Journal History

Jurnal Proteksi Tanaman (Journal of Plant Protection), abbreviated as JPT, was first published in 2017 by the Plant Pest and Diseases Department, (now, Plant Protection Department), Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Andalas, Indonesia. The editorial team at that time consisted of Eka Candra Lina as Editor-in-Chief, Hasmiandy Hamid as Managing Editor, My Syahrawati as Editor, and Yulmira Yanti as Editor. The first issue, Volume 1 Number 1, was successfully published in June 2017.

In preparation for the publication of Volume 1 Number 2 in December 2017, the editorial team was reorganized. My Syahrawati served as Editor-in-Chief, Hasmiandy Hamid as Managing Editor, while Eka Candra Lina, Yulmira Yanti, Edy Syahputra, Reflinur, and Fri Maulina served as Editors. Since then, the journal has continued to publish its online issues on schedule with support from reviewers from the Indonesian Entomological Society and the Indonesian Phytopathological Society.

After publishing six issues, from 2017 to 2019, JPT applied for national accreditation through Arjuna in May 2020. In February 2021, JPT was officially accredited as a national journal at SINTA 4 level, valid for issues published from June 2018 to December 2022. In 2022, JPT underwent re-accreditation and successfully improved its status to SINTA 3. On 21 August 2024, JPT was officially accepted into the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). 

Since its first publication, JPT has revised its article template four times. The first template was used for the June and December 2017 issues, the second template for issues published from June 2018 to December 2019, the third template for the June 2020 issue, and the fourth template has been used since the December 2022 issue. The latest bilingual template, available in English and Indonesian, can be accessed through the journal website. Several improvements have also been added to the article format, including the statement “Accredited: SINTA 3, DOAJ” at the beginning of each article, a submission track below the corresponding author’s email, an open-access logo, information on article ownership, license, author declaration, and a recommended citation format. Starting from the 2025 issue, the editorial process includes not only checks on journal scope, content, template compliance, and similarity, but also assessment of AI usage.

On 4 June 2026, the JPT website experienced technical disruption and became temporarily inaccessible to editors, authors, and readers. This disruption caused several editorial and publication activities to be delayed. In addition, some data on the website were affected, requiring the editorial team to conduct recovery, verification, and system improvement. After a series of technical repairs, the JPT website was fully accessible again to all users on 29 June 2026.

Today, My Syahrawati (Editor-in-Chief), and Hasmiandy Hamid (Managing Editor) are still working to strengthen quality the journal that helped by nine Associate Editors from Universitas Andalas, Indonesia; the National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia; Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia; Central Agricultural University, India; Universitas Tanjungpura, Indonesia; and the Philippine Rice Research Institute, Philippines. The journal is supported by reviewers from various universities and institutions related to plant protection, with strong track records as national and international authors.