Journal profile · Agronomy
Advances in Agronomy
ISSN 0065-2113 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Irregular
Advances in Agronomy: impact factor 6.51; subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: moderate; 81 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Agronomy is published by Academic Press Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Science and Fertilization, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Soil Management and Crop Yield, together about 31.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Soil Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Agronomy is a first-rate resource describing the latest research in agronomy. This prestigious serial contains major review articles dealing with the current topics of interest to agronomists, crop scientists and soil scientists. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial. About the Editor: Donald Sparks, S. Hallock
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Agronomy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences11%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Agricultural Productivity and Crop ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agronomy and Crop Science | Q1 | 5/422 | — |
| Soil Science | Q1 | 4/167 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 6.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 16.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 15.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 101LetPub ·
- h-index
- 225OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,053OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,522 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 1 | 6,648 |
| 2025 | 81 | 5 | 10,405 |
| 2024 | 71 | 2 | 11,226 |
| 2023 | 64 | 7 | 10,700 |
| 2022 | 80 | 5 | 10,673 |
| 2021 | 53 | 5 | 10,988 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access licensing terms apply to open access content. Model summary
For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply.
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- ISSN
- 0065-2113
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Agronomy
What is the impact factor of Advances in Agronomy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.51; CiteScore 16.4, h-index 225.
Which databases index Advances in Agronomy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Agronomy is indexed in Scopus.
Is Advances in Agronomy open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Agronomy is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .