Journal profile
Nigerian Agricultural Journal
ISSN 0300-368X · Agricultural Society of Nigeria · Nigeria
Nigerian Agricultural Journal: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nigerian Agricultural Journal is published by Agricultural Society of Nigeria. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Agricultural Science and Fertilization and Agricultural Development and Management, together about 30.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Nigerian Agricultural Journal; published by the Agricultural Society of Nigeria is a multidisciplinary open access Journal, publishing scientifically blind peer-reviewed research in all aspects of agriculture including Agric. Economics, Agric. Extension, Agronomy, Soil Science, Food Science, Agric. Engineering, Animal Science, Fisheries and Wild life, Veterinary etc. The Journal help authors share their work across disciplines and with a global audience. Each of our Editors and Reviewers, specialize in their subject area, assess manuscripts objectively and fairly and provide quality, constructive and timely peer review. Rather than accepting manuscripts based on their level of importance or impact, editors assess manuscripts objectively, accepting valid, scientific research which is demand driven, with sound rigorous methodology. Papers also include: full reports of original research not previously elsewhere, research notes which consist of brief or new findings; techniques and equipment of importance to agricultural workers; evaluations of problems and trends in agricultural production; reviews, or announcements of publications and reports of various agricultural interests will be included. Papers in English or French are acceptable.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief B.C. OkoyePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Nigeria 12 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences10%
- Agricultural Development and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Agricultural Economics and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 824 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 138 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 94 |
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)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | NGN 20,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | NGN 20,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | NGN 20,000 | No | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest (COI) in the Journal publication process occurs when influence other than science result in an article being either rejected or published misleads the reader. Conflict of interest can arise in the development, review and publication of an article, when there is a strong positive or negative bias toward the authors on the part of the reviewers or the editor handling the manuscr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Articles published in the Nigerian Agricultural Journal (NAJ) must be relevant to agricultural works and should not have been published or under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors submitting articles to NAJ are required to do a declaration that implies that the work described has not been published previously/elsewhere, not under consideration for publication elsewhere, its publicati…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
NAJ supports free online communication and exchange of knowledge as the most effective way of ensuring that the fruits of research and development practice are made widely available. It is therefore committed to open access, which, for authors, enables the widest possible dissemination of their findings and, for readers, increases their ability to discover pertinent information. The Journal adopts…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW PROCESS
All articles submitted to the Journal undergo a blind peer-review process. Each article on submission is reviewed for relevance to the scope of the Journal by the Editor-in-Chief. Articles that do not meet the basic criteria are rejected at this stage and authors promptly informed. Articles that meet basic requirements are initially reviewed by at least two reviewers. The recommendation of the rev…
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
- Agricultural Society of Nigeria
- Country or region
- Nigeria
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 0300-368X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 57, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Nigerian Agricultural Journal
How long does peer review take at Nigerian Agricultural Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 Nigerian Agricultural Journal based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Nigeria (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nigerian Agricultural Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nigerian Agricultural Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Nigerian Agricultural Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Nigerian Agricultural Journal 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .