Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Agricultural Science and Practice
ISSN 2312-3370 · eISSN 2312-3389
Agricultural Science and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agricultural Science and Practice 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 Agriculture and Biological Studies, Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement and Soil and Environmental Studies, together about 46.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
"Agricultural Science and Practice" is an international scientific journal that publishes the results of fundamental and applied research in various fields of agronomy, biology, biotechnology and bioengineering, and veterinary medicine. Theoretical and review articles, as well as short communications, are accepted. On the pages of the journal, leading scientists address current issues in agriculture.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Academician of NAAS Yaroslav Mykhailovych GadzaloPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 28, United States 4, Türkiye 1, Poland 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agriculture and Biological StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences30.9%
- Agricultural Productivity and Crop ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.7%
- Soil and Environmental StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Land Use and ManagementSocial Sciences5.8%
- Diverse Scientific Research in UkraineEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Agriculture Market Analysis UkraineAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Economic and Business Development StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
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 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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 (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 324 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 14 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 27 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 23 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 90 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted5
- review articleThe journal considers review manuscripts only if the author(s) have their own published or properly documented results in the relevant field of study, which is …Length not stated
- review articlesTheoretical and review articles, as well as short communications, are accepted.Length not stated
- short communicationsTheoretical and review articles, as well as short communications, are accepted.Length not stated
- theoretical and review articlesTheoretical and review articles, as well as short communications, are accepted.Length not stated
- theoretical articlesTheoretical and review articles, as well as short communications, are accepted.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License Model summary
The publisher undertakes to provide readers with access to the journal's materials under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All manuscripts undergo confidential review by leading experts in the relevant field and by a scientific editor. Model summary
All manuscripts undergo confidential review by leading experts in the relevant field and by a scientific editor.
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
- ISSN
- 2312-3370
- Electronic ISSN
- 2312-3389
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agricultural Science and Practice
What CAS zone is Agricultural Science and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agricultural Science and Practice is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Agricultural Science and Practice?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 13.
Where are the editorial board members of Agricultural Science and Practice based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (28), United States (4) and Türkiye (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agricultural Science and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agricultural Science and Practice is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Agricultural Science and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Agricultural Science and Practice is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .