Journal profile
Agronomy Science
ISSN 2544-4476 · eISSN 2544-798X · University of Life Sciences in Lublin - Publishing House · Poland
Agronomy Science: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agronomy Science is published by University of Life Sciences in Lublin - Publishing House. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Agricultural economics and policies, together about 55.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Agronomy Science is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, published since 1945 (untill 2017 as Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, Sectio E Agricultura, ISSN 0365-1118, ISSN online 2083-7410), currently a quarterly, available online and in print version. Agronomy Science is published by the University of Life Sciences in Lublin - Publishing House (Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin, Poland).The journal is the University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Polska) ownership.The journal offers open access to articles without the need to register. Articles are published in accordance with the Budapest Declaration, under the terms of CC BY 4.0 licence (until 2020 under the terms of CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence).Authors are charged the publication fee (golden open access with an APC). The journal is also financed by university subsidies and programs of the minister responsible for science and higher education:– „Science dissemination activities” – agreement No. 638/P-DUN/2018,– „Support for scientific journals” – agreement No. 371/WCN/2019/1.The journal does not publish advertisements.The journal's content is archived long-term by CLOCKSS. Publication schedule 2026Issue 81(1) – until 10 April,Issue 81(2) – until 10 July,Issue 81(3) – until 10 October,Issue 81(4) – until 31 December.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Aleksandra GłowackaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 11, Italy 1, Türkiye 1, Greece 1, Iraq 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences27.2%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.8%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences12.7%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Potato Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
- Plant Growth Enhancement TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: AGRO, Arianta, EBSCO, EuroPub, Index Copernicus - ICI Journal Master List, Most Wiedzy, Open Policy Finder, PBN, Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 709 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 9 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 31 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 51 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 68 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 57 |
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 80 / PLN 475 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 80 / PLN 475 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 80 / PLN 475 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 110 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- EUR 11
- Page charges
- EUR 20
- Submission fee
- EUR 110
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–6
Article types accepted3
- original scientific papersJournal publishes original scientific papers in Polish and English based on the results of research and development in all aspects of plant production, land use…Length not stated
- review papersas well as review papers from all fields of agronomy and plant production, including current issues in modern agricultureLength not stated
- short communicationsshort communications may be submitted for publication in the journalLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY 4.0 (until 2020 under the terms of CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Model summary
Articles are made available under the conditions CC BY 4.0 licence (until 2020 under the conditions CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence).Submission of the paper implies that it has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The author signs a statement of the originality of the work, the contribution of individuals, and source of funding.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access in accordance with the Budapest Declaration Model summary
available online and in print version, in open access, in accordance with the Budapest Declaration
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
- University of Life Sciences in Lublin - Publishing House
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 2544-4476
- Electronic ISSN
- 2544-798X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 81, Issue 2 (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 Agronomy Science
How long does peer review take at Agronomy Science?
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 Agronomy Science based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (11), Italy (1) and Türkiye (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agronomy Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agronomy Science is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Agronomy Science open access, and what is the APC?
Agronomy Science 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .