Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade)
ISSN 1450-8109 · eISSN 2406-0968 · University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture · Serbia
Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade): diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade) is published by University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genetics and Plant Breeding, Agricultural Science and Fertilization and Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade), the official Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, publishes scientific papers from all agricultural areas: Crop and Vegetable Sciences, Fruit Science and Viticulture, Animal Sciences, Soil Management, Plant Protection, Agricultural Engineering, Food Technology, and Agricultural Economics. The Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade) publishes original papers that have not been published previously: original scientific paperos, review articles and preliminary communications. The Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade) is an Open Access journal. The journal is published four times per year. The journal is indexed in CAB Abstracts, AGRICOLA, Scopus, SCIndeks, EBSCO, SHERPA ROMEO, DOAJ.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Editor-in-chief Marija NikolićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.3%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Agricultural Productivity and Crop ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q3 | 389/520 | — |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | Q4 | 329/422 | — |
| Plant Science | Q4 | 437/541 | — |
| Soil Science | Q4 | 138/167 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, AGRICOLA, Crossref, Sherpa Romeo, SCIndeks
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 668 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 188 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 336 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 420 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 394 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 366 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 353 |
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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English, Serbian
- ISSN
- 1450-8109
- Electronic ISSN
- 2406-0968
- Society / sponsor
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade)
How long does peer review take at Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade)?
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.
Which databases index Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade)?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade) is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade) open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade) 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, DOAJ, 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: .