Journal profile
Advancements in Agricultural Development
ISSN 2690-5078 · Advancements in Agricultural Development Inc · United States
Advancements in Agricultural Development: fully open access; APC about USD 395; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advancements in Agricultural Development is published by Advancements in Agricultural Development Inc. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Educational Innovations Studies, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Service-Learning and Community Engagement, together about 48.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advancements in Agricultural Development (ISSN 2690-5078) is an open-access journal publishing social science research in the context of food, agriculture, and natural resources. The aim of AAD is to influence agricultural development practices by rapidly disseminating theoretically and conceptually sound articles focused on improving agricultural development practices. The scope of AAD includes research focused on education, extension, human capacity building, diffusion of innovations, leadership, and communication in the context of food, agriculture, and natural resources. AAD defines agricultural development as activities that can be applied to advance agriculture through improved human practices. We accept quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, and methodological articles. Articles published in AAD must create appropriate connections using theory and existing literature that will enable their work to add value in a variety of scholarly and practical contexts. Advancements in Agricultural Development was established in 2020 to ensure a timely and rigorous peer review of current research, ensuring that the latest high-quality research is available to inform practice quickly.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Grady RobertsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 14, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1, Ireland 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Educational Innovations StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences32%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
- Service-Learning and Community EngagementSocial Sciences5.1%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences3.8%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences3.8%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
- Agriculture and Farm SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
- Smart Agriculture and AIAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.2%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.42OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 198 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 18 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 174 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 55 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 84 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 146 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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 | USD 395 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 295 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 295 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 395 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- 395
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The journal states it adheres to ethical and transparent publishing practices. Model summary
AAD believes in the highest ethical standards for research. AAD adheres to standards established by COPE (the Committee on Publishing Ethics; https://publicationethics.org). By submitting, authors are acknowledging compliance with these principles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
The journal provides timely and rigorous peer review. Model summary
AAD was founded to provide timely and rigorous peer review of current research to ensure that the latest high-quality research is available to inform practice quickly.
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
- Advancements in Agricultural Development Inc
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2690-5078
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advancements in Agricultural Development
How long does peer review take at Advancements in Agricultural Development?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 Advancements in Agricultural Development based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), United Kingdom (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advancements in Agricultural Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advancements in Agricultural Development is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Advancements in Agricultural Development open access, and what is the APC?
Advancements in Agricultural Development is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 395.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .