Journal profile · AGRONOMY
Agritech
ISSN 0216-0455 · eISSN 2527-3825 · Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto · Indonesia
Agritech: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agritech is published by Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto 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 Food and Agricultural Sciences, Natural Products and Applications and Agricultural and Biological Research, together about 44.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
agriTECH processes and publishes excellent quality and original research papers that specifically focus on agricultural technology, to support sustainable agroindustry. Agricultural technology covers topics on food and agricultural product technology, agroindustrial technology, as well as agricultural and biosystem engineering.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRONOMY
Editor-in-chief Fiametta Ayu PurwandariPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 11, Spain 2, Malaysia 2, United States 1, Australia 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences27.4%
- Natural Products and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
- Agricultural and Biological ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing6.4%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- GABA and Rice ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.2%
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 | Agronomy | 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 | Agronomy | 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
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
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 707 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 16 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 26 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 64 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 110 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 160 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 750,000 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 750,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 750,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- MLA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use AI USAGE POLICY
agriTECH acknowledges the potential of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (AI Tools) to support research and manuscript preparation when used responsibly. AI Tools may assist authors in language editing, improving clarity and readability, and content organization. They must not be used as a substitute for scientific reasoning and original contribution. Authors must not generate scientific …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship 6. Authorship of the Paper:
Authorship, which involves listing specific individuals as co-authors, needs to be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. Meanwhile, contributors or co-authors should be noted or identified exclusively for those who partake in particular research projects' substantive aspects. The corresponding author …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 7. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest:
All Authors have to expose any cash flow and other meaningful potential conflicts of interest that could be perceived to affect the results of their manuscript's interpretation. Furthermore, all sources of funding should be reported for the research work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 2. Data Access:
When necessary, Authors are required to provide the primary data related to the paper for editorial review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This statement is based on Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE’s Best). DUTIES OF AUTHORS 1. Reporting Standards: The Authors of original research reports must provide an accurate description of the work done and an objective discussion of its importance. Furthermore, the underlying data must be correctly described in the submitted document. In order to encourage others to reproduce the work, su…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors that publish through agriTECH agree to the subsequent terms: Authors hold their copyright and grant this journal the privilege of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that permits others to impart the work with an acknowledgment of the work's origin and initial publication by this journal.Authors can enter into separate or ad…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
A submitted manuscript is first checked by an assistant editor to evaluate the formate (conformity with the given template) and identifying plagiarism. The formatted manuscript and the plagiarism result are then sent to an editor by the editor-in-chef. The editor then evaluates whether the manuscript is in line with the focus and scope of agriTECH and ensures that the plagiarism result is less tha…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 3. Originality and Plagiarism:
The authors need to confirm that they have published entirely original works. If the authors have used the work and/or words of others, the author should cite and reference the other authors accordingly.
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
- Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 0216-0455
- Electronic ISSN
- 2527-3825
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agritech
What CAS zone is Agritech in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agritech is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy. 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.
How long does peer review take at Agritech?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Agritech?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: MLA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Agritech based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (11), Spain (2) and Malaysia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agritech?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agritech is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Agritech open access, and what is the APC?
Agritech is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .