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Revista Ceres
ISSN 0034-737X · eISSN 2177-3491 · Universidade Federal De Vicosa · Brazil
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Revista Ceres: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 796 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Ceres is published by Universidade Federal De Vicosa. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Growth and nutrition in plants, Genetics and Plant Breeding and Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Soil Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revista Ceres is a continuous-publication journal edited by the Universidade Federal de Viçosa. It is dedicated to publishing original scientific articles of technical and scientific relevance, resulting from research focused on innovations and solutions to challenges in agriculture and livestock production, with an emphasis on studies related to tropical regions.The journal accepts manuscripts in the following areas: Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Genomics; Agricultural Engineering; Plant Physiology and Morphology Applied to Agriculture; Plant Health; Plant Breeding Applied to Agriculture; Vegetative and Seed Propagation; Crop Production; and Soil and Plant Nutrition.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary-Veterinary (all)
Editor-in-chief Teogenes Senna de OliveiraPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Agricultural Productivity and Crop ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Veterinary | Q3 | 118/204 | 42nd |
| General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Q3 | 142/235 | 39th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.24Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.37Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 478OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,171 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 569 |
| 2025 | 796 | 796 | 883 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 1,168 |
| 2023 | 110 | 110 | 1,245 |
| 2022 | 101 | 101 | 1,356 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | 1,508 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Unspecified 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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | BRL 500 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | BRL 250 | — | — | |
| LetPub | BRL 250 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 500 | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
To be considered an author of an article, a researcher must have made a significant contribution to the conception and/or development of the research and/or manuscript writing, and must have revised and approved the final version. In addition, all authors must have an ORCID ID, which must be provided in ScholarOne at the time of submission and will be included in the publication.Following Open Sci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
A conflict of interest arises when any factor (financial, personal, commercial, academic, political, among others) affects a researcher’s professional judgment in conducting or reporting research. It refers to a set of circumstances in which genuine interest in the research may be influenced by a secondary interest, potentially compromising the investigation’s results. In scientific publishing, co…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
Revista Ceres is committed to academic and scientific integrity, ensuring that any allegation of misconduct is handled with rigor and impartiality. To this end, the journal follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) when addressing ethical issues that may compromise the reputation of the journal and the published research.Identification of MisconductThe journal considers …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Scientific knowledge is a public good. For this reason, one of the goals of Revista Ceres is to increase the visibility of research findings. In alignment with the Open Science model, Revista Ceres does not retain the copyright of published articles. Authors maintain the copyright of their manuscripts, while the journal retains the right of first publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, providing unrestricted online access (including financial freedom) to all scientific articles published by the journal.Open access refers to a condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY ). This allows immediate and free access to the work an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
In accordance with Open Science practices, Revista Ceres encourages transparency in the editorial process and allows authors to define the review model for their manuscript. The journal adopts open peer review as its preferred practice, in which authors include their names and institutional affiliations directly in the main article file, allowing for identification from the beginning of the proces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
A preprint is a complete manuscript that has not yet undergone formal peer review or been published in an academic journal. Preprints allow for early dissemination of research, increasing its visibility, enabling the rapid circulation of information, receiving feedback from other researchers, and enhancing the potential for academic collaboration. These aspects promote new ways of producing, shari…
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Revista Ceres
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Growth and nutrition in plants, Genetics and Plant Breeding.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesBRL 500 (DOAJ)Fee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 16 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidade Federal De Vicosa
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0034-737X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2177-3491
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Ceres
How long does peer review take at Revista Ceres?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Revista Ceres?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Ceres is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Ceres open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Ceres 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .