About the Journal

Aim and Scope

The Annals of Tropical Research (Ann. Trop. Res.) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of Visayas State University. Since its establishment in 1979, ATR has been committed to disseminating scientific findings from local and international research on various topics in agriculture, ecology, animal health, natural resource management, and biomedical and health sciences.

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

Online First Feature

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.