Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica
ISSN 1335-258X · eISSN 1336-9245 · Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra · Slovakia
Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica is published by Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Meat and Animal Product Quality, together about 30.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology and Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Important notice for authors: new version guides for authors and article template from June 30, 2025 are available. Please, see section Submissions. Acta fytotechnica et zootechnica is an open access, a peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. First published in 1957 as Proceedings of the University of Agriculture in Nitra. From 2013 is the Journal published online only. Aims & scopeJournal focuses on presentation of regional, national and international current science results in plant and animal nutrition, genetics, breeding, animal health and welfare, agronomy and soil science, in particular: agrochemistry and plant nutrition botany, plant physiology, genetics, breeding, protection crop production, grass ecosystems and forages soil and environmental scienes sustainable agriculture zoology, animal genetics and breeding biology animal husbandry, nutrition and special husbandry animal health and veterinary sciences human nutrition Journal Legacy Issues/articles published from 2011 to 2021 Issues/articles published from 2009 to 2011 Issues/articles published from 1998 to 2003 IndexingThe journal is indexed by Scopus (Elsevier) | DOAJ Charges & FeesArticles are published without article submission and article processing charges. For end-users are published papers free of charge. Peer review policy Editorial evaluation: first step, submitted manuscripts are assessed from the formal / technical points of view (comply with the editorial requirements, resp. guidelines for authors, main aims and scopes and policies) and from the point of view of plagiarism. Manuscripts which are not comply with editorial requirements will be returned for technical corrections. In case general/base incompliance of article with requirements will be rejected, rejected will be also articles with critical similarity score. When the technical/formal evaluation is completed, the manuscript proceeds to the stage of scientific evaluation. Scientific evaluationEvaluation from the point of view of scientific quality is provided by the executive editors of subject/thematic sections. Based on the result of the preliminary evaluation from the point of view of scientific quality, the manuscript is either rejected, returned for corrections or moved to the review process. If the requested changes are made, the text returns to the executive editors. When the scientific evaluation is completed manuscript, the peer-r
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Editor-in-chief Marko HaloPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Slovakia 19, Czechia 6, Poland 2, Mainland China 1, United States 1 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.7%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Agriculture and Biological StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,011Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 788 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 20 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 50 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 85 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 89 |
| 2021 | 88 | 88 | 150 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- editorialManuscript registrationChecking compliance with the requirementsPeer-reviewing of manuscript (single blind review)Communication with author(s), manuscript corre…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Publication ethics
COPE guidelines Model summary
The Acta fytotechnica et zootechnica Policies and Statements are based on the guidelines and standards developed and published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) that allows others to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially) the work with an acknowledgemen…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Single-blind peer review Model summary
Editorial evaluation: first step, submitted manuscripts are assessed from the formal / technical points of view (comply with the editorial requirements, resp. guidelines for authors, main aims and scopes and policies) and from the point of view of plagiarism. Manuscripts which are not comply with editorial requirements will be returned for technical corrections. In case general/base incompliance o…
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
- Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
- Country or region
- Slovakia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1335-258X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1336-9245
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica
How long does peer review take at Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Slovakia (19), Czechia (6) and Poland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .