Journal profile · Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
African Journal of Agricultural Research
ISSN 1991-637X · NIGERIA · Monthly
African Journal of Agricultural Research: fully open access; review about 2.6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 86 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, African Journal of Agricultural Research's largest topics are Agricultural Science and Fertilization, Genetics and Plant Breeding and Agricultural Innovations and Practices, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Soil Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Agricultural Productivity and Crop ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Irrigation Practices and Water ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,119OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 17.68OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2006
- 7,040Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,550 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 60 | 2,369 |
| 2025 | 86 | 86 | 4,397 |
| 2024 | 90 | 90 | 6,201 |
| 2023 | 93 | 93 | 7,103 |
| 2022 | 108 | 108 | 7,261 |
| 2021 | 164 | 164 | 7,951 |
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 2.6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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, Peer review
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
- Country or region
- NIGERIA
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1991-637X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Agricultural Research
How long does peer review take at African Journal of Agricultural Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 2.6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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.
Is African Journal of Agricultural Research open access, and what is the APC?
African Journal of Agricultural Research is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .