Indexing and Abstracting

AgroTalk: Journal of Agricultural Science aims to increase the visibility, accessibility, and impact of the research it publishes through inclusion in reputable indexing and abstracting databases. As a newly established journal, AgroTalk is in the process of being registered and evaluated by several national and international indexing services.

Current Status

At present, AgroTalk is published online by Rumah Tani e-Journal and is actively preparing its metadata and publication system to meet the technical and ethical standards required for indexing. All published articles are assigned a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for global identification and citation tracking.

Indexing and Abstracting Targets

In order to enhance discoverability and academic recognition, the journal is targeting inclusion in the following indexing and abstracting databases:

  • Google Scholar – Open-access search engine for scholarly literature.
  • Garuda (Garba Rujukan Digital) – National citation and reference portal managed by BRIN (Indonesia).
  • Crossref – For DOI registration and citation linking.
  • Dimensions – Research indexing and citation analytics platform.
  • ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources) – Managed by the ISSN International Centre.
  • DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) – International open access database ensuring journal quality and visibility.
  • Sinta (Science and Technology Index) – Indonesian national journal accreditation and impact tracking system.
  • Scilit – Scholarly database powered by MDPI for open-access journals.
  • BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) – Multidisciplinary academic search engine indexing open-access resources.

Metadata and Citation Policy

All published articles in AgroTalk are stored with complete metadata and persistent identifiers to ensure long-term accessibility and citation. The journal uses the OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) standard to enable integration with indexing databases and repository systems.

Archiving and Digital Preservation

To guarantee long-term preservation of published content, AgroTalk implements a digital archiving strategy using:

  • PKP Preservation Network (PN) – For long-term archiving of OJS-based journals.
  • LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) – Ensuring that the journal content remains accessible even if the journal website is unavailable.

Future Developments

The editorial board of AgroTalk continuously works to meet the criteria and improve journal quality for inclusion in international abstracting and indexing databases such as: Scopus, Web of Science, and Agricola (USDA National Agricultural Library).

These efforts reflect the journal’s commitment to open science, academic transparency, and global knowledge exchange in the fields of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and animal science.