Journal profile
Discover Agriculture
ISSN 2731-9598 · Springer · Switzerland
Discover Agriculture: fully open access; APC about USD 1,390; median 162 days to acceptance (120 articles, last 24 months); 283 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Discover Agriculture is published by Springer. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Climate change impacts on agriculture and Agricultural Development and Management, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Discover Agriculture covers basic science and applied research relating to the agricultural sector in areas such as crop and soil sciences, environmental science, and advances in relevant technologies. It also covers agriculture as it relates to society, economics and trade and climate change. The journal particularly welcomes papers that take a transdisciplinary and holistic approach to agricultural research, considering the wider social impacts of agriculture on food supplies, climate neutrality, urban development, and business and economics, as well as research with implications for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of zero hunger, responsible consumption and climate action. Topics Discover Agriculture covers topics including (but not limited to) the following: Crop Production & Protection Basic plant biology/physiology of crops Genetics & breeding Invasive species and diseases Conservation Organic agriculture Sustainability Precision agriculture Agronomy Agroforestry Soil Science Chemistry Microbiology Water & Irrigation Technology Machinery/Engineering Remote sensing Biotechnology Environmental Factors Land management Climate impact Pollution Agriculture Harvest Quality and Safety Trade, Economics, Social impact Animal Agriculture Breeding & Genetics Livestock health/nutrition Safety/welfare Aquaculture Content Types Discover Agriculture welcomes a variety of article types – please see our submission guidelines for details. The journal also publishes guest-edited Topical Collections of relevance to all aspects of agricultural research. For more information, please follow up with our journal publishing contact.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Maria RosaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 7%); most named India 46, Italy 13, Bangladesh 11, Mainland China 9, United States 6 (137 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.9%
- Climate change impacts on agricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.5%
- Agricultural Development and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Smart Agriculture and AIAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Agricultural Economics and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, 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
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.64OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 649,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 756 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 329 | 329 | 2,402 |
| 2025 | 283 | 283 | 1,063 |
| 2024 | 134 | 134 | 62 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
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
162 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 120 days – 213 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (120 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 182 days
- Sample
- 120 articles with submission and acceptance dates (652 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 1,090 / USD 1,390 / GBP 990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,340 / EUR 1,040 / GBP 910 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 990 / USD 1,290 / GBP 860 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,090 / USD 1,390 / GBP 990 / EUR 1,890 / USD 2,190 / GBP 1,590 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
- Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Adaptation in Mulberry: Towards Climate-Smart SericultureDeadline
- Climate-Resilient Food Systems: Adaptation, Innovation, and Transformation under Climate UncertaintyDeadline
- Mathematical Modelling and AI-Driven Approaches for Pest and Disease Management in Agricultural SystemsDeadline
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- supplementary material
Article types accepted14
- brief reportWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- case studyWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- commentComment articles can focus on policy, science and society, or purely scientific issues. They should be of immediate interest to a broad readership and should be…Length not stated
- data noteWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- full research articleWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- matters arisingMatters Arising articles are interesting and timely scientific or academic comments and clarifications on original research papers published in the journal.Length not stated
- methodologyMethodologies should present a new experimental or computational method, test or procedure. The method described may either be completely new, or may offer a be…Length not stated
- original paperWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- original research paperWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- perspectiveA Perspective is a scholarly review and discussion of the primary research literature that does not meet the criteria for a review article because: the scope is…Length not stated
- registered reportRegistered Reports are a publication format in which the research question and the quality of methodology are peer reviewed before the data are collected and an…Length not stated
- researchResearch articles present new scientific results within the scope of the journal that have not been published previously and are not being considered for public…Length not stated
- research articleWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- reviewReview articles provide critical accounts and comprehensive surveys of topics of major current interest within the scope of the journal.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Funding statement mandatory. Model summary
You need to include a statement which declares whether this work received funding or not.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Competing interests declaration required. Model summary
Authors are required to declare any competing financial and/or non-financial interests in relation to the work described.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data availability statement required for all submissions. Model summary
All authors must include a data availability statement in their submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Step 4 - Understand your copyright
If your submission is accepted for publication, you will need to sign a licence agreement with Springer Nature to allow us to publish your article. According to this agreement:authors of articles published in this journal retain the copyright of their articles.authors grant Springer Nature a licence to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.authors retain full re-use rig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Discover Agriculture, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top Did you find what you were looking for? Share feedback.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Step 3 - Understand the peer review policy
Single-anonymous peer review; at least two reviewers per eligible manuscript; editors may submit but are handled without conflict of interest. Model summary
This journal follows a single-anonymous peer review procedure, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Peer review process All manuscripts undergo technical checks upon submission. Manuscripts that pass technical checks undergo suitability checks by our in-house editorial team. Eligible manuscripts are …
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
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2731-9598
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Discover Agriculture
How long does peer review take at Discover Agriculture?
Based on the dates recorded on 120 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 162 days (interquartile range 120–213 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Discover Agriculture?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Discover Agriculture based?
Of the 137 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (46), Italy (13) and Bangladesh (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Discover Agriculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Discover Agriculture is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Discover Agriculture open access, and what is the APC?
Discover Agriculture is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,390.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .