Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Journal of Integrative Agriculture
ISSN 2095-3119 · eISSN 2352-3425 · ELSEVIER · China · Monthly · Founded 2012
Journal of Integrative Agriculture: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.41; fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; review 3–6 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 397 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Integrative Agriculture is published by ELSEVIER and is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, together about 20.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Integrative Agriculture continues with the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review.Journal of Integrative Agriculture publishes manuscripts in the categories of Commentary, Review, Research Article, Letter and Short Communication, focusing on the core subjects: Crop Science, Horticulture, Plant Protection, Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Agro-Ecosystem and Environment, Food Science, Agricultural Economics and Management, Agricultural Information ScienceCrop Science Crop Breeding & Sustainable Production Crop Genetics & Genomics Gene Discovery & Breeding AI Application in Genomics & Breeding Molecular Physiology & Ecology Crop Cultivation and Farming System Crop and Environment Interaction and AdaptationPhysiological Mechanisms Underlying High-yield and High-efficiency Crop Production AI in Crop Cultivation & Farming SystemHorticulture Horticultural crop (major vegetable and fruit crops) genetics, breeding, germplasm resources Horticultural crop (major vegetable and fruit crops) cultivation, physiology, biochemistryPlant Protection Plant Pathology: Biological Control: explore the mechanisms of biological control, emphasizing the necessity of comprehensive mechanistic investigations rather than relying solely on phenotypic assessments or omics-based approaches Plant Immunity and Disease Resistance; Plant Viruses; Weed Science, etc. Entomology: Molecular mechanisms and evolutionary dynamics of insecticide resistance Functional elucidation of insect-microbe symbiotic relationships; Insect population dynamics and niche Insect population dynamics and niche reconstruction under climate change; Gene drive technology and precise genetic regulation Precision and industrial upgrading of biological control technologies Intelligent monitoring and early warning technology systems Breakthroughs in field application of RNAi technology Omics research on agricultural/invasive insects (requiring functional validation and field trail)Not in our scope: Manuscripts that focus exclusively on genomic sequencing, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, or microbiome sequencing without providing mechanistic insights will not be considered for publication. Omics-derived data should be accompanied by experimental details that elucidate the underlying mechanisms, moving beyond mere descriptive accounts.Animal Science Gene Editing: required to be as tool-like Breeding Chip: focused on traits, and the sequencing data should be originally published. Quantitative traits are used to determine whether eQTL affects expression and are verified through experiments; functional verification of genes and expression verification of regulatory elements Resequencing: more than 6-7 varieties and no less than 20 individuals/varieties; >100 individuals for quality traits and >300 individuals for complex quantitative traits Transcriptomics and Other Multi-omics: >200 individuals; or a complete set of multi-omics datasets, e.g., 100 genomes+transcriptomes; functional verification of genes and expression verification of regulatory elements are required Animal Nutritional Metabolism and Regulation: Animal nutritional requirements; Feed nutritional value; Nutrition and immunity; Nutrition and antioxidant and anti-stress; Nutrition and microbiology; Nutrition and health or environmentVeterinary Medicine Hot research fields include systematic epidemiology, pathogenic mechanisms, and prevention and control technology development on important zoonotic infectious diseases and major infectious diseases of livestock and poultry, such as highly pathogenic avian influenza, ASF, PRRS, and important bacterial and parasitic diseases.Not in our scope: Some basic research papers, such as those on the mechanism of pathogen-host interaction and signaling pathways, are more suitable for professional journals.Agro-Ecosystem & EnvironmentPlant nutrition and new fertilizers Research on soil fertility and C-N-P cycling mechanisms Long-te
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolismAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 5.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,611OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 313LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,888 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 380 | 380 | 133 |
| 2025 | 397 | 397 | 835 |
| 2024 | 443 | 443 | 2,949 |
| 2023 | 390 | 390 | 5,348 |
| 2022 | 453 | 453 | 8,406 |
| 2021 | 308 | 308 | 8,785 |
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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,800 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,500 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- commentaryJIA publishes manuscripts in the categories of Commentary, Review, Research Article, Short Communication (no more than 2,500 words, and could include no more th…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- letterJIA publishes manuscripts in the categories of Commentary, Review, Research Article, Short Communication (no more than 2,500 words, and could include no more th…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- research articleJIA publishes manuscripts in the categories of Commentary, Review, Research Article, Short Communication (no more than 2,500 words, and could include no more th…Length not stated
- reviewJIA publishes manuscripts in the categories of Commentary, Review, Research Article, Short Communication (no more than 2,500 words, and could include no more th…Length not stated
- short communicationJIA publishes manuscripts in the categories of Commentary, Review, Research Article, Short Communication (no more than 2,500 words, and could include no more th…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Allows users to: distribute and copy the article; and include in a collective work (such as an anthology). These uses are permitted only for non-commercial purposes, and provided the user: gives appropriate credit to the author(s) (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI); provides a link to the license; and does not alter or modify the article.If you need to comply with you…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access KeAi Guide for authors: Open Access
Open access Model summary
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. Permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors to determine suitability for publication in this journal. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected will…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint sharing
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Authors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- ELSEVIER
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2012
- ISSN
- 2095-3119
- Electronic ISSN
- 2352-3425
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗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 Integrative Agriculture
What CAS zone is Journal of Integrative Agriculture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Integrative Agriculture is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 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 Integrative Agriculture?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.41; CiteScore 9, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Integrative Agriculture?
Authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Integrative Agriculture?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,500 words; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Integrative Agriculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Integrative Agriculture is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Integrative Agriculture open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Integrative Agriculture is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .