Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARYMETEOROLOGY-METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Journal of Agricultural Meteorology
ISSN 0021-8588 · eISSN 1881-0136 · Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan/Nihon Nogyo Kisho Gakkai · JAPAN
Journal of Agricultural Meteorology: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.26; fully open access; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Agricultural Meteorology is published by Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan/Nihon Nogyo Kisho Gakkai 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 Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control and Remote Sensing and Land Use, together about 29.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
For over 70 years, the Journal of Agricultural Meteorology, know as Nogyo Kisho (農業気象) in Japan, has published original papers and review articles on the science of physical and biological processes in natural and managed ecosystems. Published topics include, but are not limited to, weather disasters, local climate, micrometeorology, climate change, soil environment, plant phenology, plant response to environmental change, crop growth and yield prediction, instrumentation, and environmental control across a wide range of managed ecosystems, from open fields to greenhouses and plant factories.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARYMETEOROLOGY-METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science12.6%
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences6.1%
- Plant responses to elevated CO2Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Aeolian processes and effectsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.6%
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
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 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric 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 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 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 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 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
J-STAGEPublisher website
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
- 1.26LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 345OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,398 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 33 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 57 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 89 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 275 |
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.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- review articleReview articleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. Model summary
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Promotion of open access
Open access policy: free access to articles and specified conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Model summary
J-STAGE promotes open access, which (1) provides free access to articles and (2) specifies the conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. CC license on an article page CC license on an article PDF For more information ab…
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
- Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan/Nihon Nogyo Kisho Gakkai
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0021-8588
- Electronic ISSN
- 1881-0136
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Agricultural Meteorology
What CAS zone is Journal of Agricultural Meteorology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Agricultural Meteorology is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary / Meteorology & Atmospheric 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Agricultural Meteorology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.26; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 41.
Which databases index Journal of Agricultural Meteorology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Agricultural Meteorology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Agricultural Meteorology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Agricultural Meteorology 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, 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: .