Journal profile · Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences
ISSN 1573-5214 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Tri-annual · Founded 2002
NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences: impact factor 2.54; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,500; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis and Agricultural economics and policies, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15%
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems AnalysisEnvironmental Science8.6%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Agricultural Development and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Agricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q1 | 2/448 | 99th |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | Q1 | 2/370 | 99th |
| Development | Q1 | 2/287 | 99th |
| Food Science | Q1 | 6/338 | 98th |
| Plant Science | Q1 | 11/482 | 97th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 2.54LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 414OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.14%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 552 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1,295 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1,688 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2,053 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2,319 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2,416 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2,544 |
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)
- over 36 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1573-5214
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences
What is the impact factor of NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.54; CiteScore 13.4, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of over 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.
Which databases index NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences is indexed in Scopus.
Is NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .