About the Journal

Aim and Scope

The Annals of Tropical Research (Ann. Trop. Res. | ATR) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1979 by Visayas State University. The journal follows an open-access model; it is indexed in DOAJ and a signatory of BOAI. It is included in the journal list of Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) by the Australian Research Council (Journal ID: 5237) and recognized by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

ATR aims to disseminate scientific findings from research and development initiatives in tropical upland, lowland, and marine ecosystems, including their communities. The journal is currently fully funded by the Visayas State University (VSU) and, therefore, does not impose any charges for article processing or publishing fees. 

Areas of Interest for Publication

ATR focuses on disseminating scientific findings from local and international research in agriculture, ecology, natural resource management, animal health, biomedicine, and health sciences.

• Agriculture: Agronomy, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Extension, Agroecology, Agroforestry, Animal Science, Aquaculture, Biotechnology, Crop and Soil Management, Horticulture, Organic Farming, Pest Management, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Pathology, Precision Agriculture, Soil Science, Sustainable Agriculture, among other related topics.
• Ecology: Behavioral Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Conservation Ecology, Community Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Evolutionary Ecology, Freshwater Ecology, Global Change Ecology, Marine Ecology, Microbial Ecology, Physiological Ecology, Plant Ecology, Population Ecology, Restoration Ecology, Terrestrial Ecology, Urban Ecology, among other related topics.
• Natural resource management: Aquatic Resources Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Conservation Biology, Environmental Policy and Planning, Forest Management, Land Use Planning, Marine Resource Management, Renewable Energy Management, Soil Resource Management, Sustainable Agriculture, Urban Environmental Management, Wildlife Management, among other related topics.
• Animal Health: Animal Behavior, Animal Biotechnology, Animal Herd and Flock Health Management, Animal Nutrition, Animal Welfare, Exotic Animal Medicine, Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary Epidemiology, Veterinary Internal Medicine, Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary Pharmacology, Veterinary Physiology, Veterinary Public Health, Veterinary Surgery, among other related topics.
• Biomedicine: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Engineering, Biotechnology, Biostatistics, Cell Biology, Cytogenetics, Embryology, Genetics, Gene Therapy, Immunology, Laboratory Medical Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanobiotechnology, Neuroscience, Parasitology, Pathology, Physiology, Toxicology, Virology, Systems Biology, among other related topics.
• Health Science: Clinical Laboratory Science, Dental Hygiene and Dentistry, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Health Policy and Management, Mental Health Counseling, Nursing, Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Public Health, Radiologic Technology, Social Work in Health Care, Speech-Language Pathology, Sports Medicine, among other related topics.

The journal welcomes submissions of original papers, review papers, research notes, perspectives, and letters to the editor for potential publication.

Online First

With ATR’s Online First feature, the final revised electronic version of accepted articles will be available ahead of print while being assigned for an upcoming issue and can be cited using the article’s unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI). ATR’s Online First allows authors to publish their work quickly, thus significantly reducing the publication time, and provides an avenue for articles to be available to ATR’s subscribers and the public earlier for greater exposure and citation opportunities.

Cover of the First Volume of ATR