Journal profile · AGRONOMY
Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment
ISSN 2639-6696 · John Wiley & Sons
Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,280; median 183 days to acceptance (115 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 54% (journal website); 253 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment is published by John Wiley & Sons 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 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Soil Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment</em> is an open access journal publishing studies focusing across all aspects of agriculture, plant, environmental, and soil science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRONOMY
Editor-in-chief David E. ClayPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 86, India 4, Italy 4, Mainland China 2, Pakistan 2 (103 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.6%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Soil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural 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 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASPublisher website
Other: 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 (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 189OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 237LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 236Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 337,979Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,148 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 185 | 185 | 31 |
| 2025 | 253 | 253 | 545 |
| 2024 | 159 | 159 | 747 |
| 2023 | 124 | 124 | 719 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | 704 |
| 2021 | 97 | 97 | 700 |
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
183 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 132 days – 279 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (115 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 229 days
- Sample
- 115 articles with submission and acceptance dates (459 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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 54%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 54%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 179 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,280 / GBP 1,770 / EUR 2,100 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,040 / EUR 1,880 / GBP 1,580 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,600 / GBP 1,240 / EUR 1,480 | Yes | — |
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
- John Wiley & Sons
- ISSN
- 2639-6696
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment
What CAS zone is Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment 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.
What is the impact factor of Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment?
Based on the dates recorded on 115 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 183 days (interquartile range 132–279 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 54% (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 Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment based?
Of the 103 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (86), India (4) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,280.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .