Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
ISSN 2767-035X · Wiley · Australia
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 86 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 85 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment is published by Wiley and is classed under Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the journal includes: All aspects of agriculture production Agroecology Protected cropping Sustainable technologies Emerging technological applications, including biotechnology, remote sensing, data mining, machine learning, and robotics Environmental science, including agriculture impacts on environment The journal publishes special issues on themes that are of general interest to readers. However, all submissions will go through a rigorous peer review process. Scientists and readers are encouraged to contact the editorial board to discuss feasibility to organise a special issue, where appropriate. The Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment aims to provide a rapid publication service to authors. The journal adopts a gold open access model and will attract an Article Publication Charge, which can be funded from author research grants. There is potential to adopt a small range of prices (according to content type) with waivers for authors who can demonstrate an inability to pay from selected developing countries. You can read more about this initiative, here. The journal encourages publication of the data associated with research papers by supporting links to open data. The journal expects a high impact factor however, seeks balance with goals to publish valuable and credible research that expands the knowledge base in Agriculture and Environment. The impact of published papers will be promoted and monitored via social and print media where appropriate.Keywords: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, JSAE, agriculture, environment, sustainable agriculture, sustainability, environmental science, environmental policy, agriculture policy, mechanistic understanding, sustainable approaches, emerging tools, glasshouse experiment, field experiment, plant, soil, biodiversity, biotechnology, crop production, ecology, deep learning, land management practice, harvesting, fertilising, irrigation, soil health, soil ecology, biogeography, drought, flood, microbial, synthetic biology, sustainable crop farming practices, crop nutrition, protected cropping, vertical cropping, climate change, agronomy, grazing, water management, disease, disease management, sustainable agriculture, human health, sustainable agriculture, environmental health Indexing information: Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics) BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics) CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Emerging Sources C
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Brajesh K. SinghPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 21 in mainland China (about 20%); most named Australia 24, Mainland China 21, Germany 12, Switzerland 7, Italy 6 (104 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.6%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Plant Growth Enhancement TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Nematode management and characterization studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
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 ScienceCASPublisher 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 (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 75LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 77Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 159,928Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 345 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 91 | 91 | 38 |
| 2025 | 85 | 85 | 309 |
| 2024 | 75 | 75 | 538 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 564 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 720 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 206 |
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 Crossref · to
86 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 114 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 108 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (200 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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 82 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 | USD 2,900 / GBP 1,450 / EUR 2,180 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,640 / EUR 1,980 / GBP 1,320 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,400 / GBP 1,200 / EUR 1,800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
No submission fees Model summary
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
CC-BY license Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Gold Open Access Model summary
This journal is a Gold Open Access title. Submissions will be subject to an Article Publication Charge (APC) if accepted and published in the journal. Find details on the journal’s APCs here. You can read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts, through your institution, funder, or a country waiver.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Single-anonymized peer review model Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JSAE
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Detection
The journal employs a plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints considered for review Model summary
The Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment will consider for review articles previously available as preprints.
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2767-035X
- Society / sponsor
- Global Initiative of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗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 Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
What CAS zone is Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment in?
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 Sustainable Agriculture and Environment?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 86 days (interquartile range 58–114 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18% (2025). 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 Sustainable Agriculture and Environment?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment based?
Of the 104 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 21 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (24), Mainland China (21) and Germany (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,900.
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: .