Journal profile · Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Annals of Applied Biology
ISSN 0003-4746 · eISSN 1744-7348 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Annals of Applied Biology: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.13; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,570; median 149 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 114 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Applied Biology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Plant Virus Research Studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annals of Applied Biology publishes novel and rigorous research on applied biology in the broad context of sustainability in biosciences. Our goal is to share groundbreaking science to a wide international audience, advancing our understanding of how an organism grows and/or interacts with the natural environment, biotic or abiotic factors and responds to man-made growth modifiers. We especially welcome hypothesis-driven research using either theoretical or experimental approaches to answer key questions of general interest to our broad readership. The journal covers, among the others, the fields of: Agronomy, Agroecology, Animal health and welfare, Applied horticulture, Applied plant pathology, Biodiversity including the interaction with both wildlife and farmland animals, Biotechnology, Biotic interactions, Cropping and the environment, Integrated pest management, Pesticide application, Plant physiology, Postharvest biology, Soil science, Tree/ Forest biology and Traditional and new breeding technologies, Average time from submission to first decision is just 8 days! Submission of manuscripts to Annals is exclusively via a web-based electronic submission and tracking system at:https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/AAB enabling rapid submission to first decision times. Before submitting a paper for publication in Annals of Applied Biology, potential authors should first read the Author Guidelines. Instructions as to how to upload your manuscript can be found on Research Exchange. Annals papers must contribute substantially to the advancement of knowledge and may, among others, encompass the scientific disciplines of: AgronomyAgrometeorologyAgrienvironmental sciencesApplied genomicsApplied metabolomicsApplied proteomicsBiodiversityBiological controlClimate changeCrop ecologyEntomologyGenetic manipulationMolecular biologyMycologyNematologyPestsPlant pathologyPlant breeding & geneticsPlant physiologyPost harvest biologySoil scienceStatisticsVirologyWeed biology Annals also welcomes reviews of interest in these subject areas. Reviews should be critical surveys of the field and offer new insights. All papers are subject to peer review. Papers must usually contribute substantially to the advancement of knowledge in applied biology but short papers discussing techniques or substantiated results, and reviews of current knowledge of interest to applied biologists will be considered for publication. Papers or reviews must not be offered to any other journal for prior
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Antonino MalacrinòPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United Kingdom 26, India 9, Mainland China 5, United States 5, Brazil 5 (71 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.5%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.2%
- Plant Pathogens and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Nematode management and characterization studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
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 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | 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
MEDLINEPubMedCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 2.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 147OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,737OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 97LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 102Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 184,053Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,752 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 38 | 20 |
| 2025 | 114 | 57 | 196 |
| 2024 | 79 | 42 | 270 |
| 2023 | 81 | 50 | 405 |
| 2022 | 75 | 28 | 641 |
| 2021 | 87 | 28 | 832 |
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
149 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 95 days – 212 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 165 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (203 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)
- 18–36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 159 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 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 3,570 / EUR 3,010 / GBP 2,380 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- editorialOriginal ArticleA report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fro…Length not stated
- forumForumEssays on new ideas and perspectives that will appeal to a wide audience. Policy forum essays are particularly encouraged, addressing political, social or …Length not stated
- hypothesisOriginal ArticleA report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fro…Length not stated
- meta-analysisOriginal ArticleA report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fro…Length not stated
- perspectiveOriginal ArticleA report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fro…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal ArticleA report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fro…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- synthesisSynthesisSynthesis articles include quantitative meta-analyses testing a specific hypothesis, and systematic reviews of the published literature addressing a sp…Length not stated
- systematic reviewOriginal ArticleA report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fro…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Wiley requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author’s objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or indirectly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potential …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing
Annals of Applied Biology recognizes the many benefits of archiving research data. Annals of Applied Biology expects you to archive all the data from which your published results are derived in a public repository. The repository that you choose should offer you guaranteed preservation (see the registry of research data repositories at https://www.re3data.org/) and should help you make it findable…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright For authors signing the COPYRIGHT TRANSFER AGREEMENT
If the Open Access option is not selected the corresponding author will be presented with the copyright transfer agreement (CTA) to sign. The terms and conditions of the CTA can be previewed in the samples associated with the Copyright FAQs below:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS
Open Access is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With Open Access, the author, the author's funding agency, or the author's institution pays a fee (APC) to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers up…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Annals of Applied Biology will consider for review articles previously available on preprint servers. Authors may also post the submitted version of their manuscript to preprint servers at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0003-4746
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-7348
- Society / sponsor
- Association of Applied Biologists
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Applied Biology
What CAS zone is Annals of Applied Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Applied Biology is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. 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 Annals of Applied Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.13; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 147.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Applied Biology?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 149 days (interquartile range 95–212 days); authors report an average review time of 18–36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Annals of Applied Biology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Annals of Applied Biology based?
Of the 71 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (26), India (9) and Mainland China (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Applied Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Applied Biology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Annals of Applied Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Applied Biology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,570.
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: .