Journal profile · AGRONOMY
CIENCIA RURAL
ISSN 0103-8478 · eISSN 1678-4596 · Universidade Federal de Santa Maria · BRAZIL · Quarterly · Founded 1991
CIENCIA RURAL: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 2–4 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 183 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CIENCIA RURAL is published by Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 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 Growth and nutrition in plants, Soil Management and Crop Yield and Animal Nutrition and Physiology, together about 32.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To publish original research articles, review papers, and short communications in the field of Agricultural Sciences. The journal aims to disseminate high-quality scientific knowledge in Agricultural Sciences, encompassing: Original articles presenting novel research findings; Review papers that systematize and discuss theoretical and methodological advances; Technical and scientific notes with relevant contributions to agricultural, livestock, environmental, and rural development practices. The journal’s scope includes topics such as: Crop and animal production; Natural resources and sustainable management; Agricultural engineering and applied technologies; Economics, extension, and policies related to the agricultural sector.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRONOMY
Editor-in-chief Rudi WeiblenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 6, Portugal 3, United Kingdom 2, Spain 2, Mexico 2 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.7%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Agricultural and Food SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Banana Cultivation and ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural 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 | Agronomy | 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 | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceSciELOPublisher 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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,036OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 65.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 240LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 52Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,287 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 169 | 169 | 8 |
| 2025 | 183 | 183 | 109 |
| 2024 | 187 | 187 | 252 |
| 2023 | 217 | 217 | 570 |
| 2022 | 270 | 270 | 1,056 |
| 2021 | 543 | 543 | 1,935 |
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)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | BRL 700 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | BRL 700 | — | — | |
| LetPub | BRL 700 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 160 / USD 190 / USD 350 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- BRL 190
- Submission fee
- BRL 160
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted4
- editorialPreprints Ciência Rural recommends that all author’s deposit preprints to accelerate the dissemination of research data prior to peer review. If a manuscript pr…Length not stated
- original research articlesThe journal publishes original research articles, review papers, and short communications in the field of Agricultural Sciences.Length not stated
- review papersThe journal publishes original research articles, review papers, and short communications in the field of Agricultural Sciences.Length not stated
- short communicationsThe journal publishes original research articles, review papers, and short communications in the field of Agricultural Sciences.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
The journal requires author’s has to disclose any conflicts of interest, which may be of a personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature. This statement must be included at the end of the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
COPE Model summary
Ciência Rural adopts best practices in publication ethics and follows the international recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as well as the scientific integrity guidelines established by SciELO. Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to adhere to principles of honesty, transparency, and responsibility in the conduct and dissemination of scientific research. Suspecte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors’ of articles published in Ciência Rural (CR) retain the copyright of their , licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which allows unrestricted reuse and distribution, provided that the original paper is properly cited. In return, authors’ grant the journal the right of first publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Ciência Rural follows the Open Access model, providing unrestricted online access (including without financial barriers) to all scientific content published by the journal. Open Access refers to a model in which the copyright holder of a scholarly paper grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY ), allowing immediate free access to the researc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-Blind Peer Review Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are initially assessed by the Ciência Rural editorial team, including the Editorial Board and Area Editors, and are subsequently sent to at least two ad hoc reviewers. Review articles are typically evaluated by three ad hoc consultants. Ciência Rural adopts a rigorous evaluation process to ensure scientific quality and integrity. The editorial workflow comprises the follo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints Model summary
Ciência Rural recommends that all author’s deposit preprints to accelerate the dissemination of research data prior to peer review. If a manuscript previously posted as a preprint is accepted for publication in Ciência Rural, the preprint and the published article will be linked in the online version. All authors’ must link their respective ORCID iDs to both the preprint and the published manuscri…
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 Santa Maria
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- Portuguese, English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0103-8478
- Electronic ISSN
- 1678-4596
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 RURAL
What CAS zone is CIENCIA RURAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CIENCIA RURAL is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy. 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.
What is the impact factor of CIENCIA RURAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.7; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at CIENCIA RURAL?
Authors report an average review time of 2–4 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.
Where are the editorial board members of CIENCIA RURAL based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), Portugal (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CIENCIA RURAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CIENCIA RURAL is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is CIENCIA RURAL open access, and what is the APC?
CIENCIA RURAL is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .