Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Acta Agrobotanica
ISSN 0065-0951 · eISSN 2300-357X · Polish Botanical Society · Poland
Acta Agrobotanica: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Agrobotanica is published by Polish Botanical Society and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation, together about 45.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Acta Agrobotanica publishes mainly significant, original research papers presenting the results new to the biology of cultivable or wild plants accompanying crops. The submissions dedicated particularly to flora and phytocenoses of anthropogenically transformed areas, bee pastures, nectariferous and polleniferous taxa, plant-pollinator relationships, urban and rural habitats for entomofauna, cultivated plants, weeds, aerobiology, plant pathogens and parasites are encouraged and accepted. Besides the original research papers, authors may submit short communications and reviews. The journal also publishes the invited papers in case of new developments in plant science. All submissions must be written in good English, which is solely a responsibility of the authors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Editor-in-chief Bożena DenisowPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.3%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Plant Pathogens and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MNiSWPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.27Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 284OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,209 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 19 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 37 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 82 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 71 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 171 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 700 / PLN 2,500 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 400 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
Article types accepted4
- invited papersThe journal also publishes the invited papers in case of new developments in plant science.Length not stated
- original research papersThe Acta Agrobotanica publishes mainly significant, original research papers presenting the results new to the biology of cultivable or wild plants accompanying…Length not stated
- reviewsBesides the original research papers, authors may submit short communications and reviews.Length not stated
- short communicationsBesides the original research papers, authors may submit short communications and reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Submissions must be written in good English, which is the authors' responsibility. Model summary
All submissions must be written in good English, which is solely a responsibility of the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Revised manuscripts must be submitted within 2 months or may be treated as new submissions. Model summary
During editorial process, any revised version of the manuscript must be submitted within 2 months; if provided later, the revised version may be considered as a new submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Polish Botanical Society
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0065-0951
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-357X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 79 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Agrobotanica
What CAS zone is Acta Agrobotanica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Agrobotanica is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Plant Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Agrobotanica?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Acta Agrobotanica?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 Acta Agrobotanica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Agrobotanica is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Agrobotanica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Agrobotanica is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .