Journal profile · Agronomy
Biological Agriculture & Horticulture
ISSN 0144-8765 · eISSN 2165-0616 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Biological Agriculture & Horticulture: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.84; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 367 days to acceptance (44 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biological Agriculture & Horticulture is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Human auditory perception and evaluation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, together about 34.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biological Agriculture & Horticulture aims to act as the central focus for a wide range of studies into alternative systems of husbandry, and particularly the biological or organic approach to food production. The Journal publishes work of a sound scientific or economic nature related to any aspect of biological husbandry in agriculture, horticulture and forestry in both temperate and tropical conditions, including energy and water utilization, and environmental impact. Biological husbandry avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, livestock feed additives and genetically modified organisms. Papers on these topics will not be published, although the Journal does report comparative studies between conventional and biological husbandry. Instead, biological husbandry focuses on crop rotations, crop residues, animal manures, legumes, green manures, off-farm organic wastes, and aspects of biological pest control to maintain soil productivity, to supply plant nutrients, and to control insects, weeds and other pests. Biological Agriculture & Horticulture is a well-established, significant, international focus for the publication of research and information in this important field of sustainable agriculture. As well as scientific papers, each issue contains a News and Reviews section, including many reviews of recently-published books. Peer Review Statement Biological Agriculture & Horticulture is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes high quality, original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. There have been two recent trends in agriculture, our most essential industry. Firstly, in the developed countries, the evolution of modern, intensive agriculture, reliant upon large amounts of non-renewable energy and raw materials, has frequently resulted in soil degradation, environmental pollution and damage to wildlife. Secondly, in the developing countries, pressures such as population growth coupled with unsuitable agricultural methods have often severely damages the resource-base essential to food production. Because of global environmental limitations, in neither case can such trends be considered sustainable
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agronomy
Editor-in-chief Ulrich SchmutzPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering12.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences10%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.4%
- Composting and Vermicomposting TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
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 | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 4 |
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 4 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, AGRICOLA, OCLC, CABI, AgBiotechNet, Agroforestry Abstracts (Online), Animal Science Database, Biocontrol News and Information, Biofuels Abstracts, Botanical Pesticides Abstracts, Crop Physiology Abstracts, Crop Science Database, Dairy Science Abstracts, Environmental Impact, Field Crop Abstracts, Forest Products Abstracts, Forest Science Database, Forestry Abstracts, Global Health, Grasslands and Forage Abstracts (Online), Helminthological Abstracts (Online), Horticultural Science Database, Irrigation and Drainage Abstracts (Online), Maize Abstracts (Online), Nematological Abstracts (Online), Nutrition and Food Sciences Database, Organic Research Database, Ornamental Horticulture (Online), Parasitology Database, Plant Breeding Abstracts (Online), Plant Genetics and Breeding Database, Potato Abstracts (Online)
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
- 1.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.46Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.96Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 556OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 31,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,367 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 22 | 4 | 30 |
| 2024 | 19 | 6 | 72 |
| 2023 | 19 | 4 | 124 |
| 2022 | 18 | 6 | 134 |
| 2021 | 19 | 3 | 159 |
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
367 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 267 days – 513 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (44 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 373 days
- Sample
- 44 articles with submission and acceptance dates (46 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)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 105 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Biological Agriculture & Horticulture is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the disco…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
Biological Agriculture & Horticulture is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes high quality, original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submissi…
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0144-8765
- Electronic ISSN
- 2165-0616
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biological Agriculture & Horticulture
What CAS zone is Biological Agriculture & Horticulture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biological Agriculture & Horticulture is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy / Horticulture. 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 Biological Agriculture & Horticulture?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.84; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Biological Agriculture & Horticulture?
Based on the dates recorded on 44 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 367 days (interquartile range 267–513 days); authors report an average review time of over 36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 4% (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 JCR quartile is Biological Agriculture & Horticulture in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences.
Which databases index Biological Agriculture & Horticulture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biological Agriculture & Horticulture is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biological Agriculture & Horticulture open access, and what is the APC?
Biological Agriculture & Horticulture is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .