Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Open Agriculture

ISSN 2391-9531 · De Gruyter · Poland

Open Agriculture: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 83 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.

Impact factor1.7From the journal's website, latest value
CAS zoneZone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences
Review timeabout 9 weeksCommunity average
APCCharged, amount not publishedFully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year832025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Open Agriculture is published by De Gruyter 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 Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems and Genetics and Plant Breeding, together about 21.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

About this journal Open Agriculture is dedicated to different aspects of agriculture and the agricultural economy, The journal helps society from different countries gain well-based and accurate information, which may be adapted in their local communities.Papers published in our journal fits the current United Nations agenda of sustainable development goals, especially: zero hunger; decent work and economic growth; sustainable cities and communities; responsible consumption and production; and partnerships for the goals Aims and scope Veterinary MedicineAgro-ecologySoil sciencePlant scienceHorticultureForestry, Wood technologyAnimal scienceEntomologyAquacultureHydrology, IrrigationFood scienceNutritionAgricultural economicsBio-based economyAgricultural engineeringLandscape managementPostharvest technologyClimate-based agricultureAmeliorationTropical agricultureMicrobiologyAgroforestrySustainable developmentBiomass, BiofuelAgronomyAgricultural Extension EducationRural developmentAgricultural information and communicationCapacity BuildingMycology Your Benefits Authors publishing in Open Agriculture will benefit from: transparent, comprehensive and fast peer review efficient route to fast-track publication and full advantage of De Gruyter’s e-technology secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service Portico no submission charges worldwide distribution and promotion of articles comprehensive abstracting & indexing e.g. SCOPUS and Web of Science unrestricted access for all readers immediate publication upon completing the publishing process Article Processing Charges In order to sustain the publishing process, each article accepted for publication in Open Agriculture is subject to an Article Processing Charge of €1050 (effective 1st of February 2025). This fee is used to cover the costs of the peer-review process, professional typesetting and copyediting, as well as online hosting, long-term preservation, and extensive promotion to potential readers. There is no submission fee. Information regarding payment of the charge will be provided following acceptance for publication. For more information please go to Article Processing Charges. Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies Detailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in the Supplementary Materials section. For more information on De Gruyter Publishing Ethics, please see the De Gruyter Guidelines online here. Find us on Faceboo

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Editor-in-chief Vitor MartinhoPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
  2. Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
  3. Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
  4. Agricultural Development and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
  5. Potato Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
  6. Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
  7. Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
  8. Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorAgricultural & Forestry SciencesZone 4
MinorAgriculture, MultidisciplinaryZone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
LevelCategoryZone
MajorAgricultural & Forestry SciencesZone 3
MinorAgriculture, MultidisciplinaryZone 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

EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, AGRICOLA, OCLCPublisher 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)
1.7Publisher website ·
5-year impact factor (publisher)
2.1Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
3.7LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher)
3.7Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
0.37LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.68LetPub ·
h-index
40OpenAlex ·
i10-index
289OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
2.56OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
5.9%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
100%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
82LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 852 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
202644447
20258383103
2024154154608
20238585492
20228181774
202171711,291

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 9 weeksLetPub ·
Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 40 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).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJEUR 1,050YesCC BY
OpenAlexEUR 1,050——
LetPubEUR 1,000No—
Publisher websiteEUR 1,050——

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 websitePublication ethics
Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies

Detailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in the Supplementary Materials section.

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
De Gruyter
Country or region
Poland
Language
English
ISSN
2391-9531
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Open Agriculture

What CAS zone is Open Agriculture in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Open Agriculture is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. 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 Open Agriculture?

The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 40.

How long does peer review take at Open Agriculture?

Authors report an average review time of about 9 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.

Which databases index Open Agriculture?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Agriculture is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.

Is Open Agriculture open access, and what is the APC?

Open Agriculture 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .