Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
ES Food & Agroforestry
ISSN 2687-7295 · eISSN 2687-7309 · Engineered Science Publisher · USA · Quarterly · Founded 2020
ES Food & Agroforestry: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 2,000; community-reported acceptance: 23%; 68 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ES Food & Agroforestry is published by Engineered Science Publisher and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Smart Agriculture and AI, Probiotics and Fermented Foods and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, together about 25.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ES Food & Agroforestry (ESFAF) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed international journal that publishes high-quality and cutting-edge original research and review articles in various disciplines encompassing the science, technology and engineering of food, agriculture and forestry. The journal provides a forum for rapid dissemination of significant, novel, high impact, and the latest findings of studies on all aspects of food, agriculture and forestry. The topics include, but are not limited to: food nutrition, quality, and safety; food and agricultural chemistry and engineering; emerging discoveries in both pre-harvest and post-harvest food and agricultural technologies; agricultural and environmental pollutions; smart agriculture and controlled environmental agriculture; innovative risk mitigation strategies in supply chain safety and security; sustainability and ecosystems; water, soil and irrigation; tree biodiversity and habitat protection of forestry. The journal also welcomes contributions on the scientific policy, social and economic aspects of food, agriculture and forestry. The ES FAF is aiming to serve as an integrated platform to ensure that groundbreaking discoveries in food, agriculture and forestry-related sciences and technologies reach the public, the shareholders, and the society.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Smart Agriculture and AIAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Science6.6%
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine6%
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesChemistry4.8%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 254 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 70 | 10 |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | 57 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 179 |
| 2023 | 24 | 19 | 402 |
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | 270 |
| 2021 | 25 | 14 | 598 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- 23%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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 | USD 2,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Engineered Science Publisher
- Country or region
- USA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2020
- ISSN
- 2687-7295
- Electronic ISSN
- 2687-7309
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ES Food & Agroforestry
What CAS zone is ES Food & Agroforestry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ES Food & Agroforestry is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Agronomy / Food Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index ES Food & Agroforestry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ES Food & Agroforestry is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is ES Food & Agroforestry open access, and what is the APC?
ES Food & Agroforestry is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, OpenAlex; 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: .