Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Frontiers in Agronomy
ISSN 2673-3218 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Agronomy: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 231 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Agronomy is published by Frontiers Media S.A. and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, Weed Control and Herbicide Applications and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Agronomy is an interdisciplinary disciplinary journal that focuses on cropping systems for food, feed, fuel, and fibre production. Led by Field Chief Editor Professor Dr John R Porter (University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences) and indexed in Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI), and the DOAJ, the journal welcomes studies on all aspects of crop and plant production as applied to farming and food systems – spanning biology, ecology, soil and earth sciences, pests and pathology, crop science and genetics as the building blocks of farming and food systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: agroecological cropping systems and agrometeorology agronomist training including gender aspects and smart tools for crop management crop resource use efficiencies and the interactions of water, nutrients, and radiation and their technical management disease, pest, and weed management models, statistical analyses, and other tools for predicting food system responses plant-microbial interactions precision agronomy the role of agronomy in climate change impacts, adaption, and mitigation the role of agronomy in food systems, including food processing, food consumption, and food waste. The journal welcomes submissions for agronomic systems that produce enough food, fodder and fibre, waste less, recycle more, and save more – and so advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Notable agronomic connections are to: SDG 2: zero hunger; SDG 3: good health and well-being; SDG 12; responsible consumption and production; and SDG 15: life on land. The journal welcome papers that are based on research made in the field; the best agronomic science occurs in the field, performed by people and at large spatial and temporal scales. Social aspects of food security are welcome, as referred to in the SDGs. Manuscripts solely reporting short-term studies from laboratory work are out-of-scope for Frontiers in Agronomy and are not suitable for publication in this journal. However, contributions that describe and discuss cutting edge research and provide an identified and clear prospectus for advances in the technology of food production are welcome, such as controlled environment studies and those involving modelling and proximal and remote sensing. Furthermore, the journal welcomes multi-year and multi-location studies across all spatial scales and levels of plant hierarchy, from crop organs to populations and communities. Fiel
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 2, Italy 2, Egypt 2, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
- Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.5%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Climate change impacts on agricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Astrophysics Data System, CLOCKSS, Crossref
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 (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 257OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 219LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,054 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 324 | 324 | 171 |
| 2025 | 231 | 231 | 1,041 |
| 2024 | 122 | 122 | 1,138 |
| 2023 | 106 | 106 | 1,594 |
| 2022 | 133 | 133 | 3,217 |
| 2021 | 107 | 107 | 3,156 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 | CHF 2,550 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 2,550 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,125 | Yes | — |
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
- Keywords
- 5–8
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI to create written or visual content
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship. If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Safeguards against financial conflicts of interest
Only leading researchers acting as Associate Editors, who are not part of Frontiers' staff, can make acceptance decisions based on reviews performed by external experts acting as Community Reviewers or Reviewers. None have a financial incentive to accept articles, i.e. they are not paid for their role as Associate Editor or community Reviewer, and any award scheme is not linked to acceptances of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and copyright
APCs apply to accepted articles after peer review. Model summary
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Our rigorous, transparent peer review process combines expert review and constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2673-3218
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Frontiers in Agronomy
What CAS zone is Frontiers in Agronomy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Frontiers in Agronomy is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agronomy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Agronomy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Agronomy?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Frontiers in Agronomy based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Italy (2) and Egypt (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Agronomy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Agronomy is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers in Agronomy open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Agronomy 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: .