Journal profile · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences
ACS Agricultural Science & Technology
ISSN 2692-1952 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2021
ACS Agricultural Science & Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.4 (journal website); transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 136 days to acceptance (22 articles, last 24 months); 261 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS Agricultural Science & Technology is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements, Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, together about 24.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS Agricultural Science & Technology is an international forum for cutting-edge original research in all areas of agricultural science, technology, and engineering. The journal aspires to highlight the role of agricultural science and technology to address challenges facing humankind and the planet. The journal welcomes submissions across fundamental and applied research in agricultural sciences, with topics spanning but not limited to: Plant Science including Crop Protection, Biotechnology, Informatics, and Analytical Technologies Chemical and Biological Agricultural Inputs Soil and Environmental Science including Sustainable Agriculture and Conservation Agricultural Engineering including Digital and Precision Agriculture Material Science and Nanotechnology Applications in Agriculture Analytical Technologies and Sensors to improve agricultural production and sustainability. Advances in chemistry, toxicology, biotechnology and modeling in support of science-based regulation including Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Policy and Trade
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Thomas F. HofmannDeputyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Polymer-Based Agricultural EnhancementsEngineering11.9%
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science7%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Science4.7%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry4.6%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 193OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 223LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 221,998Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 987 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 185 | 81 | 45 |
| 2025 | 261 | 97 | 597 |
| 2024 | 149 | 45 | 918 |
| 2023 | 141 | 41 | 1,288 |
| 2022 | 143 | 23 | 1,892 |
| 2021 | 108 | 12 | 1,368 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
136 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 106 days – 163 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (22 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 146 days
- Sample
- 22 articles with submission and acceptance dates (24 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- First decision after review
- 48.9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 111.9 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2021
- ISSN
- 2692-1952
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS Agricultural Science & Technology
What CAS zone is ACS Agricultural Science & Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACS Agricultural Science & Technology is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary / Chemistry, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACS Agricultural Science & Technology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at ACS Agricultural Science & Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 22 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 136 days (interquartile range 106–163 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ACS Agricultural Science & Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS Agricultural Science & Technology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is ACS Agricultural Science & Technology open access, and what is the APC?
ACS Agricultural Science & Technology is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .