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California Agriculture

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources · United States · Est. 1946

ISSN0008-0845eISSN2160-8091

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.349

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.546

Aims & Scope

California Agriculture is a research journal covering agriculture, natural resources, nutrition and youth development in California. It publishes peer-reviewed research, reviews, and news on California's agricultural, natural and human resources. The journal is accessible to a well-educated but non-specialist audience.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1946

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgUniversity of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0008-0845 / 2160-8091

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

464

2019

173

2020

104

2021

166

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2

ForestryQ2

Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesIrrigation Practices and Water ManagementForest Insect Ecology and ManagementPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesInsect and Pesticide ResearchRangeland and Wildlife ManagementPlant Disease Management TechniquesPlant and animal studies

Frequently asked questions about California Agriculture

Is California Agriculture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for California Agriculture: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of California Agriculture?

California Agriculture is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is California Agriculture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

California Agriculture is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.