1. Format for Policy Brief publications
Authors should follow that the type of the submitted article is policy brief. Policy brief are original and innovative reports which represent the critical reviews of international, national and regional policies with deep discussion in the understanding of a significant problem related to agriculture, marine, and tropical biosciences. They should have no more than 50 references. Policy brief usually typed between 3,000 ~ 5,000 words of text (including references, note and captions) are expected to present a major advance.

2. Manuscript submission
Manuscript should be written clear and simple so that they are accessible to readers in other disciplines. The decision of the publication will be notified to the authors using email or phone. Repeated submission of the same paper will not be acknowledged. All paper submission to Policy Brief Pertanian, Kelautan, dan Biosains Tropika will be treated as confidential documents. Our peer review process is also confidential and the identities of reviewersare not released.Authors might be asked to provide four reviewer candidates related to the research theme. Policy Brief Pertanian, Kelautan, dan Biosains Tropika will decide who will review the article and it is not necessary to include reviewer provided by the author. Research paper that are selected for in-depth review are evaluated by at least two outside reviewers. Reviewers are contacted before we send the documents and asked to return comments within 1 to 2 weeks. Selected papers are edited to improve accuracy and clarity and for length.

Policy Brief Pertanian, Kelautan, dan Biosains Tropika makes decision about accepted papers as soon as possible. All manuscript are handled electronically troughout the consideration process. Authors will be informed within a week if the paper is not being considered.

3. Manuscript format
All manuscript should by typed in 1,5 line spacing and 12 point of Times New Roman font in A4 paper with margins 2,5 cm on all four sides. Use line numbers for all manuscript. Page numbers should be located at the right bottom. Tables and figures supporting the reports must be grouped and placed at the end of the manuscript (after the references). Manuscript should be between 3 – 5 pages (including tables and figures).We only receive digital file of the manuscript (word file), authors must ensure that the PC used to write the manuscript is free of virus. All manuscript (research article and short communication) should be divided into the following headings:

• Title page
• Key Issues
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Discussion
• Recomendation
• References

3.1. Title Page
The title page should include complete manuscript title (no more than 15 words) and a short title which will be used as a “running head”. Short title should not exceed 60 characters including space.

3.2. Authors information
Authors information must include full name of each author (without title), the present address and department and institution in which the work was conducted. Add phone, fax numbers and E-mail address for the correspondence author. The author information should be send in separated document.

3.3. Abstract
For original articles and new methods submissions, a structured abstract of no more than 250 words should use all of the following headings: Aim of the study, Material and Methods, Results and Conclusion. Author must avoid the use of abbreviation, acronym or measurement unless it is essential. Editor has the right to edit the abstract to improve the clarity.Please define abstract in two version languages (Bahasa and English versions) if the article(s) was in Bahasa.

3.4. Keywords
Author must provide 3 to 5 keyword written alphabetically.

3.5. Introduction
State the objectives of the study and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or to describe the results.

3.6. Discussion
This should directly relate to the results of the study. Do not provide a general review of the topic. A conclusion at the end this section should be added. The discussion could be consist of several topic.

3.7. References
References only list the published or accepted material for publication and should be at least 80% primary references (journal articles). Accepted article(s) but not yet published should be sent as manuscript appendix. Website, personal communications, unpublished data should be incorporated in the text in parentheses. Example: ... to search the similar gene with obtained DNA sequence, comparation for homology was done by BLAST search (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast). Personal communication need to be written with the initials surname of the source accompanied with the year of the statement, e.g., (William 2007, personal communication). Authors should provide proof(s) of the communication.

Current Biochemistry follows the name-year citation style. All works included in the reference section should be referred to the text. They should be referred to in the text by the name(s) of the first author and the year of publication in parentheses, using the following format:

(Nelson &Cox 2005) or Nelson and Cox (2005). If the authors is more than two, use the first author's name and "et al.". The order for references within parentheses in the textshould be typed start from the oldest year (Syaefudin & Pierce 2001; Morinaka et al. 2002; Rubinoff & Sperling 2002). If the references have the same year, place them alphabetically. Forworks by the same author(s) in the same year, append a lowercase a, b, c, etc. to the year of publication.

All authors should be listed in the reference. Journal name should be written in full not inabbreviation (Editor will make the journal name in short). The name of the authors in reference should be start from his/her last name followed by intials of first and middle name. For example “David L. Nelson” should be typed “Nelson DL”.
The reference list should follow these styles:

3.7.1 Journal article
Roucou X, Artika IM, Devenish RJ, Nagley P. 1999. Bioenergetic and structural consequences of allotopic expression of subunit 8 of yeast mitochondrial ATP synthase. The hydrophobic character of residues 23 and 24 is essential for maximal activity and structural stability of the enzyme complex. Eur. J. Biochem. 261(2):444-451. DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00289.x

3.7.2. Book
Bintang M. 2010. BIOKIMIA, Teknik Penelitian. Jakarta: Penerbit Erlangga.

3.7.3 Chapter in a book
Bintang M. 2010. Prinsip Dasar Penelitian Biokimia. In: Bintang M (eds). BIOKIMIA, Teknik Penelitian. Jakarta: Penerbit Erlangga. p 3-18.

3.7.4 Thesis or Dissertation
Widayanti KA. 2006. Color perception of L4M5 gene carrier female Macaca fascicularis [Thesis]. Bogor: Bogor Agricultural Univ.

3.8. Tables
These should be typewritten, single-spaced, each one on a separate page and numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. Tables should include a short but concise title. Vertical and horizontal lines should be avoided in the tables. Place explanatory matter in footnotes, including any non-standard abbreviation. If data from another published or unpublished.

4. Abbreviations and Units
Generally, units must be abbreviated according to the International System of Units (SI units: http://www.bipm.org/en/home/). It is important to maintain the capital letters and lower case letters as they appear in the abbreviation to avoid confusion with other abbreviations. In devising such abbreviations and symbols, the recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee of IUBMB and the IUPAC-IUBMB Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature (see http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/) should be followed as far as practicable.

5. Proof reading
Policy Brief Pertanian, Kelautan, dan Biosains Tropika will send the proof to correspondence author by email. Author should do proof reading carefully and send the corrected proof to Policy Brief Pertanian, Kelautan, dan Biosains Tropika in three working days.

6. Manuscript submission
Manuscript should be submitted electronically via E-mail. Please send the manuscript to agromaritim_policy@apps.ipb.ac.id. State “Manuscript submission, Author name” in the subject.

7. Publication Charges
Author(s) are free of charged for each article accepted for publication in Policy Brief Pertanian, Kelautan, dan Biosains Tropika.

8. Author List
During manuscript submission, the submitting author must provide contact information (full name, email address, institutional affiliation and mailing address) for all of the co-authors. The author who submits the manuscript for publication accepts the responsibility of notifying all co-authors that the manuscript is being submitted. Deletion of an author after the manuscript has been submitted requires a confirming letter to the Editor-in-Chief from the author whose name is being deleted.

Upon submission, Editor in Chief will assign the manuscript to a corresponding Editor for further handling. The Editor will request at least two scientists to review the manuscript. Based on the comments from the reviewers, Editor, and Editor-in-Chief will make the decision on the manuscript.

Authors should review the preparation of the manuscripts prior to submission of a manuscript. Close attention to all the required details in preparation of the manuscripts will expedite review and reduce the time to publication.

9. Journal Publishing Agreement
A properly completed and signed Journal Publishing Agreement must be submitted for each manuscript. Authors must signed the agreement stating that the submitted article have never been published on another Journal.