Journal profile · AGRONOMYFOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY&nb-FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture
ISSN 2079-052X · eISSN 2079-0538 · United Arab Emirates University · U ARAB EMIRATES
Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture is published by United Arab Emirates University 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 Animal Diversity and Health Studies, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, together about 20.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture (EJFA) publishes peer-reviewed Reviews, Research Articles, and Short Communications in Agriculture, and Food Science areas, with special emphasis on interdisciplinary studies. The journal also publishes invited reviews relevant to current Agricultural, Food and Nutrition Science topics. Agriculture - Production, Plant and Animal Breeding, Microbiology, Post Harvest, Climate Change, Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Genetics and Genomics, Agricultural Biotechnology, Crop Stress, Environmental Impacts, Agribusiness and Consumer Sciences. Food - Health and Nutrition, Food Qualities, Food Safety, Food Materials and Food Engineering, Noval Foods, Food Properties Foods Packaging. Interdisciplinary topics covering innovative studies are also welcome.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRONOMYFOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY&nb-FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Arab Emirates 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Diversity and Health StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.8%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine5.7%
- Date Palm Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing5.2%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
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 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | 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 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | 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 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.38Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 694OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 77.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,883 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 8 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 34 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 556 |
| 2023 | 153 | 153 | 360 |
| 2022 | 120 | 120 | 451 |
| 2021 | 94 | 94 | 531 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 600 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | EUR 600 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI
Authors must be transparent about the use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and other large language models in the manuscript preparation, and disclose details of how the AI tool was used within the "Materials and Methods" section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship of AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools do not meet authorship criteria and thus cannot be listed as authors on manuscripts, nor cited as authors. If AI or AI-assisted tools have been used in the preparation of a manuscript, this must be appropriately declared with sufficient details in the Materials and Methods section of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
During the editorial process, the following relationships between editors and authors are considered conflicts of interest: Colleagues currently working in the same research group or department, recent co-authors, and doctoral students for which the editor served as committee chair. During the submission process, the authors are kindly advised to identify possible conflicts of interest with the jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
GeneralThe publishing ethics and malpractice policies follow the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, WAME, and OASPA), the NISO Recommended Practices for the Presentation and Identification of E-Journals (PIE-J), and, where relevant, the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License and Copyright Agreement
In submitting the manuscript to any of Pensoft’s journals, authors certify that: They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements. The work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review or thesis); it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; its publication has been approved by all author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
This journal uses a single-blind peer review process. This means that the names of reviewers are hidden from the authors (the author does not know the identity of the reviewer, but the reviewer knows the identity of the author). Notwithstanding that, the reviewers are encouraged to disclose their identities, if they wish to do so. Each article is reviewed by at least two independent experts, with …
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
- United Arab Emirates University
- Country or region
- U ARAB EMIRATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2079-052X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2079-0538
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture
What CAS zone is Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy / Food Science & Technology. 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 Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.3; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Arab Emirates (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture open access, and what is the APC?
Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 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: .