Journal of Agricultural Machinery

Journal of Agricultural Machinery is published by Ferdowsi University of Mashhad 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 Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization, Smart Agriculture and AI and Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics, together about 32.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Agricultural Machinery considers and publishes original peer-reviewed research articles bilingually (Persian and English), from the results of experimental research, theoretical analysis, modelling (numerical and experimental) and intelligent operation of agricultural machinery, equipment (in-farm and off-farm) and technical systems across the entire agricultural and agri-food value chain; from primary production to postharvest, handling, processing, distribution, and consumption including: farm machinery, agri-food processing complex, and industries related to the processing of agricultural by-products, horticulture, animal husbandry, and fishery. Emphasis is placed on applied interdisciplinary articles that explore agricultural engineering systems incorporating emerging digital and sustainable technologies. Such innovations facilitate the transition towards smart, efficient, and resilient agri-food systems, while adequately addressing environmental considerations and promoting sustainable production practices. The journal particularly welcomes contributions in the following interconnected domains: 1. Agricultural and off-Road Machinery Design, development, testing, field performance evaluation, and optimisation of autonomous, electrified, and hybrid systems used in crop, horticultural, livestock, and aquaculture systems, under diverse field and environmental conditions; soil– and crop–machine interactions; terramechanics; precision machinery. 2. Controlled Environment and Protected Agricultural Systems The technical and engineering aspects of greenhouse technologies; plant factories; indoor farming; vertical farming; environmental control systems with emphasis on energy efficiency and system integration; closed-loop production systems (e.g., aquaculture); mushroom production. 3. Digital, Smart, and Precision Agriculture Internet of Things (IoT-enabled equipment), intelligent sensor fusion and agricultural robotics; unmanned aerial and ground vehicles (UAVs/UGVs); artificial intelligence (AI/ML), digital twins, and big data analytics; image and signal processing; decision support systems applied to agricultural production, processing, and supply chains. 4. Postharvest, Processing and Agri-food Engineering Postharvest technologies of agricultural and food products (e.g., handling, storage, drying, and cooling); preservation and non-thermal food processing; food quality, safety, and traceability; smart packaging; intelligent food supply chain

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Editor-in-chief Mohammad HosseinPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 13, Canada 2, Germany 1, Thailand 1, Nigeria 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

CiteScore 2026-06

0.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.17LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher)

6Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SNIP 2026-06

0.16LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

3OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

33.3%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

34LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Average review time (community reports)

about 32 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 18 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

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.

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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.

Publisher

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Country or region

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Language

English, Persian

ISSN

2228-6829

Electronic ISSN

2423-3943

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗LetPub
• Editorial board ↗LetPub
• Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ