Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Soil Science
Journal fur Kulturpflanzen
ISSN 1867-0911 · eISSN 1867-0938 · Verlag Eugen Ulmer · Germany
Journal fur Kulturpflanzen: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal fur Kulturpflanzen is published by Verlag Eugen Ulmer 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 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Forest Insect Ecology and Management and Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management, together about 22.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Im Journal für Kulturpflanzen erscheinen begutachtete Original- und Übersichtsarbeiten rund um das Thema Kulturpflanze, und zwar im Ackerbau und Grünland, Obst- und Weinbau, Gemüse- und Zierpflanzenbau, Urbanem Grün und Forst. Im Fokus dabei stehen die Bereiche Pflanzengenetik, pflanzengenetische Ressourcen, Pflanzenzüchtungsforschung, Pflanzenzüchtung, Pflanzenbau, Pflanzenernährung, Bodenkunde, Pflanzenschutz und Pflanzengesundheit.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Soil Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.4%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Plant Pathogens and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Agricultural safety and regulationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
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 | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | 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 | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 863 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 2 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 12 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 19 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 16 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 39 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
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
- Verlag Eugen Ulmer
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 1867-0911
- Electronic ISSN
- 1867-0938
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal fur Kulturpflanzen
What CAS zone is Journal fur Kulturpflanzen in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal fur Kulturpflanzen is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy / Plant Sciences. 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal fur Kulturpflanzen?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Journal fur Kulturpflanzen?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word. 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 Journal fur Kulturpflanzen?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal fur Kulturpflanzen is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal fur Kulturpflanzen open access, and what is the APC?
Journal fur Kulturpflanzen is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .