Journal of China Agricultural University (JCAU) is a national comprehensive agricultural academic journal directed by the Ministry of Education and sponsored by China Agricultural University. JCAU has been a free open-access journal since January 1, 2014. JCAU mainly publishes creative and important outcomes on agricultural science, agricultural engineering, agricultural economy, and other related research fields.

 

JCAU is currently listed in Chinese Science Citation Database，Chinese Core Journal Criterion of Beijing University and The Key Magazine of China Technology. On 2020, JCAU was listed in High Quality Scientific and Technological Journals in the Field of Agriculture and Forestry and classified in T1 zone by Chinese Association for Science and Technology. On 2023, JCAU was once again selected as one of the "Outstanding S&T Journals of China" and as the source journal for the " Frontrunner 5 000 top articles in Outstanding S&T Journals of China", maintained its position in the Q1 zone of the WJCI report. The impact factor and total citations are ranked among the top for many consecutive years.

 

Editorial Department of Journal of China Agricultural University also undertake the operation, management, and service of the China Agricultural Journals Website.

   

 Indexing in Chinese databases of JCAU

1) Chinese Science Citation Database

2) A Guide to the Core Journals of China

3) China Academic Journals (CD Edition) and China Journal Net, China Academic Journal Electronic Publishing House (Tsinghua University)

4) The Key Magazine of China Technology

5) Chinese Agricultural Sci-Tech Documents Database

6) Chinese Citation Database

7) Chinese Science Abstracts

8) Chinese Biological Abstracts

 

Indexing in foreign databases of JCAU

 1) Center for Agriculture and Bioscience International: The United Kingdom

2) Zoological Record: The United Kingdom

3) Abstracts Journal: Russia

4) Chemical Abstracts: The United States of America

5) Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: Biotechnology and Bioengineering, the United States of America

6) Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: Biological Sciences, the United States of America

7) Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, the United States of America

8) Agrindex: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Library