Journal of Agricultural Sciences - Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi (JAS) is an international, double-blind, peer-reviewed, open access journal. JAS is published four times a year in March, June, September and December by the Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University since 1995.

The Journal of Agricultural Sciences aims to publish original and review articles providing new insight into any aspect of agricultural sciences. All articles should demonstrate a high level of novelty, originality, uniquity and widespread impact. The journal publishes research articles and reviews in the field of agricultural sciences.

The publication language of the Journal is English.

JAS is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) since 2007 and Scopus since 2009. The Journal of Agricultural Sciences is abstracted and/or indexed in the following databases: TR Dizin, CAB Abstracts, EBSCOHost, FAO-AGRIS, Base, IFIS-Food Sciences and Technology Abstracts, SOBIAD, OpernAire, Academindex, Acar Index.

Aim & Scope

The Journal of Agricultural Sciences aims to publish original and review articles providing new insight into any aspect of agricultural sciences. All articles should demonstrate a high level of novelty, originality, uniquity and widespread impact. The journal publishes research articles and reviews in the field of agricultural sciences.

In line with its aims, JAS invites original research papers containing new insight into any aspect of Agricultural Sciences that are not published or not being considered for publication elsewhere.

(For more information: “Writing Rules” and “Article Types”)

Publication Frequency

JAS is published quarterly since 1995. The issues are published in March, June, September, and December.

Special issues and their scope are announced one year before the publication by the Editorial Board.

Publication Language

The publication language of the Journal of Agricultural Sciences is English. Manuscripts can be submitted in English only. The submitted manuscript should comply with the grammar and spelling rules, and the relevant scientific literature.

Bibliographic Information

JAS is an international, double-blind, peer-reviewed, open access journal.

• Official abbreviation: J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili
• Online ISSN: 2148-9297
• DOI Prefix: 10.15832
• First Publication: 01.10.1995
• Publisher: The Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University
• Owner: Prof. Dr. Hasan Hüseyin ATAR, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (on behalf of the Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University)

Journal Metrics: (see also Statistics Page)

• Acceptance rate: %25 (for the year 2022)
• Submission to first decision: 10 days on average
• Acceptance to publication: 60 days on average
• SCIE Impact Factor: 0.9 (Q3)
• Scopus CiteScore: 1.3 (Q3)

Digital Preservation and Archiving

All data and full text of articles published in Journal of Agricultural Sciences are stored in pdf formats on the National Library of Türkiye.

Abstracting and Indexing

The Journal of Agricultural Sciences is abstracted and/or indexed in the following databases:

• Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
• Scopus
• TR Dizin
• CAB Abstracts
• EBSCOHost
• FAO-AGRIS
• Base
• IFIS-Food Sciences and Technology Abstracts
• SOBIAD
• OpernAire
• Academindex
• Acar Index
  

Open Access Statement and Copyright

JAS is an open access journal. All articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited. Authors retain copyright of their published article. By this means open access ensures more reuse and citation, higher visibility and discoverability, greater engagement, immediate impact, increased interdisciplinary work and wider collaboration.

JAS adopts the Open Access Declaration published by Budapest Open Access Initiative in Feb, 2002.

“By ‘open access’ to this [research] literature, we mean its free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself. The only constraint on reproduction and distribution and the only role for copyright in this domain should be to give authors control over the integrity of their work and the right to be properly acknowledged and cited.”

The manuscripts submitted to JAS should be original that has not been published and not under review by any other publication. Publisher guarantees not to charge any reader or library a subscription fee and a fee for access to published electronic articles. However, the financial liabilities of the editorial processing and article processing services belong to the authors. For more information on charges: See “Price Policy”

Financial Statement

JAS is funded by the University of Ankara, The Faculty of Agriculture depending on the revolving funds. Financial resources gained through sponsorship are utilized for publishing and editorial processes only.

The Journal of Agricultural Sciences charges the following fees for submitted research articles: Editorial Processing Charge and Article Processing Charge.

For information on charges: “Price Policy and “Sponsorship”

Sponsorship

In line with its publication policies, JAS accepts sponsorship relevant to the aim and scope of the journal.

JAS maintains a clear separation between its sponsorship and editorial processes to maintain editorial independence and limit and eliminate the influence of financial interests. Sponsors are responsible for ensuring that their representation adhere to relevant laws regarding deceptive or offensive content, as well as ethical considerations.

Kindly reach out to the managing editor for further enquiries.

Collaboration and Partnerships

The Journal of Agricultural Sciences welcomes opportunities for collaboration and partnerships. Kindly reach out to the Editor-in-Chief for further enquiries.

Material Disclaimer

The views and opinions expressed in articles, posts, or any other materials published herein are solely those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of JAS or its affiliates. The editors, editorial board, and publisher assume no responsibility or liability for any material. All opinions conveyed in the journal reflect the views of the respective authors, and the responsibility lies with the authors.

Privacy Policy

Personal information such as names and e-mail addresses submitted to the Journal will be used exclusively for this journal and scientific aims of the Publisher. Such information will not be used for other purposes and will not be shared with third parties.