Journal profile · Agronomy
Agronomy for Sustainable Development
ISSN 1774-0746 · eISSN 1773-0155 · Springer Paris · FRANCE · Quarterly · Founded 2007
Agronomy for Sustainable Development: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.1; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,990; median 282 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 78 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agronomy for Sustainable Development is published by Springer Paris and is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems and Agricultural Innovations and Practices, together about 29.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
• Covers interdisciplinary research on sustainable agriculture systems • Official journal of INRAE, France’s national research institute • OA Option: extend readership and amplify research impact Springer journals offer authors flexible OA options that allow them to increase the visibility and impact of their research while maintaining the same journal choice and publishing standards. Research published Open Access can reach a broader global audience across institutions, regions, and disciplines, and often achieves higher citation performance. Through OA Option, authors can continue publishing in journals they trust while enabling their work to be more widely accessed, shared, and used across the global research landscape
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Agronomy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Science6%
- Climate change impacts on agricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 8.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 184OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,156OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 69.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 75LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,457 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 49 | 51 |
| 2025 | 78 | 58 | 410 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 1,045 |
| 2023 | 82 | 82 | 2,253 |
| 2022 | 121 | 121 | 4,679 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | 4,545 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
282 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 198 days – 394 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 39 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 342 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (160 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 12–24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,990 / EUR 2,425 / GBP 2,090 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Agronomy for Sustainable Development, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
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
- Springer Paris
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1774-0746
- Electronic ISSN
- 1773-0155
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agronomy for Sustainable Development
What CAS zone is Agronomy for Sustainable Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agronomy for Sustainable Development is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Agronomy / Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Agronomy for Sustainable Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.1; CiteScore 15, h-index 184.
How long does peer review take at Agronomy for Sustainable Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 282 days (interquartile range 198–394 days); authors report an average review time of 12–24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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.
Which databases index Agronomy for Sustainable Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agronomy for Sustainable Development is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Agronomy for Sustainable Development open access, and what is the APC?
Agronomy for Sustainable Development is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .