Journal profile · Entomology
Agricultural and Forest Entomology
ISSN 1461-9555 · eISSN 1461-9563 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1999
Agricultural and Forest Entomology: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.67; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,410; median 178 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 64 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agricultural and Forest Entomology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Forest Insect Ecology and Management and Plant and animal studies, together about 46.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Agricultural and Forest Entomology provides a multi-disciplinary and international forum in which researchers can present their work on applied agricultural and forest entomology to other researchers, policy makers and professionals. The Journal welcomes primary research papers, reviews and short communications on entomological research relevant to insect and other arthropod pests, pollinators and natural enemies, and the biodiversity of managed forests and agroecosystems. We invite high quality original research papers on the biology, population dynamics, impact and management of pests of the full range of forest, agricultural and horticultural crops. All cropping systems within these sectors are of interest, including forest plantations, semi-natural forest stands, seed and fruit orchards, agroforestry systems, along with grassland, arable and horticultural field and protected crops. Papers on the management of pests may include the development and use of techniques, such as plant resistance, pheromones, biological control, and the use of silvicultural and crop management techniques to manage pests. Papers on biology underpinning the development of techniques and strategies of pest management will also be considered. Agricultural and Forest Entomology also welcomes papers on the insect communities in forests and agricultural landscapes. We particularly encourage the submission of manuscripts on pollinators and other beneficial organisms, such as parasitoids, predators and pathogens of pests, which contribute to forest health or crop yields, and how management practices affect such natural enemies and pollinators.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editor-in-chief Jordan CuffPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United Kingdom 17, United States 15, France 5, Germany 4, Italy 3 (69 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.4%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science17.4%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.6%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 2 |
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 | Entomology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 1.67LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 823OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 56Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 134,281Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,514 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 41 | 8 |
| 2025 | 64 | 43 | 88 |
| 2024 | 67 | 48 | 249 |
| 2023 | 62 | 41 | 288 |
| 2022 | 73 | 35 | 651 |
| 2021 | 55 | 9 | 421 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
178 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 118 days – 244 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 194 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (136 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 149 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 2 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,410 / EUR 3,680 / GBP 2,940 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 5–10
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- research articleormat should otherwise resemble that of Research Articles (4,000-8,000 words including references, figures and tables). These papers shomain text ≤ 8,000 words
- research articlesResearch Articles: These articles present novel and insightful original research on the topics of agricultural and forest entomology, targeted at an internation…Length not stated
- reviewan agricultural and/or forest context. Reviews and perspectives Synthesis: Articles should be 7,000-12,000 words in length (including references, figures and ta…main text ≤ 12,000 words
- viewpointedge gaps for research and/or practice. Viewpoints: Articles should be 2,500-5,000 words in length (including references, figures and tables). Thesemain text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence
Authors can use AI to improve readability and language of their manuscript. Though AI may be used as a tool to assist in analysing and evaluating data, authors should never use AI to generate data or draw scientific conclusions. If AI is used to develop any portion of a manuscript, its use must be described, transparently and in detail, in the Methods or Acknowledgements section. AI and AI-assiste…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contributions
For all articles, the journal mandates the CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy)—more information is available on our Author Services site.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Agricultural and Forest Entomology mandates that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise, that might be perceived as influencing an author’s objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or indirectly related to the work that the authors describe i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Data Sharing and Data Accessibility: The journal requires that all data supporting all results presented in a paper (including all analyses, figures and tables) should be made available in a public repository. The repository should offer guaranteed preservation and make the data findable, accessible Model summary
Agricultural and Forest Entomology recognizes the many benefits of archiving research data. Agricultural and Forest Entomology requires that all data supporting all results presented in a paper (including all analyses, figures and tables) should be made available in a public repository. Full details of our policy and an FAQ on archiving data can be found here. The repository that you choose should…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing Open Access
If the Open Access option is selected, the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA): Creative Commons Attribution License OAACreative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License OAACreative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial -NoDerivs License OAA To preview the terms and conditions of these open access agreement, please visit the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Free Format submission: The journal offers Free Format submission for a simplified and streamlined submission process. Free Format submission means you can format your manuscript and references in the style or format you prefer. We will update the formatting into the journal style if the manuscript Model summary
Agricultural and Forest Entomology offers Free Format submission for a simplified and streamlined submission process. Free Format submission means you can format your manuscript and references in the style or format you prefer.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints: The journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Model summary
Agricultural and Forest Entomology will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1461-9555
- Electronic ISSN
- 1461-9563
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agricultural and Forest Entomology
What CAS zone is Agricultural and Forest Entomology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agricultural and Forest Entomology is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Entomology. 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 Agricultural and Forest Entomology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.67; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 79.
How long does peer review take at Agricultural and Forest Entomology?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 178 days (interquartile range 118–244 days); authors report an average review time of over 24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18% (2025). 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 Agricultural and Forest Entomology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 5–10; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: 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 Agricultural and Forest Entomology based?
Of the 69 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (17), United States (15) and France (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agricultural and Forest Entomology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agricultural and Forest Entomology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Agricultural and Forest Entomology open access, and what is the APC?
Agricultural and Forest Entomology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,410.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .