Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
ISSN 0021-8596 · eISSN 1469-5146 · Cambridge University Press · ENGLAND
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.12; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; review 12–24 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 67 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 31.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Agricultural Science publishes original research and reviews that advance the understanding and practice of agriculture worldwide. The journal welcomes applied and interdisciplinary studies across soil, crop, and animal sciences, including integrated crop-livestock systems. Across crops and livestock, it covers biological processes, nutrient dynamics, production and resource management, nutrition, genetics, modelling, environmental impacts, climate-smart agriculture and methodological innovation in agricultural systems. Contributions that address productivity, sustainability, climate resilience and global land-use challenges are especially encouraged. Explore the full aims and scope here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.8%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.5%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
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
- 2.12LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 34Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 155OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,485OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,637 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 19 | 9 |
| 2025 | 67 | 28 | 107 |
| 2024 | 59 | 45 | 239 |
| 2023 | 74 | 50 | 469 |
| 2022 | 68 | 35 | 533 |
| 2021 | 81 | 38 | 766 |
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)
- 12–24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0021-8596
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-5146
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 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 SCIENCE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.12; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 155.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE?
Authors report an average review time of 12–24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .