Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Scientia Agricola
ISSN 1678-992X · Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz · BRAZIL
Scientia Agricola: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.47; fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scientia Agricola is published by Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz and is in Zone 3 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 Banana Cultivation and Research, together about 32% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scientia Agricola is a journal of the University of São Paulo edited at the Luiz de Queiroz campus in Piracicaba, a city in São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil. It publishes original articles that contribute to the advancement of the agricultural, environmental, and biological sciences. The journal covers various topics, including Crop and Animal Production, Agricultural Engineering, Agroindustrial Technology, Forestry, and Applications in Agricultural, Environmental, Soil, and Biological Sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 49, United States 3, Chile 2, Germany 1, Italy 1 (57 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 Sciences14.1%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.4%
- Banana Cultivation and ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Seed Germination and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| 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)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASCAB AbstractsSciELOPublisher website
Other: Latindex
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
- 1.47LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,752OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,984 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 51 | 24 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 51 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 126 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 242 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 208 |
| 2021 | 91 | 91 | 747 |
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
- 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 | USD 1,000 / BRL 2,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 900 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 900 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 200 / USD 100 | — | — |
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 websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Authors must disclose potential personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial conflicts of interest. The reviewer must inform the editors of any conflicts of interest that could influence the analysis of the manuscript and must declare themselves unqualified to review it. Like reviewers, Associate Editors and Editor-in-Chief should avoid making decisions on manuscripts that conflict with…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
Scientia Agricola strictly adheres to ethical publication guidelines and combats scientific misconduct. The journal reserves the right to take appropriate action whenever misconduct is detected, which may include immediately rejecting the manuscript, prohibiting future submissions from the authors involved, and communicating infractions to affiliated institutions. Scientia Agricola strictly prohib…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
The author maintains the copyright over the published article and grants Scientia Agricola the right to first publish it. The articles are licensed under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 open-access license, so anyone can download and read them. Furthermore, the article can be reused and cited if the original published version is cited. This way, the study will have maximum exposure, and the authors w…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including no financial barriers) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open Access is a condition whereby the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitting immediate free access to the work and authorizin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Scientia Agricola adopts a single-anonymous peer review process to ensure an unbiased judgment and the quality of published articles. The process includes the following steps: The technical advisory board will first evaluate the manuscript for compliance with Scientia Agricola’s rules and analyze it using plagiarism detection software. Otherwise, the manuscript is returned to the authors for adjus…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Scientia Agricola journal supports the good practices of Open Science, which results in a more transparent editorial process. This way, manuscripts deposited in the SciELO Preprints server can be submitted to this journal. However, the journal's Editorial Board will decide on the peer-review process for the manuscripts already posted as preprints. Preprints are considered an author’s version of th…
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
- Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1678-992X
- 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 Scientia Agricola
What CAS zone is Scientia Agricola in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scientia Agricola is in Zone 3 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 Scientia Agricola?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.47; CiteScore 3, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Scientia Agricola?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Scientia Agricola based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (49), United States (3) and Chile (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Scientia Agricola?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scientia Agricola is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAS, CAB Abstracts and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Scientia Agricola open access, and what is the APC?
Scientia Agricola is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .