Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Grassland Research
ISSN 2097-051X · eISSN 2770-1743 · Wiley · Australia
Grassland Research: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 2.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,800; median 112 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 26% (journal website); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Grassland Research is published by Wiley and is classed under Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, together about 27.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Grassland Research publishes excellent and novel research to foster scholarship in grassland science. "Grassland" encompasses rangeland, including forest rangeland; sown pasture; and amenity and turf grasses. Grassland Research is comprised of five sections: Forage, Turf, and Bioenergy Crops; Rangeland and Conservation; Grazing and Livestock Production; Ecosystems and One Health; and Ren Jizhou Review. Forage, Turf, and Bioenergy Crops Biochemistry and physiology Breeding, genetics, genomics and biotechnology Pasture agronomy Turf management Plant nutrition and soil fertility Seed physiology and ecology Seed production Biofuel production Rangeland and Conservation Rangeland restoration Rangeland conservation Rangeland resource monitoring Rangeland adaptive management National parks and cultural heritage Wildlife habitat management Tourism and recreation Grazing and Livestock Production Grazing behavior and management Feed and forage quality Forage conservation and processing Crop–forage–livestock interactions Livestock nutrition and product quality Dairy, beef and small ruminant production systems Equine husbandry systems Free-range husbandry of pigs and poultry Ecosystems and One Health Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning Evolution and adaptation Nutrient cycling and processes Food webs Soil–plant–animal–microbe interactions Plant–trophic interactions (including plant pathogens, nematodes, insects, rodents, weeds, and symbionts) Ecosystem services Social–ecological systems Farm system analysis Grassland economics and management Ren Jizhou Review The establishment of this dedicated review section marks Professor Ren Jizhou’s centenary in 2024. Contributions will be by invitation only and will reflect outstanding innovation and advances in grassland research. Recipients of the Young Scientist Award from the "Ren Jizhou Grassland Science Award Fund" will also be invited to contribute. All submissions to Grassland Research should focus on topical research, provide new insight into some aspect of grassland science, and be of interest to our readers. Grassland Research is an international journal for all scientists, students, production managers, technical officers, stakeholders, and policy makers involved with the many dimensions of grassland science. The strength of the journal is its incorporation and integration of grassland research from genes to ecosystems. For the development of Grassland Research as a respected and truly international forum in grassl
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Zhibiao NanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 56 in mainland China (about 60%); most named Mainland China 56, United States 14, Australia 5, New Zealand 5, Germany 3 (94 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences12%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Turfgrass Adaptation and ManagementEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Plant and fungal interactionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Bioenergy crop production and managementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Pasture and Agricultural SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science5.3%
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)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | 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 ScienceCASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, The Key Magazine of China Technology
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)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 39Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 50,334Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 196 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 3 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 48 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 177 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 269 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 279 |
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
112 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 80 days – 160 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 86 days (62 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 210 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 97 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 88 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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 2,428 / GBP 2,060 / USD 2,800 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,800 / GBP 2,060 / EUR 2,428 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 8
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted16
- case reportPerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
- commentaryPerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
- correctionCorrection: To correct an inadvertent error or omission in an article, where no foul play has been detected or reported, and the conclusions of the study remain…Length not stated
- editorialPerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
- meta-analysisPerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
- obituaryObituary: Celebration of the life of a deceased researcher of significance, by giving an account of the work and influence of that individual.Length not stated
- opinionPerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
- perspectivePerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
- protocolPerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
- research articlePerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
- research paperPerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
- reviewPerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
- review articlePerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
- short communicationPerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
- systematic reviewPerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
- technical notePerspective: Personal opinion on a topic in grassland systems, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question, with an engaging though rigoro…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Generated Content
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs)—cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship (as discussed in the previous section), no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contributions
For all articles, the journal mandates the CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy)—more information is available on Wiley’s Author Services site. Please select proper contributor roles for each author during submission in the online submission system.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Grassland Research requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author’s objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or indirectly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscrip…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing expected; Data Availability Statement required Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing Policy where you are kindly requested see and select the Data Availability Statement that is right for your submission. The Data Availability Statement should be provided in the online submission system.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
License: CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a Gold Open Access title. The journal does not charge submission fees. The Article Publication Charge are currently waived for authors and covered by Lanzhou University. For more information about this Journal's APC's, please visit the Open Access Page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 2. Manuscript Preparation, Submission, and Peer Review Process
Peer review model: single-blind Model summary
Authors should kindly note that submission implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere except as an article that have been submitted in part or in full to preprint servers (see Preprint Policy of this journal) or a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium. Once you have checked the Aims and Scope of this journal and the submi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: preprint submissions allowed; posting submitted version allowed Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. Grassland Research will consider articles that have been submitted in part or in full to preprint servers. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving: submitted, accepted, and published versions can be deposited without embargo Model summary
The submitted version of the manuscript, the accepted version, and the published version (Version of Record) can all be deposited on an institutional or other repository of the author's choice without embargo.
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2097-051X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2770-1743
- Society / sponsor
- Lanzhou University
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- 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 Grassland Research
What CAS zone is Grassland Research in?
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 Grassland Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 13.
How long does peer review take at Grassland Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 112 days (interquartile range 80–160 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26% (2025). 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 Grassland Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 8; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; 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 Grassland Research based?
Of the 94 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 56 (about 60%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (56), United States (14) and Australia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Grassland Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Grassland Research is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Grassland Research open access, and what is the APC?
Grassland Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,800.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .