About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Laimburg Journal is the medium for scientific publication of the Laimburg Research Centre. This Open Access portal is dedicated to the transfer of knowledge and the dissemination of expertise in the fields of Agriculture, Food Technology and all their related aspects.

Eligible for publication are original articles and reports covering the wide spectrum of agricultural topics (relevant for South Tyrol), namely in the fields of:

  • Horticulture and Viticulture inclusive Berries and Stonefruit
  • Plant Protection
  • Postharvest Biology and Technology
  • Grassland Farming and Livestock Farming
  • Arable Crops, Vegetable Growing and Aromatic Plants
  • Food Technology
  • Aquaculture
  • Oenology
  • Agricultural Chemistry

The audience for the journal are experts from research, industry, politics, teaching and extension, and the general public interested in the mentioned topics.

Only manuscripts are accepted which have not been submitted to or published in any other journal. The decision about acceptance or rejection of a manuscript is taken by the editorial board.

Manuscripts can be published in German, Italian or English and require a summary in all three languages.

In order to meet our quality standards, each article will be submitted to an internal review procedure.

The Laimburg Journal strives to offer its readers a high standard of quality. Therefore the professional articles to be published are checked for quality assurance by means of the online software Turnitin.

Open Access Policy

This journal offers free access (Open Access) to its contents, on the assumption that the provision of data and research results to the public can benefit the exchange of information and experience between researchers from all over the world.

All Contents are licensed under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International License.

The project „Laimburg Journal“ – an Open Access Journal

Laimburg Journal consists of an adapted Version of the free Software OJS (Open Journal System), which was developed within the Public Knowledge Project (PKP).

The project to set up the open access journal was implemented by the library working group at the Laimburg Research Centre.

We were actively supported by the library of the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano.