Journal profile · Entomology
Journal of Pesticide Science
ISSN 1348-589X · eISSN 1349-0923 · Pesticide Science Society of Japan · JAPAN · Quarterly · Founded 2003
Journal of Pesticide Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.35; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 81 days to acceptance (36 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pesticide Science is published by Pesticide Science Society of Japan 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 Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies, Insect and Pesticide Research and Fungal Plant Pathogen Control, together about 35.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Pesticide Science publishes the results of original research regarding the chemistry and biochemistry of pesticides including bio-based materials. It also covers their metabolism, toxicology, environmental fate and formulation.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Japan 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science14.9%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
- Fungal Plant Pathogen ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences4.4%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering4.4%
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 | Entomology | Zone 4 |
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 | Entomology | 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 | Entomology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher 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
- 1.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 812OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,724 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 13 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 29 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 107 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 174 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 207 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 540 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
81 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 121 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 36 articles with submission and acceptance dates (55 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 18–36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | JPY 50,000 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | JPY 50,000 | 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
- Pesticide Science Society of Japan
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1348-589X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1349-0923
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Pesticide Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Pesticide Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Pesticide Science is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Entomology. 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 Pesticide Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.35; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Pesticide Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 36 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 81 days (interquartile range 46–121 days); authors report an average review time of 18–36 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Pesticide Science based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Pesticide Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Pesticide Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Pesticide Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pesticide Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .