Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Information Processing in Agriculture
ISSN 2214-3173 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Information Processing in Agriculture: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,000; review about 202 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Information Processing in Agriculture is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Smart Agriculture and AI, Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses and Remote Sensing in Agriculture, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the China Agricultural UniversityInformation Processing in Agriculture (IPA) was established in 2013 to encourage the development of science and technology related to information processing in agriculture, through the following aims: • Promote the use of knowledge and methods from information processing technologies in agriculture; • Report on experiences and publications of institutes, universities, and government, as well as profitable technologies for agriculture; • Provide a platform and opportunities for exchanging knowledge, strategies, and experiences among information processing researchers worldwide; • Promote and encourage interactions among agriculture scientists, meteorologists, biologists (pathologists/entomologists), information technology professionals, and other stakeholders to develop and implement methods, techniques, and tools related to information processing technology in agriculture; • Create and promote expert groups for the development of agro-meteorological databases, crop and livestock modeling, and applications for the development of crop performance-based decision support systems.Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following aspects: • Smart sensors, biosensors and bioelectronics, material and molecular innovations for chemical and biological sensing, sensors, and automation and control systems for agriculture; • Wireless sensor networks, 4G, NB-IOT, and 5G applications in agriculture; • Remote sensing and discrete element modeling (DEM) applications in agriculture; • Simulation, optimization, modeling, and automated control; • Decision support systems, intelligent systems, and artificial intelligence; • Machine vision, computer vision, image processing and automation, and imaging technologies for high-throughput phenotyping • Advances in spectroscopy and hyperspectral properties of biological products; • Advanced computational approaches for solving agricultural and biological engineering problems; • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applications in agriculture; • Inspection and traceability for food quality; • Precision agriculture, intelligent instruments, robotics, and co-robotics for agriculture; • Internet of things, cloud computing, and precision farming; • Big data, data mining, and data analysis for agricultural applications; • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for sensing, imaging, and agricultural aquacultural applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Editor-in-chief Daoliang LiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 80 in mainland China (about 46%); most named Mainland China 80, United States 17, India 12, Australia 6, Germany 4 (175 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Smart Agriculture and AIAgricultural and Biological Sciences20%
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesChemistry9.4%
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Leaf Properties and Growth MeasurementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Water Quality Monitoring TechnologiesEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 (publisher)
- 8.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 21.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 21.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 367OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 656 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 108 | 108 | 83 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 227 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 554 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 827 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 1,084 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | 2,450 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
202 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 22 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 202 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 82 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 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,000 / EUR 1,870 / GBP 1,600 / JPY 248,060 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,000 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 1
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted7
- application notes3. Application notesLength not stated
- book review1. Original research papers2. Review articles3. Application notes4. Book reviewsLength not stated
- book reviews4. Book reviewsLength not stated
- original research1. Original research papers2. Review articles3. Application notes4. Book reviewsLength not stated
- original research papers1. Original research papersLength not stated
- review1. Original research papers2. Review articles3. Application notes4. Book reviewsLength not stated
- review articles2. Review articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2214-3173
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Information Processing in Agriculture
What CAS zone is Information Processing in Agriculture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Information Processing in Agriculture is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary / Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; it is a Top journal. 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.
What is the impact factor of Information Processing in Agriculture?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 8.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 21.1, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Information Processing in Agriculture?
The publisher reports about 202 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 22 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Information Processing in Agriculture?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 1; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 Information Processing in Agriculture based?
Of the 175 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 80 (about 46%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (80), United States (17) and India (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Information Processing in Agriculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Information Processing in Agriculture is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Information Processing in Agriculture open access, and what is the APC?
Information Processing in Agriculture is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,000.
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: .