Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology
Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
ISSN 2196-5641 · Springer International Publishing · ENGLAND · Founded 2014
Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.76; fully open access; APC about USD 2,790; median 87 days to acceptance (109 articles, last 24 months); 189 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture is published by Springer International Publishing and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques, together about 24.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed forum for the advancement and application to all fields of agriculture of modern chemical, biochemical and molecular technologies. The scope of this journal includes chemical and biochemical processes aimed to increase sustainable agricultural and food production, the evaluation of quality and origin of raw primary products and their transformation into foods and chemicals, as well as environmental monitoring and remediation. Of special interest are the effects of chemical and biochemical technologies, also at the nano and supramolecular scale, on the relationships between soil, plants, microorganisms and their environment, with the help of modern bioinformatics. Another special focus is the use of modern bioorganic and biological chemistry to develop new technologies for plant nutrition and bio-stimulation, advancement of biorefineries from biomasses, safe and traceable food products, carbon storage in soil and plants and restoration of contaminated soils to agriculture. This journal presents the first opportunity to bring together researchers from a wide number of disciplines within the agricultural chemical and biological sciences, from both industry and academia. The principle aim of Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture is to allow the exchange of the most advanced chemical and biochemical knowledge to develop technologies which address one of the most pressing challenges of our times - sustaining a growing world population. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture publishes original research articles, short letters and invited reviews. Articles from scientists in industry, academia as well as private research institutes, non-governmental and environmental organizations are encouraged.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology
Editor-in-chief Panagiotis MadesisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 13 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Mainland China 13, Italy 10, India 4, Brazil 3, United States 2 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.8%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Plant Growth Enhancement TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Polysaccharides and Plant Cell WallsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 5.76LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 498OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 190LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,300,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,077 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 180 | 180 | 61 |
| 2025 | 189 | 189 | 1,020 |
| 2024 | 194 | 194 | 2,128 |
| 2023 | 148 | 148 | 3,206 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | 2,891 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | 3,296 |
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
87 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 61 days – 124 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (109 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 106 days
- Sample
- 109 articles with submission and acceptance dates (416 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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 | EUR 2,390 / USD 2,790 / GBP 2,190 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,790 / EUR 2,390 / GBP 2,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,090 / USD 2,690 / EUR 2,290 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,190 / USD 2,790 / EUR 2,390 | — | — |
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 accepted5
- letters to the editorResearch article Letters to the Editor Methodology Review Software articleLength not stated
- methodologyResearch article Letters to the Editor Methodology Review Software articleLength not stated
- research articleResearch article Letters to the Editor Methodology Review Software articleLength not stated
- reviewResearch article Letters to the Editor Methodology Review Software articleLength not stated
- software articleResearch article Letters to the Editor Methodology Review Software articleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscript must be submitted by an author, not a third party Model summary
Please note that a manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data sharing strongly encouraged or required Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY licence Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Suggesting peer reviewers allowed Model summary
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2014
- ISSN
- 2196-5641
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
What CAS zone is Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.76; CiteScore 9, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture?
Based on the dates recorded on 109 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 87 days (interquartile range 61–124 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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 Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 13 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (13), Italy (10) and India (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture open access, and what is the APC?
Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,790.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .