Journal profile · Biology
Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics
ISSN 1085-7117 · eISSN 1537-2693 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2001
Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.06; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 208 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics is published by Springer US and is in Zone 4 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soil Geostatistics and Mapping, Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics (JABES) publishes papers that introduce new statistical methods to solve practical problems in the agricultural sciences, the biological sciences (including biotechnology), and the environmental sciences (including those dealing with natural resources). Papers that apply existing methods in a novel context are also encouraged. Interdisciplinary papers and papers that illustrate the application of new and important statistical methods using real data are strongly encouraged. The journal does not normally publish papers that have a primary focus on human genetics, human health, or medical statistics.For regular papers, a motivating example should be presented early in the paper. The statistical development should then be presented, and the results applied to the example. Expository, review, and survey articles addressing broad-based statistical issues are also encouraged.Presentation should be accurate, clear, and comprehensible to readers with a background in statistical applications. When necessary, detailed proofs and other lengthy technical portions of a manuscript should be submitted as supplementary material so that they will not interfere with the primary focus on the paper. For regular papers, real data should almost always be used to illustrate the statistical methods, and computer code, together with the real data, or possibly an example dataset, should normally be provided as supplementary material.Articles that have been previously published in a refereed journal or articles that are under review by another journal may not be submitted to JABES.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biology
Editor-in-chief Murali HaranPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 23, United Kingdom 5, Italy 3, India 2, Germany 2 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soil Geostatistics and MappingEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics8.9%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics5.6%
- Optimal Experimental Design MethodsDecision Sciences5.1%
- Spatial and Panel Data AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | 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
CAB AbstractszbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, RePEc
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
- 1.06LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 511OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 176,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,215 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 23 | 6 |
| 2025 | 48 | 28 | 59 |
| 2024 | 80 | 45 | 209 |
| 2023 | 66 | 31 | 183 |
| 2022 | 44 | 27 | 367 |
| 2021 | 48 | 26 | 297 |
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
208 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 153 days – 298 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 250 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (98 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access
- Data availability Data availability
The journal encourages authors to provide a statement of Data availability in their article. Data availability statements should include information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found, including, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Data availability statements can also indicate whether data are av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
JABES is copyrighted and authors must sign a copyright transfer before their articles are published. U.S. government employees are exempt from this requirement if the work is part of their official duties. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1085-7117
- Electronic ISSN
- 1537-2693
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics
What CAS zone is Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biology / Mathematical & Computational Biology / Statistics & Probability. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.06; CiteScore 3, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 208 days (interquartile range 153–298 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 3–6; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX and Word; 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 Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (23), United Kingdom (5) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .