Journal profile · Agronomy
Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research
ISSN 0718-5820 · eISSN 7185-839 · Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA · CHILE · Quarterly
Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.65; fully open access; APC about USD 650; review about 90 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research is published by Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA 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, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, together about 19.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research (ChileanJAR) is the scientific journal of the Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA), Ministerio de Agricultura, Chile, published bimonthly in English (February, April, June, August, October and December). It is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded of Clarivate Analytics (ex ISI), SCOPUS, SciELO, and others. Read more
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agronomy
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Chile 31, Mexico 4, India 2, Poland 2, Serbia 2 (49 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 Sciences6.9%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
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 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | 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 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | 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 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
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
- 1.65LetPub ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 659OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,268 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 69 | 14 |
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | 81 |
| 2024 | 70 | 70 | 205 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 277 |
| 2022 | 71 | 71 | 649 |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | 580 |
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
90 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports 6–12 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 150 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | USD 650 | No | — |
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
- Open access
Bimonthly publication in English Model summary
published bimonthly in English (February, April, June, August, October and December)
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
- Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA
- Country or region
- CHILE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0718-5820
- Electronic ISSN
- 7185-839
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research
What CAS zone is Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary / Agronomy. 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 Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.65; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research?
The publisher reports about 90 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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 Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (31), Mexico (4) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research open access, and what is the APC?
Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 650.
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: .