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Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science
ISSN 1310-0351 · eISSN 2534-983X · Agricultural Academy · BULGARIA · Bimonthly
Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 149 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science is published by Agricultural Academy 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 Agriculture and Biological Studies, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science (BJAS) is a peer-reviewed, open access, online and print journal, issued bimonthly. It has been published in English since 1995. It publishes original research papers, review articles and brief communications from all areas of agricultural science including agricultural economics, agroecology, agrochemisty and soil science, crop science, plant protection, animal science, veterinary medicine, fisheries and aquaculture, agricultural engineering, food technologies and other related areas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary-General Veterinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agriculture and Biological StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Agricultural pest management studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
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 | Environmental Sciences | 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 | Environmental Sciences | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 149LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 668 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 109 | 108 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Article types accepted3
- brief communicationIt publishes original research papers, review articles and brief communications from all areas of agricultural scienceLength not stated
- original researchIt publishes original research papers, review articles and brief communications from all areas of agricultural scienceLength not stated
- reviewIt publishes original research papers, review articles and brief communications from all areas of agricultural scienceLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer-reviewed, open access, online and print journal Model summary
Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science (BJAS) is a peer-reviewed, open access, online and print journal
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
- Agricultural Academy
- Country or region
- BULGARIA
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1310-0351
- Electronic ISSN
- 2534-983X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science
What CAS zone is Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences. 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.
How long does peer review take at Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science open access, and what is the APC?
Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .