Journal profile · AGRONOMY
Legume Research
ISSN 0250-5371 · eISSN 0976-0571 · Agricultural Research Communication Centre · India · Quarterly
Legume Research: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.95; hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 211 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Legume Research is published by Agricultural Research Communication Centre and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural pest management studies, Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, together about 42.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Legume Research An International Journal. The Journal is an official publication of Agricultural Research Communication Centre. It is designed to bring out the original research articles on genetics, breeding, physiology, bacterial avtivity, production, quality, biochemistry and seeds of legumes crops. The objective of the journal is to serve as a forum for scientific community to publish their research findings on legumes ans to provide basis for new research. Journal is being scanned in the important indexing and abstracting services.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): AGRONOMY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural pest management studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences19%
- Genetic and Environmental Crop StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.8%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.5%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Soybean genetics and cultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | 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
- 0.95LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 386OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 69.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 313LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,658 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 144 | 133 | 4 |
| 2025 | 211 | 205 | 65 |
| 2024 | 219 | 213 | 274 |
| 2023 | 175 | 175 | 331 |
| 2022 | 290 | 273 | 629 |
| 2021 | 321 | 204 | 1,175 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Agricultural Research Communication Centre
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0250-5371
- Electronic ISSN
- 0976-0571
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Legume Research
What CAS zone is Legume Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Legume Research is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Legume Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.95; CiteScore 2, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Legume Research?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Which databases index Legume Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Legume Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Legume Research open access, and what is the APC?
Legume Research is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .