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Agricultural Research

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 2012

ISSN2249-7218

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.313

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.642

Total Worksi

969

Total Citationsi

12,873

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Agricultural Research is a multi-disciplinary journal covering all disciplines of agricultural sciences to promote global research. Focuses on new and emerging fields and concepts in agricultural sciences. Provides a forum for Agricultural Scientists to deliberate on important issues. Aims to catalyze policy development on issues impacting rational agricultural growth and development globally. Recognizes and encourages cutting-edge research in various fields of agricultural sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 90 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications969

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2249-7218

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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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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

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

808

2019

898

2020

905

2021

193

2022

175

2023

149

538

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 ScienceQ3

Food ScienceQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agronomy

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant ScienceFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsGenetics and Plant BreedingClimate change impacts on agricultureIrrigation Practices and Water ManagementAgricultural Science and FertilizationAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsPlant Stress Responses and ToleranceLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Frequently asked questions about Agricultural Research

Is Agricultural Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Agricultural Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Agricultural Research?

Agricultural Research 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 1.63.

Is Agricultural Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Agricultural Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.