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.
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
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Agricultural Development and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Potato Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- 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
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 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
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 7 |
| 2025 | 83 | 83 | 103 |
| 2024 | 154 | 154 | 608 |
| 2023 | 85 | 85 | 492 |
| 2022 | 81 | 81 | 774 |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 | 1,291 |
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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,050 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,050 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 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
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
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: .