Journal profile · AGRONOMY
AgroLife Scientific Journal
ISSN 2285-5718 · eISSN 2286-0126 · University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest · Romania
AgroLife Scientific Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AgroLife Scientific Journal is published by University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest 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 Agriculture and Biological Studies, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility and Horticultural and Viticultural Research, together about 28.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The AgroLife Scientific Journal is a multidisciplinary, single blind peer-reviewed, full access journal that will be published biannually by the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRONOMY
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Romania 20, Italy 9, France 4, United States 3, United Kingdom 3 (53 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 Sciences11.6%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Agricultural Productivity and Crop ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 791 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 11 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 15 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 118 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | 158 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- full papersFull Papers will be submitted to the Agrolife Journal Platform <here>.Length not stated
- original research papersThe journal welcomes the submission of original research papers and reviews that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence.Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal welcomes the submission of original research papers and reviews that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence.Length not stated
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
- University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2285-5718
- Electronic ISSN
- 2286-0126
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 AgroLife Scientific Journal
What CAS zone is AgroLife Scientific Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AgroLife Scientific Journal 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 AgroLife Scientific Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 AgroLife Scientific Journal based?
Of the 53 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (20), Italy (9) and France (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AgroLife Scientific Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AgroLife Scientific Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is AgroLife Scientific Journal open access, and what is the APC?
AgroLife Scientific Journal 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .