Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Journal of Central European Agriculture
ISSN 1332-9049 · University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture · Croatia
Journal of Central European Agriculture: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 50 weeks (community reports); 94 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Central European Agriculture is published by University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture 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 Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Meat and Animal Product Quality, together about 25.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Central European Agriculture (JCEA) is a peer-reviewed multilingual international scientific journal in agriculture indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection - Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Zoological Record, CAB Abstracts, etc. This journal was founded in 1999 and is published regularly in cooperation between universities and scientific institutions from nine member countries from the Central European region: Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, and Serbia. Journal is published quarterly in electronic version only. JCEA publishes original scientific papers, reviews, preliminary communications, short communications, and conference papers under a Creative Commons license and does not charge any publishing fees to authors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 14, Slovenia 12, Hungary 11, Serbia 7, Romania 6 (61 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.3%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Agriculture and Biological StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences3.9%
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, Dairy & Animal Science | 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, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Zoological Record
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 (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 250OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,527 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 3 |
| 2025 | 94 | 94 | 52 |
| 2024 | 104 | 104 | 214 |
| 2023 | 90 | 90 | 337 |
| 2022 | 87 | 87 | 364 |
| 2021 | 83 | 83 | 500 |
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 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons license; no publishing fees to authors. Model summary
JCEA publishes original scientific papers, reviews, preliminary communications, short communications, and conference papers under a Creative Commons license and does not charge any publishing fees to authors.
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
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- Slovak, Polish, English, Croatian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Czech
- ISSN
- 1332-9049
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Central European Agriculture
What CAS zone is Journal of Central European Agriculture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Central European Agriculture is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science. 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 Central European Agriculture?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Central European Agriculture?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Central European Agriculture based?
Of the 61 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (14), Slovenia (12) and Hungary (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Central European Agriculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Central European Agriculture is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Central European Agriculture open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Central European Agriculture 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .