Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Icelandic Agricultural Sciences
ISSN 1670-567X · Agricultural University of Iceland · ICELAND · Annual
Icelandic Agricultural Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.55; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Icelandic Agricultural Sciences is published by Agricultural University of Iceland 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 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Forest ecology and management and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, together about 24.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
It publishes original articles and reviews written by researchers throughout the world on any aspect of applied life sciences that are relevant under boreal, alpine, arctic or subarctic conditions. Relevant subjects include e.g. any kind of environmental research, farming, breeding and diseases of plants and animals, hunting and fisheries, food science, forestry, soil conservation, ecology of managed and natural ecosystems, geothermal ecology, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Björn ThorsteinssonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.7%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Peatlands and Wetlands EcologyEnvironmental Science7%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.4%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science4.4%
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 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ISI journal in the Thomson databasePublisher website
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
- 0.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2009
- 22Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 99 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 5 | 61 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 100 / EUR 50 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- EUR 100
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 prepare10 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 4
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- has been read and approved by all authors
Article types accepted4
- letters to the editorIAS publishes Original articles, Reviews, Short communications and Letters to the EditorLength not stated
- original articlesIAS publishes Original articles, Reviews, Short communications and Letters to the EditorLength not stated
- reviewsIAS publishes Original articles, Reviews, Short communications and Letters to the EditorLength not stated
- short communicationsIAS publishes Original articles, Reviews, Short communications and Letters to the EditorLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Originality: work must not be published before or considered for publication elsewhere; must be read and approved by all authors. Model summary
Authors submitting a paper do so on the understanding that the work has not been published before, is not considered for publication elsewhere and has been read and approved by all authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Authors must propose 4-6 possible reviewers in the same field of research. Model summary
Please, give names and e-mail addresses of 4-6 possible reviewers in the same field of research as the submitted 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
- Agricultural University of Iceland
- Country or region
- ICELAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- ISSN
- 1670-567X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Icelandic Agricultural Sciences
What CAS zone is Icelandic Agricultural Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Icelandic Agricultural Sciences is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. 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 Icelandic Agricultural Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.55; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 12.
How long does peer review take at Icelandic Agricultural Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Icelandic Agricultural Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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.
Which databases index Icelandic Agricultural Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Icelandic Agricultural Sciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Icelandic Agricultural Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Icelandic Agricultural Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .