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Agroforestry Systems

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1982

ISSN1572-9680

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

158

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 128d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.654

H-Indexi

132

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.997

Total Worksi

4,157

Total Citationsi

121,983

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Agroforestry Systems is a global journal publishing original research, reviews, and communications on all aspects of agroforestry. Encourages contributions demonstrating the role of agroforestry in providing both commodity and non-commodity benefits. Covers both biophysical and socioeconomic aspects of integrated systems involving trees, crops, and/or livestock. Strives to offer content relevant to a context wider than specific study locations.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1982

FrequencyBimonthly, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,157

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1572-9680

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

132

2.7k

2019

2.1k

2020

140

2.3k

2021

1.2k

2022

132

1.2k

2023

176

1.1k

2024

299

625

2025

169

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 ScienceQ1

ForestryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AgronomyForestry

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceForestry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Agroforestry and silvopastoral systemsAfrican Botany and Ecology StudiesAgriculture and Rural Development ResearchForest ecology and managementAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsCocoa and Sweet Potato AgronomyConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology

Frequently asked questions about Agroforestry Systems

Is Agroforestry Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Agroforestry Systems: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Agroforestry Systems?

Agroforestry Systems 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.50.

Is Agroforestry Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Agroforestry Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.