The Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly (JARQ) is a publication of the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), an Incorporated Administrative Agency (IAA), which provides readers overseas with the latest information on key achievements and developments in agricultural research in Japan, with the expectation that this information would contribute to the agricultural development of countries in tropical and subtropical regions.

First published in 1966, JARQ is currently issued four times a year and distributed to universities and research institutes in Japan.

Until 2001, original and review papers were requested from authors based on nomination by an Editorial Board member. From 2002, JARQ now accepts papers contributed voluntarily and directly by authors, as well as papers contributed by authors nominated by Board members. Papers may be contributed in any of the following categories:

1. Original articles which report the original findings of recent research activities of the author/s;
2. Research reviews which summarize a series of research activities of the author/s and/or provide an update on the state-of-the-art research in the authors' discipline.

All papers are peer-reviewed. In principle, the corresponding author of any type of papers should be *Japanese* or should be doing research under a Japanese program or institute. Two Board members in a related discipline will take responsibility for each of the articles. Final decision on acceptance of a paper is made by the Chair of the Editorial Board.*

Vol. 35 (2001) and succeeding issues have been entered into the Japan Science and Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic (J-STAGE) database.

It is aimed at promoting active dissemination and circulation of information via linkage with domestic and international sites.

Please refer to the following instructions for submitting articles to JARQ (Japanese only).

The JARQ has updated its editorial policy to meet the demands of the times. The current editorial policy, revised on March 12, 2025, aims to "disseminate findings and trends in research related to Japan's agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, as well as international collaborative research involving Japanese researchers, to a broad audience both domestically and internationally through original articles and reviews." To this end, JARQ publishes original articles and research reviews, which are expected to contribute to agricultural development in developing regions. 

The JARQ editorial policy revised on July 23, 1999 featured a different classification of papers. At that time, all submissions were classified as "research articles" and not limited to original articles, allowing authors to present "the aims, methods, results, and broader impact of a series of research, including previously published work."

Following the 1999 policy, the JARQ editorial office accepted research articles that included previously published content. However, the current editorial policy (revised on March 12, 2025 defines original articles as "papers that summarize the results of research conducted by the author, with no precedent in content or other aspects." Therefore, under the 2025 policy, previously published papers are no longer accepted.

Impact factors (JIF, Web of Science) of recent years are: