Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
ISSN 0552-9034 · eISSN 2076-0906 · Pakistan Association of Advancement in Agricultural Sciences · PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.23; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 93 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES is published by Pakistan Association of Advancement in Agricultural Sciences 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 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Agricultural Science and Fertilization and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences (PAKJAS) is an international journal published quarterly by the Pakistan Association of Advancement in Agricultural Sciences located at University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan since 1964. The PAKJAS is a peer review journal devoted to the advancement and dissemination of scientific knowledge concerning all basic and allied sciences linked to Agriculture like Agronomy, Soil Science, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Biotechnology, Horticultural Sciences, Forestry and Range Management and Wildlife, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Food Sciences, Animal/Veterinary Science, Biochemistry etc. Only those social/natural sciences articles are processed which have strong linkage with agricultural sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Agricultural Economics and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Agricultural pest management studiesAgricultural 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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
NCBI, CABIPublisher 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
- 1.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 364OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 823OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,381 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 823 |
| 2023 | 69 | 62 | 177 |
| 2022 | 57 | 8 | 161 |
| 2021 | 100 | 7 | 288 |
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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted2
- original researchThe journal welcomes concise papers presenting original research data or methodology from authors throughout the world.Length not stated
- reviewIn addition, the Journal publishes critical reviews from time to time, normally by invitation, on topics of interest to its readership.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Originality / no duplicate publication Model summary
The Editors must be informed if any of the material submitted has been published elsewhere. If a paper is accepted, it must not be published elsewhere in the same form.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
All coauthors consent to submission and agree to transfer copyright if accepted. Model summary
All coauthors consented to submit the articles in this journal and agreed to transfer copy rights to the journal if it is accepted for the publication
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
The journal’s system of refereeing is single blind and protect the identity of reviewers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality: manuscript must contain original data and not be submitted or published elsewhere. Model summary
Manuscript contains original data and has not been submitted or published anywhere
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
- Pakistan Association of Advancement in Agricultural Sciences
- Country or region
- PAKISTAN
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0552-9034
- Electronic ISSN
- 2076-0906
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
What CAS zone is PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.23; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22%. 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 PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES open access, and what is the APC?
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .