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Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences

Country: Saudi Arabia•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.788•SCImago Rank: #7,057•Identifier (ISSN):1658-077X(Print)•Articles / Year: 83•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
73

73 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessDiamond OA
83articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences is an English language, peer-review scholarly publication which publishes research articles and critical reviews from every area of Agricultural sciences and plant science. Scope of the journal includes, Agricultural Engineering, Plant production, Plant protection, Animal science, Agricultural extension, Agricultural economics, Food science and technology, Soil and water sciences, Irrigation science and technology and environmental science (soil formation, biological classification, mapping and management of soil). Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences publishes 4 issues per year and is the official publication of the King Saud University and Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences and is published by King Saud University in collaboration with Elsevier and is edited by an international group of eminent researchers.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology86.1%Chemistry61.1%Ecology55.3%Botany47.9%Geology45%Physics44.9%Agronomy43%Geography39.4%Engineering37.5%Horticulture37%Organic chemistry36.1%Medicine33.7%Biochemistry33%Environmental science30.8%Food science29.6%Genetics22.9%Mathematics22.6%Materials science21.7%Paleontology20.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #7,057Scopus Q1Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2011-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.788

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
73

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.25

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 Citations1,129
3-Year Documents204
Citable Documents204

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
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Minor Category (Specific Field):
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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
Diamond OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
King Saud University
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—8311
2025082125
2024—60386
2023—72684
2022—47764
2021—1112,333
2020—541,172
2019—11228
2018—532,185
2017—492,822
2016—644,934
2015—543,094
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences

WoS Q1
000020250.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01