Journal profile · Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
JARQ-JAPAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY
ISSN 0021-3551 · Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences · JAPAN · Quarterly · Founded 1966
JARQ-JAPAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.39; fully open access; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JARQ-JAPAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY is published by Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences 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 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases and Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly (JARQ) is a publication of the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), which provides readers overseas with the latest information on key achievements and developments in agricultural research in Japan, with the expectation that this information would contribute to the agricultural development of countries in tropical and subtropical regions.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.8%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Agriculture, Soil, Plant ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- GABA and Rice ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
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
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
- 0.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 581OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 69.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,567 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 2 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 22 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 29 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 67 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 129 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 139 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1966
- ISSN
- 0021-3551
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JARQ-JAPAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY
What CAS zone is JARQ-JAPAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JARQ-JAPAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY 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 JARQ-JAPAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.39; CiteScore 1, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at JARQ-JAPAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
Which databases index JARQ-JAPAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JARQ-JAPAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JARQ-JAPAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY open access, and what is the APC?
JARQ-JAPAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .