Natural Sciences: Jurnal of Science and Technology [eISSN : 2541-1969 | pISSN : 2338-0950] is an open access journal from Tadulako University, Indonesia. Natural Sciences: Journal of Science and Technology (hence JST) is an international journal providing an authoritative source of scientific information for researchers in academia, research institutions and government agencies, and industries. We publish original research papers, review articles and case studies on the scientific works in the field of life science in tropical area including biodiversity and environment, ecology, biotechnology, bioinformatics, molecular biology, biochemistry, ethnobiology, herbal medicine, zoology and botany as well as related topics. JST does not accept papers related to the topic of material science, education, economy, social and humanities and other issues outside the topic of life science. All papers are peer-reviewed by at least two referees. Other topics are welcome if it discusses biodiversity or biotechnology.
PEER REVIEW PROCESS All manuscripts will be sent to an Associate Editor of Natural Sciences: Journal of Science and Technology who will facilitate the peer-review process. Those which do not match the scope of Natural Sciences: Journal of Science and Technology or are of insufficient general interest are sent promptly to their authors. The Associate Editor decides on provisional acceptance or rejection based on comments submitted by the referees.
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Natural Sciences: Journal of Science and Technology publishes original research articles, reviews and scientific notes or short communications in the fields of science and technology. It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that the manuscript is written in appropriate English. Non-English-speaking authors are strongly encouraged to consult a professional proof-reading service prior to submission. The editorial board maintains the option of returning, before evaluation, manuscripts which do not meet the instructions and/or acceptable standards of English.
Original articles: they should be no longer that ten pages as a rule or no more than 8.000 words (including tables and picture), including references, tables and figures (see ‘Manuscript structure’ for more information). The number of references should not exceed 60.
Review articles: Their length is limited to fifteen pages or about 60,000 characters, spaces excluded but all items included (text, references, tables, figures...). The usual division into ‘materials and methods, results and discussion’ may be replaced by a more adapted structure.
Short communications: Natural Sciences: Journal of Science and Technology publishes brief notes or short communications to report information and observation for which replication is not possible or additional data cannot be easily obtained and which have an exceptional scientific interest and should be written at least 2.000 words.
Authors must state the sentence that the paper is the result of original research and has not been published or sent to other journals. Without this sentence, the submission will be rejected.
For detailed information, please see the author guidelines here
Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
