Journal profile
Ciencia Agricola
ISSN 0103-8699 · eISSN 2447-3383 · Universidade Federal de Alagoas · Brazil
Ciencia Agricola: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ciencia Agricola is published by Universidade Federal de Alagoas. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Growth and nutrition in plants, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques, together about 31.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Revista Ciência Agrícola (ISSN: 2447-3383) é editada desde o ano de 1991, com apoio do corpo docente do Campus de Engenharias e Ciências Agrárias e da Editora da Universidade Federal de Alagoas (EDUFAL), no formato contínuo com acesso livre, destinando-se à divulgação de trabalhos científicos originais e inéditos, elaborados em português, inglês ou espanhol, com escopo voltado a pesquisas em engenharia florestal, ciências do solo, proteção de plantas, engenharia agrícola, produção vegetal e produção animal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences15%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Plant Disease Management TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Seed Germination and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 359 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 44 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 55 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 63 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 92 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 73 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 84 |
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)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- preliminary results; fragmented work
Article types accepted4
- artigos de pesquisaArtigos de Pesquisa. Devem reportar pesquisas originais que tenham um impacto definido no desenvolvimento da ciência e tecnologia, incorporando um componente si…Length not stated
- artigos de revisãoArtigos de revisão. Será considerada informação sintetizada no campo em que a literatura é escassa ou pouco abordada; ou com informações que disponham de uma no…Length not stated
- notas científicasNotas Científicas. Refere-se a manuscritos com resultados considerados altamente importantes ou urgentes nas áreas de pesquisa consideradas para processos de ex…Length not stated
- revisão de opiniãoRevisão de opinião. Deve explorar as necessidades e oportunidades nas ciências agrárias em um formato menos técnico que uma revisão de literatura.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest declaration required from reviewers and authors during or after submission. Model summary
Os avaliadores e autores deverão declarar se há ou não possíveis conflitos de interesse, durante ou após a submissão do manuscrito.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Privacy: names and addresses will be used exclusively for the services of this publication, not shared with third parties or for other purposes. Model summary
Os nomes e endereços informados nesta revista serão usados exclusivamente para os serviços prestados por esta publicação, não sendo disponibilizados para outras finalidades ou a terceiros.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics and conflict of interest policy: authors responsible for manuscript integrity; editor may impose a two-year moratorium on authors/coauthors who violate the journal's ethics guide; reviewers and authors must declare possible conflicts of interest during or after submission. Model summary
Os autores e coautores serão responsáveis pela integridade do manuscrito. O editor poderá impor dois anos de moratória aos autores e coautores que violarem guia de ética da revista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright: authors retain copyright with first-publication license to the journal under Creative Commons 4.0 (CC-BY attribution). Model summary
Os direitos autorais dos artigos publicados serão mantidos pelos autores com cessão à revista para a publicação simultânea de acordo com a Licença Creative Commons 4.0.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal operating under Brazilian copyright law 9.610/1998. Model summary
Esta é uma revista de acesso livre, em que, utiliza o termo de cessão seguindo a lei nº 9.610/1998, que altera, atualiza e consolida a legislação sobre direitos autorais no Brasil.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review: author identification must be removed from the file and Word document properties to ensure confidentiality for double-blind review. Model summary
A identificação de autoria do trabalho foi removida do arquivo e da opção Propriedades no Word, garantindo desta forma o critério de sigilo da revista, caso submetido para avaliação por pares (ex.: artigos), conforme instruções disponíveis em Assegurando a Avaliação Cega por Pares.
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
- Universidade Federal de Alagoas
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0103-8699
- Electronic ISSN
- 2447-3383
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Ciencia Agricola
How long does peer review take at Ciencia Agricola?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Ciencia Agricola?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; 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.
Which databases index Ciencia Agricola?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ciencia Agricola is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Ciencia Agricola open access, and what is the APC?
Ciencia Agricola is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .