Journal profile · AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Journal of the ASABE
ISSN 2769-3295 · eISSN 2769-3287 · American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Journal of the ASABE: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.36; subscription journal; 89 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the ASABE is published by American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers 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 Smart Agriculture and AI, Plant Surface Properties and Treatments and Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics, together about 29.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Smart Agriculture and AIAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.1%
- Plant Surface Properties and TreatmentsAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Soil Mechanics and Vehicle DynamicsEngineering7.9%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Soil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEnvironmental Science6%
- Agricultural Engineering and MechanizationEngineering5.6%
- Irrigation Practices and Water ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
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 | Agricultural Engineering | 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 | Agricultural Engineering | Zone 4 |
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 | Agricultural Engineering | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.36LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 88LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 523 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 21 | 13 |
| 2025 | 89 | 31 | 98 |
| 2024 | 127 | 58 | 391 |
| 2023 | 125 | 57 | 542 |
| 2022 | 122 | 39 | 682 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 40 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
- ISSN
- 2769-3295
- Electronic ISSN
- 2769-3287
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the ASABE
What CAS zone is Journal of the ASABE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the ASABE is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agricultural Engineering. 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 the ASABE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.36; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 16.
Which databases index Journal of the ASABE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the ASABE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the ASABE open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the ASABE is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .