Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Scientia Agropecuaria
ISSN 2077-9917 · eISSN 2306-6741 · Universidad Nacional de Trujillo · Peru
Scientia Agropecuaria: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 250; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 67 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scientia Agropecuaria is published by Universidad Nacional de Trujillo 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 Plant and soil sciences, Botanical Research and Applications and Banana Cultivation and Research, together about 23.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.1%
- Botanical Research and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Banana Cultivation and ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Agricultural and Food SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
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, Dairy & Animal Science | 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, Dairy & Animal Science | 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 748 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | 75 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 104 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 239 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 251 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | 613 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 250 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 250 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 250 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
- Country or region
- Peru
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2077-9917
- Electronic ISSN
- 2306-6741
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scientia Agropecuaria
What CAS zone is Scientia Agropecuaria in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scientia Agropecuaria is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science. 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.
How long does peer review take at Scientia Agropecuaria?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Scientia Agropecuaria?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scientia Agropecuaria is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Scientia Agropecuaria open access, and what is the APC?
Scientia Agropecuaria is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 250.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .