AGRITEPA: Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Pertanian

Journal Ownership and Publisher

AGRITEPA: Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Pertanian is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Unived Press, Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu, Indonesia. The publisher provides institutional, administrative, and publishing support to ensure the journal's sustainability, professional management, and commitment to high-quality scholarly communication.

The journal is academically managed by the Agribusiness Study Programme and Agricultural Food Technology Study Programme, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu, in collaboration with the Asosiasi Jurnal Pertanian Indonesia (AJPI) (Indonesian Association of Agricultural Journals).

Unived Press, as the institutional publisher of AGRITEPA, supports the dissemination of original scholarly research and promotes the development of agricultural science and technology through a transparent, accountable, and ethically responsible publishing process.

The journal serves as an academic platform for researchers, lecturers, practitioners, policymakers, and professionals to communicate research findings, theoretical developments, methodological innovations, and practical applications in agricultural science and related disciplines.

AGRITEPA publishes original research articles, technical papers, conceptual papers, and case study reports covering agricultural food technology, agribusiness, agricultural socio-economics, agricultural management, and related business and agricultural development issues.

Publisher Information

Journal Title: AGRITEPA: Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Pertanian

Institutional Publisher: Unived Press, Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu

Academic Management: Agribusiness Study Programme and Agricultural Food Technology Study Programme, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu

Institutional Collaboration: Asosiasi Jurnal Pertanian Indonesia (AJPI)

Publisher and Editorial Office Address:

Unived Press
Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu
Faculty of Agriculture
Jl. Meranti Raya No. 32, Sawah Lebar
Bengkulu City, Bengkulu, Indonesia

Print ISSN (p-ISSN): 2407-1315

Electronic ISSN (e-ISSN): 2722-1881

Publication Frequency: Twice a year

Official Journal Website: https://jurnal.unived.ac.id/index.php/agritepa

Journal Contact Information: Available through the official Contact Us page on the journal website.

1. Journal Management

The management of AGRITEPA is carried out by a structured editorial team comprising the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editors, Editorial Board members, and peer reviewers, in accordance with the journal's established editorial responsibilities and organisational arrangements.

The editorial management team is responsible for overseeing manuscript submissions, coordinating peer review, maintaining scholarly quality, ensuring compliance with publication ethics, and implementing transparent editorial procedures.

1.1 Editor-in-Chief

The Editor-in-Chief provides academic and editorial leadership and is responsible for ensuring that the journal operates in accordance with its aims and scope, editorial policies, and recognised standards of scholarly publishing.

The Editor-in-Chief oversees manuscript evaluation, coordinates editorial decisions, ensures the integrity of the peer-review process, and promotes continuous improvements in the journal's academic quality and international visibility.

Decisions concerning manuscript acceptance, revision, or rejection must be based on scholarly merit, methodological soundness, originality, relevance, and compliance with publication ethics.

1.2 Managing Editors

The Managing Editors coordinate the journal's day-to-day editorial operations, including manuscript administration, communication with authors and reviewers, monitoring submission progress, and supporting the timely publication of accepted articles.

They also ensure that editorial records, manuscript metadata, and publication information are properly maintained through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.

1.3 Editorial Board

The Editorial Board contributes to the academic development of AGRITEPA by providing scholarly advice, supporting editorial policies, maintaining disciplinary relevance, and promoting high-quality research publication.

Editorial Board members support the journal's development across agricultural food technology, agribusiness, agricultural socio-economics, and related disciplines.

The composition and institutional affiliations of the Editorial Board should be made publicly available and regularly updated on the official journal website.

1.4 Peer Reviewers

Peer reviewers are selected according to their expertise and suitability for the subject matter of submitted manuscripts.

Reviewers are responsible for conducting independent, objective, constructive, and confidential evaluations of manuscripts.

Their assessments support the editorial decision-making process by examining the originality, scientific significance, methodological appropriateness, validity of research findings, and overall quality of each submission.

Reviewers must disclose potential conflicts of interest and comply with the journal's peer-review and publication ethics policies.

2. Relationship Between the Publisher and the Editorial Board

Unived Press, Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu, acts as the institutional publisher of AGRITEPA and provides the organisational, administrative, technical, and publishing infrastructure necessary for the journal's continuity and development.

The Faculty of Agriculture, through its relevant study programmes, coordinates the journal's academic management and supports the development of its scholarly scope and editorial activities.

The collaboration with the Asosiasi Jurnal Pertanian Indonesia (AJPI) supports professional networking and the development of scholarly communication in agricultural disciplines.

The publisher and the editorial team have distinct but complementary responsibilities.

The publisher is responsible for institutional publishing support, operational sustainability, publication infrastructure, and administrative matters, while the editorial team retains responsibility for manuscript assessment, peer-review coordination, academic quality control, and editorial decisions.

This division of responsibilities is intended to ensure that the journal is managed professionally, transparently, independently, and accountably.

3. Editorial Independence

AGRITEPA is committed to maintaining editorial independence and protecting editorial decision-making from inappropriate institutional, commercial, financial, political, or personal influence.

All editorial decisions must be based solely on the scholarly merit of submitted manuscripts, including their originality, scientific relevance, methodological rigour, validity of findings, ethical compliance, and contribution to the advancement of knowledge.

Decisions regarding manuscript acceptance, revision, or rejection fall within the authority of the Editor-in-Chief and the authorised editorial team, following editorial assessment and peer review.

The publisher must not interfere with editorial decisions to promote institutional interests, commercial objectives, personal relationships, or other considerations unrelated to scientific quality.

Authors, reviewers, editors, and members of the publisher's management must disclose any potential conflicts of interest that could compromise the impartiality or integrity of the editorial process.

Manuscripts submitted by individuals affiliated with Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu, Unived Press, or the journal's editorial management must undergo the same scholarly evaluation and peer-review standards applied to submissions from external institutions.

Editors must not participate in editorial decisions involving their own manuscripts or submissions where a significant conflict of interest exists.

The journal is committed to ensuring that all authors receive fair and equitable treatment regardless of institutional affiliation, nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, political views, or other characteristics unrelated to scholarly merit.

4. Transparency and Accountability

AGRITEPA is committed to transparency and accountability in all aspects of its ownership, institutional affiliation, editorial management, and publishing operations.

Information regarding the journal's publisher, academic management, institutional collaboration, editorial team, and contact details is made available through the official journal website.

The name of the institutional publisher, Unived Press, Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu, should be presented consistently across the journal's website, published articles, publication metadata, and relevant official documents.

The journal maintains transparent procedures governing manuscript submission, editorial screening, peer review, publication ethics, and editorial decision-making.

The journal's publishing and editorial responsibilities are intended to be clearly communicated to authors, reviewers, readers, and relevant stakeholders.

Any substantive changes to the journal's ownership, institutional publisher, organisational structure, editorial management, or official contact information will be communicated through the journal's website and reflected in the relevant journal records.

The editorial team is responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date information concerning editorial board membership, institutional affiliations, publishing policies, and journal operations.

5. Financial and Institutional Sustainability

AGRITEPA is supported by the institutional publishing framework of Unived Press, Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu.

The publisher supports the continuity of the journal through institutional coordination, publishing infrastructure, technical administration, and operational arrangements designed to maintain regular publication and reliable access to scholarly content.

Publishing operations and any applicable financial arrangements must be administered transparently and must not influence editorial decisions.

The journal is committed to ensuring that editorial acceptance is based on scientific quality rather than the financial interests of the publisher, authors, or other stakeholders.

Any author fees, financial support arrangements, sponsorships, or publication-related charges must be disclosed separately through the journal's official policies, where applicable.

6. Publication Management through Open Journal Systems (OJS)

AGRITEPA manages manuscript submissions and editorial workflows through Open Journal Systems (OJS).

Authors are required to register and submit their manuscripts electronically through the official journal website.

The OJS platform supports manuscript administration, editorial communication, peer-review coordination, revision management, and publication preparation.

Registered users may monitor the status of their submissions according to their assigned roles and the access permissions provided by the system.

Editors and authorised editorial staff are responsible for maintaining accurate records of manuscript processing, reviewer assignments, editorial decisions, and publication metadata.

The journal seeks to ensure that its electronic publishing procedures support transparency, confidentiality, accountability, and consistency throughout the editorial process.

7. Commitment to Publication Ethics and International Publishing Standards

AGRITEPA is committed to responsible scholarly publishing and the continuous improvement of its editorial and publishing practices.

The journal seeks to align its policies with internationally recognised principles of transparency, publication ethics, editorial independence, and responsible research communication.

These principles include those promoted by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).

The journal recognises the importance of protecting editorial independence, managing conflicts of interest, maintaining the confidentiality of peer review, and preserving the integrity of the scholarly record.

The publisher and editorial team are committed to regularly reviewing their policies and procedures to respond to developments in scholarly publishing, research ethics, digital publishing technologies, and international editorial standards.

8. Institutional Information and Official Links

Institutional Publisher: Unived Press, Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu

Academic Management: Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu

Participating Study Programmes: Agribusiness Study Programme and Agricultural Food Technology Study Programme

Collaborating Association: Asosiasi Jurnal Pertanian Indonesia (AJPI)

Official Journal Website:
https://jurnal.unived.ac.id/index.php/agritepa

Journal Information:
https://jurnal.unived.ac.id/index.php/agritepa/about

Journal Contact:
https://jurnal.unived.ac.id/index.php/agritepa/ContactUs

Aims and Scope:
https://jurnal.unived.ac.id/index.php/agritepa/aimandscope

Author Guidelines and Submission Information:
https://jurnal.unived.ac.id/index.php/agritepa/about/submissions

Journal History:
https://jurnal.unived.ac.id/index.php/agritepa/about/history

Policy Statement

AGRITEPA: Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Pertanian is committed to maintaining a transparent, accountable, ethically responsible, and academically independent publishing environment under the institutional publishing support of Unived Press, Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu.

The publisher, academic management, and editorial team share a commitment to promoting high-quality research, protecting editorial integrity, and supporting the sustainable dissemination of agricultural knowledge at national and international levels.