Journal profile · Agronomy
Agronomy Journal
ISSN 0002-1962 · eISSN 1435-0645 · American Society of Agronomy · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1949
Agronomy Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.44; hybrid open access; APC about USD 1,800; median 176 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 268 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agronomy Journal is published by American Society of Agronomy and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, together about 32% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Agronomy Journal</em> is the flagship journal of American Society of Agronomy, publishing original research in agriculture, soil, crop science, agroclimatology, and more.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agronomy
Editor-in-chief David E. ClayPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 114, Mainland China 6, Brazil 6, India 2, Canada 2 (135 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.5%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
- Turfgrass Adaptation and ManagementEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Soybean genetics and cultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolismAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedCASCAB AbstractsGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 113LetPub ·
- h-index
- 238OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11,726OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 50.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 245LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 243Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 917,577Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 25,640 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 285 | 168 | 88 |
| 2025 | 268 | 197 | 507 |
| 2024 | 219 | 167 | 945 |
| 2023 | 251 | 190 | 2,281 |
| 2022 | 287 | 130 | 2,320 |
| 2021 | 403 | 162 | 5,715 |
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
176 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 130 days – 241 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 40 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 213 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (598 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)
- about 9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 191 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
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 1,800 / EUR 1,630 / GBP 1,410 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society of Agronomy
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1949
- ISSN
- 0002-1962
- Electronic ISSN
- 1435-0645
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 118, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agronomy Journal
What CAS zone is Agronomy Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agronomy Journal is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agronomy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Agronomy Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.44; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 238.
How long does peer review take at Agronomy Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 176 days (interquartile range 130–241 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25% (2025). 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 Agronomy Journal based?
Of the 135 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (114), Mainland China (6) and Brazil (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agronomy Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agronomy Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, CAS, CAB Abstracts, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Agronomy Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Agronomy Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 1,800.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .