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52 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Agronomy and Crop Science

52 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Agronomy and Crop Science charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 2 are Q1 and 7 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.

52journals with no APC
2Q1 in this category
7Q2 in this category
43Q3 or Q4 in this category

Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 21% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 16 weeks. Most are published in Brazil (6), Colombia (4) and Germany (4). 90% accept manuscripts in English and 48% accept at least one other language.

All 52 free-to-publish journals in Agronomy and Crop Science

Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).

#JournalQuartileSJRH-indexPublisherCountryTime to publish
1Stress Biology
2731-0450
Q11.71225SpringerSingapore12 wk
2Rice Science
1672-6308 · 1876-4762
Q11.30865ElsevierNetherlands40 wk
3Journal of Natural Pesticide Research
2773-0786
Q20.61614ElsevierNetherlands19 wk
4Bio-based and Applied Economics
2280-6180 · 2280-6172
Q20.42225Firenze University PressItaly8 wk
5Hungarian Geographical Bulletin
2064-5031 · 2064-5147
Q20.40124Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Hungarian Academy of SciencesHungary24 wk
6Oilseeds and fats, crops and lipids
2272-6977 · 2257-6614
Q20.39343EDP SciencesFrance10 wk
7Journal of Plant Protection Research
1427-4345 · 1899-007X
Q20.35240Polish Academy of SciencesPoland30 wk
8Cahiers Agricultures
1166-7699 · 1777-5949
Q20.34529EDP SciencesFrance12 wk
9Journal of Horticultural Research
2300-5009 · 2353-3978
Q20.34120SciendoPoland20 wk
10Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology
1518-7853 · 1984-7033
Q30.33135Brazilian Society of Plant BreedingBrazil24 wk
11Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy
1679-9275 · 1807-8621
Q30.31337Universidade Estadual de MaringáBrazil16 wk
12Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical
1983-4063
Q30.2929Universidade Federal de GoiásBrazil20 wk
13Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
1612-9830 · 2363-6033
Q30.28726Kassel University PressGermany30 wk
14Landbauforschung
2194-3605 · 2700-8711
Q30.28628Julius Kühn-InstitutGermany12 wk
15Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales
2346-3775
Q30.28632Centro Internacional de Agricultura TropicalColombia16 wk
16New Medit
1594-5685 · 2611-1128
Q30.2827Bologna University pressItaly12 wk
17Poljoprivreda
1330-7142 · 1848-8080
Q30.26616Faculty of Agrobitechnical Sciences OsijekCroatia15 wk
18Genetic Resources
2708-3764
Q30.2618Bioversity InternationalItaly27 wk
19Poljoprivreda I Šumarstvo
0554-5579 · 1800-9492
Q30.25116University of MontenegroMontenegro10 wk
20Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
1695-971X · 2171-9292
Q30.2554Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Spain45 wk
21مجله بیوتکنولوژی کشاورزی
2228-6705 · 2228-6500
Q30.24510Shahid Bahonar University of KermanIran12 wk
22Agriculture
1338-4376
Q30.24421SciendoPoland20 wk
23The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
0019-5022 · 2394-3319
Q30.2439Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndia60 wk
24Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
0100-204X · 1678-3921
Q30.22668Embrapa Informação TecnológicaBrazil28 wk
25Research in Agricultural Engineering
1212-9151 · 1805-9376
Q30.22129Czech Academy of Agricultural SciencesCzechia24 wk
26Journal of Central European Agriculture
1332-9049
Q30.2230University of Zagreb, Faculty of AgricultureCroatia50 wk
27Бюллетень Почвенного института им. В.В. Докучаева
0136-1694 · 2312-4202
Q30.228V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science InstituteRussia8 wk
28Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía Medellín
0304-2847 · 2248-7026
Q30.21717Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede MedellínColombia16 wk
29Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement
1370-6233 · 1780-4507
Q30.21550Presses Agronomiques de GemblouxBelgium15 wk
30Agronomía Colombiana
0120-9965 · 2357-3732
Q30.21222Centro Editorial of Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia25 wk
31Agronomía Mesoamericana
1021-7444 · 2215-3608
Q40.20311Universidad de Costa RicaCosta Rica10 wk
32Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources
0976-0504 · 0976-0512
Q40.19641NISCAIRIndia40 wk
33Ratarstvo i Povrtarstvo
1821-3944 · 2217-8392
Q40.1937Institute of field and vegetable crops, Novi SadSerbia12 wk
34Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade)
1450-8109 · 2406-0968
Q40.1918University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture, BelgradeSerbia12 wk
35Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica
1335-258X · 1336-9245
Q40.18810Slovak University of Agriculture in NitraSlovakia8 wk
36Revista de Agricultura Neotropical
2358-6303
Q40.1826Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do SulBrazil14 wk
37Journal of Crop Protection
2251-9041 · 2251-905X
Q40.18114University of Tarbiat ModaresIran10 wk
38Биотехнология и селекция растений
2658-6266 · 2658-6258
Q40.1796N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic ResourcesRussia8 wk
39Agrociencia Uruguay
2730-5066
Q40.1786Universidad de la República, Facultad de AgronomíaUruguay20 wk
40agricultural engineering.eu
2943-5641
Q40.17313Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft e. V.Germany16 wk
41Die Bodenkultur
0006-5471 · 2719-5430
Q40.17223SciendoPoland26 wk
42RIVAR
0719-4994
Q40.1729Universidad de Santiago de ChileChile7 wk
43Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi
1018-8851 · 2548-1207
Q40.1715Ege University PressTürkiye10 wk
44Journal für Kulturpflanzen
1867-0911 · 1867-0938
Q40.17113Julius Kühn-InstitutGermany12 wk
45Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias
1676-9732 · 2238-1171
Q40.15511Universidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaBrazil16 wk
46Fruit Growing Research
2286-0304 · 2344-3723
Q40.1384Research Institute for Fruit Growing PitestiRomania8 wk
47تحقیقات آفات گیاهی
2322-2409 · 2538-6123
Q40.1385University of GuilanIran16 wk
48مجلة جامعة النجاح للأبحاث العلوم الطبيعية
1727-2114 · 2311-8865
Q40.1324An-Najah National UniversityPalestinian Territories9 wk
49Acta Agronómica
0120-2812 · 2323-0118
Q40.12818Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia8 wk
50RIA: Revista Investigaciones Agropecuarias
0325-8718 · 1669-2314
Q40.11310Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA)Argentina20 wk

Where these journals come from

Top countries of publication

  1. Brazil 6
  2. Colombia 4
  3. Germany 4
  4. Poland 4
  5. France 3
  6. Iran 3

Top publishers

  1. EDP Sciences 3
  2. Sciendo 3
  3. Elsevier 2
  4. Julius Kühn-Institut 2
  5. An-Najah National University 1
  6. Bioversity International 1

Manuscript languages accepted

  1. English 47
  2. Spanish 8
  3. French 5
  4. Portuguese 5
  5. German 3
  6. Persian 2

About this list

Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.

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