ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINE

We are pleased to invite you to join the International Conference on Japan’s Agriculture & Food Technology and Innovation (IJAF 2022) by registering by following link: Register here.

Abstracts should be written concisely and clearly (in English, the official language of the event) and in not more than 300 words which summarises the major aspects of the entire paper in a prescribed sequence.

This includes:
1) the overall purpose of the study and the research problem(s) investigated;
2) the basic design of the study;
3) major findings or analysis; and,
4) a brief summary of interpretations and conclusions.

Please download the provided Abstract template and use it to prepare the file.

Please ensure that you have carefully reviewed the theme. The abstract must convey the importance and relevance of the topic to the conference theme.

NOTE:
1. Each abstract may only be submitted once. In cases of multiple entries of the same abstract/paper submission, the latest entry will be selected / kept. All previous entries will be deleted without notification.

For further enquiries, please contact the conference Publication Unit at ijaf2022@utm.my

 EXTENDED ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

The Paper Committee invites you to submit your full paper for the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE JAPAN’S AGRICULTURE & FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION 2022. The manuscript must be prepared using the Microsoft Word and should be written concisely and clearly (in English, the official language of the event) and not more than 6 pages. Please download the provided extended abstract template and use it to prepare the file here.

The manuscript must have the following sections:

(i) Title,

(ii) Name of authors with e-mail addresses,

(iii) Abstract,

(iv) Keywords,

(v) Introduction,

(vi) Literature Review,

(vii) Body of text with headers (Research Objective, Methodology, Findings and Discussion),

(viii) Conclusion and

(ix) References.

An acknowledgement section could be added between the conclusion and the reference sections. The references must be cited according to the Harvard referencing format. All figures (including graphs) and tables must be clearly depicted and labelled. Full papers are to be submitted online through ijaf2022@utm.my.

NOTE:

1. Papers will be accepted for review only if they have not been presented or accepted for presentation at any professional meeting before, and are not currently under review for presentation at another professional meeting.
2. The paper must be an original contribution that has not been published before and is not being considered for publication elsewhere.
3. In cases of multiple entries of the same abstract/paper submission, the latest entry will be selected/kept. All previous entries will be deleted without notification.
4. The paper must demonstrate sound research principles and include complete and adequate referencing (In accordance with Harvard style).
5. The paper should be not more than 6 pages and well written – that is, clearly structured to facilitate readability and free of spelling and grammatical mistakes.
6. The paper must not contain third-party copyright content.
7. At least one author must be registered to attend the conference.
8. By submitting a paper, authors give consent for the paper and authorship details be featured in the conference proceedings.

For further enquiries, please contact the conference Publication Unit at ijaf2022@utm.my

NOTE:

1. Papers will be accepted for review only if they have not been presented or accepted for presentation at any professional meeting before, and are not currently under review for presentation at another professional meeting.
2. The paper must be an original contribution that has not been published before and is not being considered for publication elsewhere.
3. In cases of multiple entries of the same abstract/paper submission, the latest entry will be selected/kept. All previous entries will be deleted without notification.
4. The paper must demonstrate sound research principles and include complete and adequate referencing (In accordance with APA style).
5. The paper must be between 3,000 and 4,000 words in length (excluding title and author details) and well written – that is, clearly structured to facilitate readability and free of spelling and grammatical mistakes.
6. The paper must not contain third-party copyright content.
7. At least one author must be registered to attend the conference.
8. By submitting a paper, authors give consent for the paper and authorship details be featured in the conference proceedings.

For further enquiries, please contact the conference Publication Unit at ijaf2022@utm.my

Paper Review Process for Acceptance

All papers will go through blind review by members of the Scientific Committee. Reviewers may make recommendations for improvement of a draft submission that has received preliminary acceptance. These recommendations must be adequately addressed by the author (or authors) to ensure final acceptance.

Authors must ensure that the modified paper adequately addresses reviewer comments. The revised papers must conform to the format and length requirements. If this has not been done to the satisfaction of the Scientific Committee, the paper may not be accepted for publication in the proceedings.

FULL PAPER SUBMISSION

Authors are also invited to submit full paper to be published in our partner journals, subjected to review process and journal editor decision:

• Special issues in Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (Scopus indexed journal CiteScore of 3.9, ISSN:1878-8181). Click here for Guide for authors
• Journal of Sustainable Natural Resources (J-SuNR) (non Scopus indexed journal; e-ISSN: 2716-7143). Click here for Guide for authors

The paper format should be following the Guide for Authors of respective journal. Prior to the submission of the full paper to respective journal, authors are required to submit the full paper to obtain a Paper ID.

Important note:

The submitted full paper must be original, unpublished and currently not being considered for publication by other journals. The full paper for journal publication must not be the same as the one published in the E-proceeding. The following are the guidance from the guest editors that author must follow for publication in special issue:

• The submitted full paper must has been substantially revised, expanded (especially on the discussion) and rewritten so that it is significantly different from the conference paper or presentation on which it is based.
• Author must submit a plagiarism checking report and the similarity index should be below 10%. No filter is allowed. Bibliography can be excluded.
• The publication of full paper in the special issue is subjected to the journal reviewing process. Full paper will be evaluated based on it’s originality, technical and/or research content, relevance to conference and contributions.
• Publication fee for all papers will be fully waived.