The Journal of Researches in Mechanics of Agricultural Machinery publishes research that advances engineering knowledge and addresses problems in the design, development, performance, and application of machinery and mechanical systems for agriculture, food processing, and postharvest operations. Its primary audience is researchers and practitioners in biosystems engineering and related engineering fields.
The journal covers:
Design, development, testing, evaluation, and optimization of tillage, planting, crop management, and harvesting machinery;
Agricultural mechanization, machinery performance, and the management of mechanized operations;
Engineering equipment and processes for food processing and postharvest operations, including drying, processing, packaging, and storage;
Internal combustion engines, fuel use, and energy systems associated with agricultural machinery, agricultural production, and product processing;
Physical and mechanical properties and rheology of agricultural and food materials when relevant to the design of machinery, equipment, or engineering processes;
Ergonomics, safety, and human factors in the use of agricultural machinery and equipment;
Precision agriculture, instrumentation, sensors, control and automation, robotics, machine vision, modeling, simulation, and artificial intelligence as applied to agricultural engineering systems.
Interdisciplinary research is within the journal’s scope when its research question, methods, or findings have a clear connection to the design, measurement, control, operation, or evaluation of machinery and engineering systems used in agriculture, food processing, or postharvest operations.