Journal profile
EDIS
ISSN 2576-0009 · The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries · United States
EDIS: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 251 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
EDIS is published by The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques, Urban Arborization and Environmental Studies and Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
EDIS publishes articles developed in support of the Extension mission of the University of Florida, “… dedicated to developing knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences and to making that knowledge accessible to sustain and enhance the quality of human life.” EDIS disseminates articles that have been developed by University of Florida scholars to meet the needs of Florida audiences as identified through our Extension programs. They have undergone peer review and administrative approval as described below to ensure that information is not just correct but authoritative and relevant to current needs. The primary audiences of EDIS include Extension practitioners; commercial producers; policy makers; and academics. Many EDIS articles are suitable for general public audiences, but Extension audiences seeking advice or solutions should visit the AskIFAS website (https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu) which will offer only the currently supported EDIS articles presented in context with other valuable UF/IFAS resources.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.9%
- Urban Arborization and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.5%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Diverse Educational Innovations StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 579OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,746 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 223 | 223 | 1,357 |
| 2025 | 251 | 251 | 1,948 |
| 2024 | 264 | 264 | 2,242 |
| 2023 | 298 | 298 | 2,451 |
| 2022 | 365 | 365 | 2,390 |
| 2021 | 507 | 507 | 2,192 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship criteria
EDIS articles must have at least one contributor who is affiliated with a UF/IFAS academic unit. This should be a specialist (department faculty), or a regional or state specialized agent (RSA or SSA). Authors should refer to Developing Extension Publications for EDIS for an explanation of what constitutes an appropriate EDIS submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict/Competing Interest Statement
Conflict of interest exists when a participant in the peer review and publication process as an author, reviewer, or editor has ties to activities that could inappropriately influence their judgment about the validity of submissions. Therefore, EDIS requires all authors and reviewers to declare any conflicts of interest that may be inherent in their submissions. For example, financial relationship…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
As an open access journal, EDIS disseminates all content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license. EDIS adopted a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license beginning with Volume 2024, Issue 1. EDIS articles are considered University Supported Works under UF Policy 1.018(3), so UF/IFAS holds the copyright. Authors who need permissions not granted by the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
EDIS provides immediate open access to our content. The articles are freely and openly available in EDIS on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There are no publication charges, and all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, pri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
On average the time from submission to publication is around three to five months. When EDIS receives a submission, it is directed to an editor for the publishing unit, who conducts desk review of the submission before sending it out for IFAS peer review. If the editor also happens to be an author on the submission, their editor role is removed and the submission is assigned to an alternate editor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Policy
Authors are permitted to post manuscripts submitted to EDIS on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, its publication in EDIS. However, UF/IFAS authors should also be mindful of the guidance outlined in Best Management Practices for EDIS Publications to ensure that resources UF/IFAS reco…
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
- The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- Spanish, English, Haitian
- ISSN
- 2576-0009
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 2026, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 EDIS
How long does peer review take at EDIS?
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.
Which databases index EDIS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, EDIS is indexed in DOAJ.
Is EDIS open access, and what is the APC?
EDIS 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: .