WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q3SCImago #18,851CAS 4区Diamond OAGold OA

Agricultural and Food Science

Abbreviation (ISO):AGRIC. FOOD SCI

Country: Finland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.258•SCImago Rank: #18,851•Identifier (ISSN):1459-6067(Print)•Articles / Year: 16•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q3

↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (2021)

31 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3

Self-Citation Rate10%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

16articles/year

100% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.1)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.2)	🔵 Computed
2022	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.242)	🔵 Computed
2021	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.375)	🔵 Computed
2020	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.731)	🔵 Computed
2019	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.2)	🔵 Computed
2018	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.58)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Agricultural and Food Science (AFSci) publishes original research reports on agriculture and food research related to primary production and which have a northern dimension. The fields within the scope of the journal include agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal science, environmental science, horticulture, plant and soil science and primary production-related food science. Papers covering both basic and applied research are welcome. AFSci is published by the Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland. AFSci, former The Journal of the Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland, has been published regularly since 1928. Alongside the printed version, online publishing began in 2000. Since the year 2010 Agricultural and Food Science has only been available online as an Open Access journal, provided to the user free of charge. Full texts are available online from 1945 on.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Biology81.3%Chemistry54.8%Ecology47.3%Agronomy45.3%Botany35.6%Organic chemistry35.3%Environmental science34.8%Animal science31.6%Geography30.7%Physics29.7%Horticulture28.7%Medicine27.9%Biochemistry26.4%Geology26%Food science25.8%Genetics25.2%Materials science24%

Primary Research Areas

Agricultural Sciences Agriculture Multidisciplinary

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SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #18,851Scopus Q3Diamond OASCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2004-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3

0.258

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

1.07

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations80

3-Year Documents66

Citable Documents65

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate56.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Food ScienceQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

4区 (Zone 4)Agricultural Sciences

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Gold OA

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

MTT Agrifood Research Finland

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

Editorial Address

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE FINLAND, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICES SARI TORKKO, JOKIOINEN, FINLAND, 31600

Indexing & Databases

SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCRSCIE	61/95	Q3
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	JCRSCIE	166/187	Q4
AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCISCIE	58/95	Q3
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	JCISCIE	158/187	Q4