Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical
ISSN 1517-6398 · eISSN 1983-4063 · Universidade Federal de Goiás · Brazil
Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); fully open access; no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 49 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical is published by Universidade Federal de Goiás 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 Growth and nutrition in plants, Soil Management and Crop Yield and Seed Germination and Physiology, together about 42.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical (PAT), e-ISSN 1983-4063, é um periódico científico publicado em fluxo contínuo, em volume único anual e sem numeração, pela Escola de Agronomia da Universidade Federal de Goiás, em Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. A missão da revista PAT é “promover o desenvolvimento da pesquisa agronômica”, destinando-se à publicação de manuscritos diretamente vinculados ao contexto da agricultura.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1, Portugal 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences15%
- Seed Germination and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Banana Cultivation and ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Agricultural and Food SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
- Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 383OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,176 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 3 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 24 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 86 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 162 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 263 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 335 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
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
- Universidade Federal de Goiás
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1517-6398
- Electronic ISSN
- 1983-4063
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical
What CAS zone is Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical 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 Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), United Kingdom (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical open access, and what is the APC?
Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .