Journal profile · Agronomy
Weed Technology
ISSN 0890-037X · eISSN 1550-2740 · Cambridge University Press · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1987
Weed Technology: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.42; fully open access; APC about USD 3,550; review 12–24 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 110 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Weed Technology is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications, Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, together about 53.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publishing in WSSA journals helps to support our discipline as a whole, making research readily visible for other weed scientists to reference and cite. Weed Technology is one of the few journals that focuses on applied weed management research. Publishing in WSSA journals greatly enhances the ability of weed science faculties to be promoted. The average time from article submission to first decision is 45.6 days
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agronomy
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 20, Canada 1, Australia 1, Brazil 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences32.5%
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science13%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Turfgrass Adaptation and ManagementEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Plant Disease Management TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.1%
- Soybean genetics and cultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences3%
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 | Agronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
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 | Agronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | 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 | Agronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 77Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,958OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 26.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 105LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,569 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 69 | 9 |
| 2025 | 110 | 110 | 107 |
| 2024 | 98 | 98 | 198 |
| 2023 | 97 | 86 | 410 |
| 2022 | 108 | 93 | 726 |
| 2021 | 101 | 50 | 757 |
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)
- 12–24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 45.6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | GBP 2,460 / USD 3,550 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,000 / USD 2,500 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 2,000
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- Progress reports; non-replicated experiments
Article types accepted4
- invited reviews*Invited Reviews. Weed Technology also welcomes review articles that synthesize current information and appeal to a broad audience.Length not stated
- notes*Notes. Notes are short original articles on topics that do not meet the criteria for Research or Education papers, such as descriptions of newly discovered wee…Length not stated
- research and education*Research and Education. Original articles describing research, teaching, extension, industry, consulting, regulation, surveys, and equipment are encouraged.Length not stated
- symposium papers*Symposium Papers. Proceedings of WSSA and other symposia may be published in Weed Technology, normally within one year of the symposium.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright and grant WSSA a non-exclusive licence to publish. Model summary
The policy of Weed Technology is that authors (or in some cases their employers) retain copyright and grant the WSSA a licence to publish their work, a non-exclusive licence.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0890-037X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1550-2740
- Society / sponsor
- Weed Science Society of America
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Weed Technology
What CAS zone is Weed Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Weed Technology is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agronomy / Plant Sciences. 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 Weed Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.42; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 107.
How long does peer review take at Weed Technology?
Authors report an average review time of 12–24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Weed Technology based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), Canada (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Weed Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Weed Technology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Weed Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Weed Technology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .