Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Horticulture
Agriculture
ISSN 0551-3677 · eISSN 1338-4376 · Walter de Gruyter · Slovak Republic · Quarterly · Founded 1954
Agriculture: fully open access; no APC; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agriculture is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Why subscribe, read and submitThe Agriculture (Poľnohospodárstvo) is a peer-reviewed international journal with open access that publishes mainly original research papers. The types of contributions are also published – review and short communication. Papers are published in British English. The journal has been continuously publishing since 1954. It is published four times a year by the National Agricultural and Food Centre - Research Institute of Plant Production Piešťany, Slovak Republic (www.agriculture.sk; www.nppc.sk; www.vurv.sk). It is indexed in 36 recognized international scientific databases (e.g. SCOPUS).Our journal is an excellent source of research information on agricultural and biological sciences. It offers fast review, editing process, worldwide dissemination and accessibility of articles. It examines various aspects of research and is devoted to the publication of papers dealing with the aims and scopes related to:cropland,farming and cropping systems,precision agriculture,agroecosystems,plant improvement (genetic resources and biodiversity, physiology, genetics, breeding, biotechnology),permanent crops (growing management and technologies, nutrition, disease and pest protection, weed control, economy of production),chemistry,biology, and genetics applied to agronomy,quality of plant production,interactions with environment,grasslands and pasture improvement,organic farming,soil quality and management for sustainable agriculture,irrigation and water use, and other aspects of plant science and production.Rejection Rate70%Back issuesLink to previous on-line volumes of Agriculture (Poľnohospodárstvo) (full text from 2006): www.agriculture.sk
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Horticulture
Editor-in-chief Pavol HauptvogelPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 14%); most named Mainland China 1, United States 1, India 1, Germany 1, Poland 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.8%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.3%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Agriculture and Biological StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences5%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 561 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 56 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 180 |
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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 International Licence Model summary
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- Country or region
- Slovak Republic
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1954
- ISSN
- 0551-3677
- Electronic ISSN
- 1338-4376
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agriculture
How long does peer review take at Agriculture?
Authors report an average review time of about 11 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Agriculture based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United States (1) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agriculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agriculture is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Agriculture open access, and what is the APC?
Agriculture is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .