Focus and Scope

Focus

Jurnal Proteksi Tanaman (Journal of Plant Protection) or JPT, publishes research that advances the scientific understanding and sustainable management of plant pests, pathogens, and weeds. The journal covers their identification, biology, ecology, impacts, and management, as well as beneficial organisms and their interactions with plants and the environment. JPT welcomes fundamental and applied studies that contribute to effective, ecologically sound, and sustainable plant protection. Interdisciplinary studies are welcome, provided that they demonstrate a clear contribution to plant protection science or practice.

Scope

JPT accepts manuscripts in the following areas:

  1. Plant Pests, Pathogens, and Weeds
  • Identification, taxonomy, characterization, diversity, and distribution.
  • Biology, ecology, behavior, population dynamics, and epidemiology.
  • Plant–pest and plant–pathogen interactions, weed–crop competition, and mechanisms of crop damage and yield loss.
  1. Detection, Monitoring, and Surveillance
  • Morphological, biochemical, and molecular methods.
  • Monitoring, surveillance, forecasting, and early warning systems.
  • Sensors, imaging, remote sensing, and other technologies for detecting and assessing crop protection threats.
  • Risk assessment and studies of the distribution.
  1. Biological Control
  • Diversity, biology, ecology, and behavior.
  • Interactions among biological control agents, target organisms, host plants, and other organisms.
  • Conservation, augmentation, introduction, and evaluation.
  • Mass rearing, production, formulation, storage, delivery, and application.
  • Efficacy, compatibility, and effects on nontarget organisms.
  1. Plant Resistance and Defense Mechanisms
  • Structural, biochemical, physiological, and molecular mechanisms of plant resistance and tolerance to pests and diseases.
  • Host plant resistance and its applications in plant protection.
  • Induced resistance, systemic acquired resistance, and induced systemic resistance.
  • Roles of signaling pathways, defense-related enzymes, and secondary metabolites in plant defense.
  • Effects of beneficial organisms and elicitors on plant resistance and defense responses.
  1. Biopesticides and Environmentally Sound Control Methods
  • Development, characterization, formulation, and evaluation of microbial and botanical pesticides, including bioherbicides.
  • Bioactive compounds, semiochemicals, and other agents with applications in plant protection.
  • Physical, mechanical, and cultural methods for managing pests, diseases, and weeds.
  • Efficacy, persistence, modes of action, and environmental effects of control agents and methods.
  • Compatibility with beneficial organisms and other components of integrated management.
  1. Integrated Management and Sustainable Plant Protection
  • Integration of biological, cultural, physical, mechanical, chemical, and host plant resistance approaches.
  • Laboratory, greenhouse, and field studies supporting the development and evaluation of integrated management strategies.
  • Habitat management, ecological engineering, and conservation of functional biodiversity.
  • Responsible pesticide use, insecticide, fungicide, and herbicide resistance management, and effects on nontarget organisms.
  • Ecological, agronomic, and economic evaluation of plant protection strategies.

Types of Manuscripts

  • Original Research Articles: Complete reports of original research presenting new findings supported by appropriate methods and data analysis.
  • Review Articles: Critical syntheses of existing knowledge that evaluate available evidence, identify research gaps, and propose directions for future research or practice. These may include systematic reviews, and meta-analyses.
  • Short Communications: Concise reports of original research with a focused scope, presenting scientifically significant findings that warrant timely dissemination.

 Manuscript Suitability

 Submitted manuscripts must demonstrate a clear contribution to plant protection, methodological rigor, and conclusions supported by appropriate evidence. Research involving biotechnology, biodiversity, environmental management, or plant physiology must explicitly establish its relevance to pests, pathogens, weeds, beneficial organisms, or their management within plant protection systems.