[DATE]

Dr. Nayan Deep S. KANWAL

Chief Executive Editor (UPM Journals)
Journal Division, UPM Press
Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (R&I)
1st Floor, IDEA Tower II
UPM-MTDC Technology Centre
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Dear Dr. Kanwal,

Submission of Paper to Pertanika Journal

I/we wish to submit a new article titled, “[MANUSCRIPT TITLE]” for intended publication
in Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS) for your kind
consideration.

I/we declare that the work submitted for publication is original, previously
unpublished in English or any other language(s), and not under consideration for
publication elsewhere. I also certify that all the authors have approved the paper
for release and are in agreement with its content.

In this paper, I/we report on _______. This is significant because __________. The
paper should be of interest to readers in the areas of __________.

[Please explain in your own words the significance and novelty of the work, the problem that is being
addressed, and why the manuscript should be considered for publication in this journal. Do not insert
the abstract here. Briefly describe the research you are reporting, why it is important, and why you
think the readers of the journal would be interested in it.]

Please address all correspondence concerning this manuscript to me at [EMAIL ADDRESS

OF CORRESPONDING AUTHOR], and I would notify you if there is a change of my email

address.

Thank you for your consideration of this manuscript.

Sincerely,

[YOUR NAME]

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