Journal profile · Social Sciences-Development
Tropical Agriculture
ISSN 0041-3216 · University of the West Indies · Trinidad · Quarterly
Tropical Agriculture: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 200; community-reported acceptance: easy; 56 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tropical Agriculture is published by University of the West Indies 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 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, Banana Cultivation and Research and Agricultural pest management studies, together about 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tropical Agriculture Celebrating 100 years of Continuous Impactful Publication Welcome to Tropical Agriculture, a journal established to publish the results of original research on aspects of food and agriculture that would lead to greater productivity and sustainability in tropical regions. The journal is peer-reviewed and has an international readership. We should be pleased to receive your manuscripts for consideration for publication with us. The overarching aim of Tropical Agriculture is to contribute to the process of food systems and agricultural development in tropical agro-ecosystems, through publication of papers in the area of agricultural and agricultural related science and technology. The specific objectives of the Journal are: To address the practical aspects of sustainable tropical agriculture production, improvement, protection and commodity utilization, worldwide. To foster the application of science and technology to understanding and removal of constraints to tropical agricultural productivity and food systems. To publish the results of original research which make significant contributions to knowledge on the practice of sustainable and productive tropical agriculture. More Less Full Issue Full Issue
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Development
Editor-in-chief G. B.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, United Kingdom 2, India 1, Canada 1, Sweden 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
- Banana Cultivation and ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Agricultural pest management studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
- Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato AgronomyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Sugarcane Cultivation and ProcessingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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 | Agronomy | 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 | Agronomy | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 248OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,205 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 3 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 32 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted4
- research notefor a Research Note, Short Communication and for students (need to submit a copy of student’s identification), a publication fee of US$100Length not stated
- research paperfor a Research Paper and a Review Paper, a publication fee of US$200Length not stated
- review paperfor a Research Paper and a Review Paper, a publication fee of US$200Length not stated
- short communicationfor a Research Note, Short Communication and for students (need to submit a copy of student’s identification), a publication fee of US$100Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Fully open access since 2019. Model summary
In 2019, Tropical Agriculture journal transitioned to a fully open access journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer-reviewed journal with international readership. Model summary
The journal is peer-reviewed and has an international readership.
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
- University of the West Indies
- Country or region
- Trinidad
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0041-3216
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 103 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tropical Agriculture
What CAS zone is Tropical Agriculture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tropical Agriculture is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Tropical Agriculture based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), United Kingdom (2) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Tropical Agriculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tropical Agriculture is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Tropical Agriculture open access, and what is the APC?
Tropical Agriculture is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 200.
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: .