Journal profile · AGRONOMY
Agrociencia Uruguay
ISSN 1510-0839 · eISSN 2301-1548 · Universidad de la República · Uruguay
Agrociencia Uruguay: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 23 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agrociencia Uruguay is published by Universidad de la República 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 Plant and soil sciences, Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems and Agricultural and Food Production Studies, together about 22.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): AGRONOMY
Editor-in-chief Dra. Amabelia del PinoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Australia 1, Netherlands 1, Argentina 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems AnalysisEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Irrigation Practices and Water ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad de la República
- Country or region
- Uruguay
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1510-0839
- Electronic ISSN
- 2301-1548
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Agrociencia Uruguay
What CAS zone is Agrociencia Uruguay in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agrociencia Uruguay 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 Agrociencia Uruguay?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Agrociencia Uruguay based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Australia (1) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agrociencia Uruguay?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agrociencia Uruguay is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Agrociencia Uruguay open access, and what is the APC?
Agrociencia Uruguay 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .