Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology
ISSN 2307-8553 · Life Sciences Society of Pakistan · Pakistan
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 500; review about 102 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 79 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology is published by Life Sciences Society of Pakistan 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 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Insect Pest Control Strategies and Agricultural Science and Fertilization, together about 20.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AJAB is aimed at publishing original research articles, short communications and review articles in all disciplines of agriculture and biological sciences. Coverage and scope of AJAB includes the following but not limited to: Agricultural sciences that include the technologies of soil cultivation, crop cultivation and harvesting, and the processing of plant products for human consumption and use. Biological sciences that include molecular medicine, ecology and the environment, genetic regulation of plant and animal development, microbial physiology, and cell dynamics and motility Nanobiotechnology that introduces special physicochemical and biological properties of nanoparticles / nanostructures and their applications in various areas like veterinary, agriculture, medicine and environment. Environmental sciences that cover areas of soil related research, residues and food quality. Plant sciences that focus on plant diversity, distribution, genetics, bioinformatics and biotechnology related issues. Veterinary & animal sciences that deal with the health and diseases of vertebrate and invertebrate animals and their treatment related research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Rashid Mehmood RanaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Pakistan 11, Mainland China 2, United States 2, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Fungal Biology and ApplicationsMedicine4.6%
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 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | 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
Early warning / risk: CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the March 2026 Xinrui edition (Under Review); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
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)
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 75LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 73Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 74,513Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 479 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 4 |
| 2025 | 79 | 79 | 35 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 200 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | 545 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 403 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | 476 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
102 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 6 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 102 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 500 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 500 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,000 | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,500 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- articlesArticles are comprehensive accounts of significant experimental or theoretical resultsLength not stated
- brief reportsBrief reports contain less scientific data than the original articles and should not have more than one figure and/or table.Length not stated
- reviews and mini-reviewsReviews and mini-reviews are by invitation only.Length not stated
- short communicationto arriving at their final conclusions. Short communications are preliminary reports limited to approximately 1,500 words (including tables, figures and referen…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- short communicationsShort communications are preliminary reports limited to approximately 1,500 words (including tables, figures and references).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access under CC BY 4.0; authors retain copyright. Model summary
Articles published in AJAB are licensed under an open access Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single blind peer review; at least two independent reviewers. Model summary
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology follows single blind peer review.
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
- Life Sciences Society of Pakistan
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2307-8553
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology
What CAS zone is Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. 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 Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology?
The publisher reports about 102 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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 Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,500 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Pakistan (11), Mainland China (2) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .