CAS major category
Agricultural & Forestry Sciences SCI Journals
The Agricultural & Forestry Sciences major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition) holds 987 journals. This page ranks them by impact factor and gives each one's CAS zone, review time, APC and open-access status (as of October 2026). Largest minor categories: Veterinary Sciences (168), Food Science & Technology (155), Agronomy (130), Entomology (109), Agriculture, Multidisciplinary (92), Forestry (84), Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science (80), Plant Sciences (60).
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Agricultural & Forestry Sciences SCI Journals by impact factor
Nature Food
ISSN 2662-1355 · Springer NatureFOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
IF 24.74CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: median 372 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 12,690Hybrid OA194 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Central European Forestry Journal
ISSN 2454-034X · Sciendo · PolandFORESTRY
IF 21CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry SciencesReview: about 22 weeksNo APCDiamond OA24 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
ISSN 2097-2415 · KEAI PUBLISHING LTD · CHINA MAINLANDAgricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry
IF 19.9CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: about 12 weeksAPC about USD 1,000Gold OA44 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Trends in Food Science & Technology
ISSN 0924-2244 · Elsevier Ltd · ENGLANDFood Science & Technology
IF 17.3CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: about 87 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 5,440Hybrid OA579 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Annual Review of Entomology
ISSN 0066-4170 · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATESEntomology
IF 16.74CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopSubscription36 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
ISSN 2589-7217 · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · ChinaEngineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
IF 16.1CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: about 12 weeksAPC about USD 900Gold OA93 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
ISSN 1541-4337 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATESFood Science & Technology
IF 15.71CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: median 128 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 5,000Hybrid OA299 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
ISSN 1941-1413 · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATESFOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
IF 15.33CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: over 12 weeksSubscription22 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Acta Technologica Agriculturae
ISSN 1335-2555 · Sciendo · SlovakiaAGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
IF 14CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry SciencesReview: about 18 weeksAPC about USD 215Gold OA32 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Food Hydrocolloids
ISSN 0268-005X · Elsevier · UNITED STATESFood Science & Technology
IF 13.89CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: about 90 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 4,990Hybrid OA1,303 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Reviews in Aquaculture
ISSN 1753-5123 · Blackwell Publishing Asia · AUSTRALIAFISHERIES
IF 13.83CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: median 160 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,480Hybrid OA140 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Food Engineering Reviews
ISSN 1866-7910 · Springer US · UNITED STATESFOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
IF 13.35CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry SciencesReview: median 130 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,090Hybrid OA39 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Annual Review of Phytopathology
ISSN 0066-4286 · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATESPlant Sciences
IF 13.11CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopSubscription28 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Annual Review of Animal Biosciences
ISSN 2165-8102 · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATESBIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY-ZOOLOGY
IF 12.21CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopSubscription18 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN 0038-0717 · Elsevier Ltd · ENGLANDSoil Science
IF 12.2CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: about 137 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 4,950Hybrid OA297 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Current Forestry Reports
ISSN 2198-6436 · Springer International Publishing · SwitzerlandAgricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
IF 11.56CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: about 3 days (submission to first decision, publisher)APC about USD 4,990Hybrid OA23 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Food Packaging and Shelf Life
ISSN 2214-2894 · Elsevier BV · NetherlandsAgricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
IF 10.81CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: about 121 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 4,690Hybrid OA264 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Journal of Future Foods
ISSN 2772-5669 · KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. · ChinaAgricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
IF 10.6CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: about 73 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 1,200Gold OA383 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
ISSN 1040-8398 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATESFood Science & Technology
IF 10.5CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: about 48 days (first decision after review, publisher)APC charged, amount not publishedHybrid OA305 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Food Chemistry
ISSN 0308-8146 · Elsevier Ltd · ENGLANDFood Science & Technology
IF 10.4CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: median 177 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,930Hybrid OA4,708 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
ISSN 0168-1699 · Elsevier · ENGLANDComputer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
IF 10.18CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: about 172 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,870Hybrid OA1,387 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →npj Science of Food
ISSN 2396-8370 · SPRINGERNATURE · PEOPLES R CHINAFOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
IF 10.1CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: median 151 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 2,890Gold OA312 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Molecular Horticulture
ISSN 2730-9401 · BMC, United Kingdom · Chinahorticultural research
IF 10CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry SciencesReview: median 173 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 2,600Gold OA66 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Food Chemistry-X
ISSN 2590-1575 · ELSEVIER · ENGLANDCHEMISTRY, APPLIED
IF 9.32CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences · TopReview: median 114 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 2,350Gold OA1,313 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Agricultural & Forestry Sciences journals: frequently asked questions
How many SCI journals are there in Agricultural & Forestry Sciences?
As of October 2026, JournalCompass lists 987 journals in the Agricultural & Forestry Sciences major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition): 75 in Zone 1, 134 in Zone 2, 203 in Zone 3 and 528 in Zone 4, 92 of them Top journals. By database: SCIE 746, SSCI 4, A&HCI 0 and ESCI 218 (a journal can be indexed in more than one).
Which Agricultural & Forestry Sciences journals are in CAS Zone 1?
By impact factor, the Zone 1 journals in Agricultural & Forestry Sciences include Nature Food (impact factor 24.74), Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts (impact factor 19.9), Trends in Food Science & Technology (impact factor 17.3), Annual Review of Entomology (impact factor 16.74), Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture (impact factor 16.1), 75 in all; see the full list of Zone 1 Agricultural & Forestry Sciences journals.
Which Agricultural & Forestry Sciences journals have fast peer review?
Across the 889 Agricultural & Forestry Sciences journals with review-time data, the median review time is about 16 weeks. Among Zone 1–2 journals, fast ones include Current Forestry Reports (about 0.4 weeks, publisher figure), Food & Function (about 4.3 weeks, community reports), Journal of Integrative Agriculture (about 4.5 weeks, community reports), Foods (about 5 weeks, article statistics), Food Quality and Safety (about 5 weeks, community reports). Review times come first from article statistics (the median from submission to acceptance over the last 24 months), then from publisher figures and community reports; a single manuscript can take much longer or shorter.
Which Agricultural & Forestry Sciences journals charge no APC?
124 journals in Agricultural & Forestry Sciences charge authors no article processing charge (APC); those with the highest impact factors include Central European Forestry Journal (impact factor 21), Grain Oil Science and Technology (impact factor 8.2), Animal Frontiers (impact factor 7.71), Rice Science (impact factor 7.12), EFSA Journal (impact factor 3.46); see the list of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences journals with no APC. Subscription journals usually charge no APC but may charge for colour figures or extra pages; check the journal's website before submitting.
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