Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY
ISSN 1679-9275 · eISSN 1807-8621 · Universidade Estadual de Maringa · Brazil · Quarterly · Founded 2003
ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.05; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY is published by Universidade Estadual de Maringa 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 Growth and nutrition in plants, Soil Management and Crop Yield and Banana Cultivation and Research, together about 41.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Foco e Escopo A revista publica artigos originais em todas as áreas relevantes da Agronomia, incluindo ciência do solo, entomologia agrícola, fertilidade do solo e adubação, física do solo, fisiologia de plantas cultivadas, fitopatologia, fitossanidade, fitotecnia, gênese, morfologia e classificação dos solos, manejo e conservação do solo, manejo integrado de pragas das plantas, melhoramento vegetal, microbiologia agrícola, parasitologia agrícola e produção e beneficiamento de sementes. Missão Viabilizar o registro público do conhecimento e sua preservação; Publicar resultados de pesquisas envolvendo idéias e novas propostas científicas; Disseminar a informação e o conhecimento gerados pela comunidade científica; Agilizar o processo de comunicação científica na área de Agronomia. Processo de Avaliação pelos Pares Os artigos serão avaliados por dois consultores da área de conhecimento da pesquisa, de instituições de ensino e/ou pesquisa nacionais e estrangeiras, de comprovada produção científica. Após as devidas correções e possíveis sugestões, o artigo será aceito se tiver dois pareceres favoráveis e será rejeitado quando dois pareceres forem desfavoráveis. No caso de um parecer favorável e um desfavorável, a decisão sobre a publicação ou não do artigo será do Conselho Editorial. Diretrizes de Avaliação 1. O assunto tratado no artigo é relevante para ser veiculado pela revista? 2. O artigo é original? 3. O título reflete clara e suficientemente o conteúdo do artigo? 4. A apresentação, a organização e o tamanho do artigo são satisfatórios? 5. A introdução faz uma revisão sobre o tema abordado e deixa claro o objetivo do trabalho? 6. O item material e métodos está suficientemente claro, permitindo que o artigo possa ser reproduzido? 7. A discussão é pertinente e suficiente? 8. Os dados justificam as interpretações? 9. Há necessidade de acréscimo de algum item que possa enriquecer o artigo? 10. É necessário redução ou a retirada de alguma parte do artigo? 11. As ilustrações e tabelas são necessárias e pertinentes? 12. As figuras são ilustrativas e apresentam boa qualidade para reprodução? 13. As palavras-chave são adequadas ao artigo? 14. O resumo dá uma boa informação sobre o trabalho? 15. As referências são adequadas e necessárias? 16. As referências estão redigidas de acordo com as normas da revista? 17. Os autores referenciados no texto estão citados nas referências? 18. Foi feita alguma anotação no manuscrito? 19. Aspectos Éticos e de Biossegurança: O ma
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, France 1, Canada 1, Argentina 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.3%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.7%
- Banana Cultivation and ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Seed Germination and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Agricultural and Food SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
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 | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.05LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 681OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,846 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 40 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 51 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 158 |
| 2022 | 75 | 75 | 363 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 382 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- 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
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 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open Access, CC BY 4.0 Model summary
Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy é publicada sob o modelo Acesso Aberto e permite a qualquer um a leitura e download, bem como a cópia e disseminação de seu conteúdo de acordo com as políticas de copyright Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.
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
- Universidade Estadual de Maringa
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1679-9275
- Electronic ISSN
- 1807-8621
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY
What CAS zone is ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.05; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), France (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY open access, and what is the APC?
ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .