basic research covering
the broad practical significance of tropical agriculture. The
subject areas covered include genetic resources, genetics and
plant breeding, agronomy, crop improvement, crop physiology,
plant protection, weed science, ecology and sustainable
management of tropical and subtropical agricultural
environments, restoration of degraded environments, forestry and
agroforestry, utilization and domestication of under-exploited
plant and animal resources, biotechnological applications,
horticulture, perennial crops, animal science including
fisheries, food science, post-harvest technology, agricultural
meteorology, water management, agricultural engineering and
technology, farming systems, soil and soil management,
microbiology, agricultural statistics, agricultural policy,
agricultural economics, extension and education.
All articles published in the journal are deposited with
Crossref.
PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
The Journal of Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension
- Sri Lanka published four issues a year in March, June,
September, and December.
OPEN ACCESS POLICY
All research articles published in TARE are
freely available immediately to everyone to read, download and
share.
SUBCRIPTION POLICY
All research articles published in TARE are
freely available immediately to everyone to read, download and
share. A limited number of printed copies are also published
every year and to purchase printed copies contact
TARE editorial office.
ARCHIVING POLICY
This journal is available for LOCKSS harvesting, to create a
distributed archiving system among participating libraries and
permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the
journal for purposes of preservation and restoration.
See LOCKSS harvesting start page.
HISTORY OF THE JOURNAL
The first journal of Tropical Agricultural Research and
Extension was published in 1998 as a biannual journal. Four
issues per year were published from 2010 onwards.
