Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Advances in Weed Science
ISSN 2675-9462 · Sociedade Brasileira da Ciencia das Plantas Daninhas · Brazil
Advances in Weed Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.93; fully open access; APC about USD 350; review about 27 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Weed Science is published by Sociedade Brasileira da Ciencia das Plantas Daninhas 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 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications, Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies, together about 54.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Basic Information Advances in Weed Science, e-ISSN 2675-9462 (Formerly Planta Daninha) is an Open Access scientific journal continuously published by the Brazilian Weed Science Society (Sociedade Brasileira da Ciência das Plantas Daninhas – SBCPD). The authors are responsible for the concepts described in the manuscripts submitted to publication, which do not reflect the opinion neither the journal editors or society. The articles accepted for publication become property of the journal and may be reproduced only with permission of the Editor-in-chief. Indexed In Web-of-Science - WOS Scopus – Scopus Directory of Opens Access journal – DOAJ Agricola - United States of Agriculture – USDA Biosis Biological Abstracts (on Web-of-Science) International System for Agricultural Science and Technology - AGRIS Intellectual Property All the content of the journal, except where identified, is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type BY Sponsors The journal is support by: The Brazilian Weed Science Society/Sociedade Brasileira da Ciência das Plantas Daninhas - SBCPD https://sbcpd.org/en/ E-mail: cpd@sbcpd.org Phone: +55 943) 3344-3364 Address: Rua Santa Catarina, 50 - 13º. Floor – Room 1302 Londrina, PR, Brazil. Zip code: 86.010-470
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Carol AnnPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences31.8%
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science10.7%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Biological Control of Invasive SpeciesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
- Soybean genetics and cultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.1%
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 | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
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 | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
AGRICOLAPublisher 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
- 0.93LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 196 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 41 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 64 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 104 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 500 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 164 |
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 27 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | BRL 1,600 / USD 350 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | BRL 1,600 / USD 350 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Plagiarism and Editorial Misconduct
To promote the integrity of research, the strengthening and transparency in the process, all the material published in is in accordance with the Guide to Good Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication and the Open Science Compliance Form
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism and Editorial Misconduct
To promote the integrity of research, the strengthening and transparency in the process, all the material published in is in accordance with the Guide to Good Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication and the Open Science Compliance Form
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
- Sociedade Brasileira da Ciencia das Plantas Daninhas
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2675-9462
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Weed Science
What CAS zone is Advances in Weed Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Weed Science is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Plant Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advances in Weed Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.93; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Weed Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 27 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 Advances in Weed Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Weed Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Advances in Weed Science open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Weed Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 350.
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: .