Nowadays, the significant role of scientific journals as channels of communication among scholars and academicians to share and exchange their professional and academic knowledge is highly recognized. Journal of Agricultural Engineering as an offshoot of the Scientific Journal of Agriculture, one of the oldest scientific journals in agriculture in Iran, is published quarterly in print and electronic formats by Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. In 2009, to cover different specialized fields in agriculture, the Scientific Journal of Agriculture was branched into several scientific journals including Journal of Agricultural Engineering (in the field of soil science and bio-systems engineering), Journal of Plant Productions (in the field of agriculture, horticulture and plant breeding), Journal of Plant Protections (in the field of entomology and plant pathology) and Journal of Irrigation Science and Engineering (in the field of water (hydrology) science, irrigation and drainage).

Journal of Agricultural Engineering published by the Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, received the rank of Scientific-Research (In Iran, this rank is given to journals that have met certain academic criteria and proved academic recognition) from the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran following the letter no. 3/8481 issued 12/1/2009 and is now indexed in ISC Master Journals List and the Regional Information Center for Science and Technology at www.risest.ac.ir.

 After final acceptance issued by the journal, 1500,000 Rials should be wired into university Account Number.

Email Address: agri_engi@scu.ac.ir

Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically by using the Journal of Agricultural Engineering online submission and review Website at http:// agrieng.scu.ac.ir.