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Agricultural and Biological Sciences journals by time to acceptance (2025)

187 journals with 2025 figures · median days from submission to acceptance, measured from PubMed dates · data as of Sep 15, 2026

Sorted by median days from submission to acceptance in 2025. Faster is not better — this is a planning aid, not a ranking of quality. Click a column to re-sort.

2025 figures only
Open access
Foods33 (26–42)4,3333≈$3,544Open access (DOAJ)0.05
Plants37 (29–49)3,8753≈$3,300Open access (DOAJ)0.06
Microorganisms37 (28–49)2,8563≈$3,300Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Biology37 (29–49)1,8333≈$3,300Open access (DOAJ)0.8
Toxins37 (30–48)5913≈$3,300Open access (DOAJ)0.0
The Plant Cell37 (9–99)285—≈$4,934Hybrid0.0
Animals39 (30–50)3,6633≈$2,933Open access (DOAJ)0.22
Journal of Fungi39 (30–50)8753≈$3,178Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Insects40 (30–55)1,2963≈$3,178Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Veterinary Sciences42 (32–54)1,2393≈$3,178Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Biodiversity Data Journal56 (40–84)30515≈$750Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Plant Cell Reports56 (39–87)27516≈$4,590—0.0
Preventive Nutrition and Food Science61 (42–96)70———0.0
Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology66 (51–100)5442≈$4,350—0.57
Hereditas67 (49–98)25117$2,690Open access (DOAJ)2.33
Biology Letters68 (53–87)50—No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)1.15
Frontiers in Plant Science70 (49–104)3,15324≈$3,850Open access (DOAJ)0.55
Frontiers in Veterinary Science70 (48–110)1,95522≈$3,850Open access (DOAJ)0.35
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine70 (50–103)9026$3,590Open access (DOAJ)0.0
The Plant Pathology Journal70 (46–100)7156$850Open access (DOAJ)0.0
MycoKeys71 (49–90)19929≈$1,096Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology71 (47–128)79—≈$3,920—0.0
PhytoKeys74 (50–115)26129≈$900Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Poultry Science75 (57–98)1,5551$2,800Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Current Research in Food Science75 (56–103)3211$3,480Open access (DOAJ)0.85
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition75 (46–125)6122≈$3,990—0.0
Journal of Plant Physiology76 (55–115)1621≈$3,370—0.0
Virus Research76 (51–114)1181$3,070Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Insect Physiology78 (56–112)1002≈$3,430—0.0
IMA Fungus78 (59–105)8328≈$2,250Open access (DOAJ)—
Vavilov Journal of Genetics and Breeding80 (54–123)131—No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Veterinary Research Communications81 (59–111)41818≈$4,590—0.0
Trends in Plant Science82 (48–136)18524≈$7,030Hybrid0.0
Journal of Ethnopharmacology84 (63–120)1,4912≈$3,740—0.0
Functional & Integrative Genomics84 (61–117)28020≈$2,690—24.92
Current Opinion in Plant Biology84 (62–120)10525≈$4,810Hybrid0.0
Carbohydrate Polymers85 (65–117)1,2771≈$5,340Hybrid0.33
ZooKeys85 (62–128)56944≈$900Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences85 (55–126)149——Hybrid0.36
Translational Animal Science86 (61–128)1827$3,150Open access (DOAJ)1.1
Microbiological Research87 (61–126)2822≈$4,470Hybrid0.0
TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY87 (65–110)540No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Fitoterapia88 (66–118)6042≈$3,950—0.0
Veterinary Microbiology88 (62–129)3982≈$3,110—0.0
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY90 (30–146)670—≈$3,851Hybrid0.32
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology90 (61–123)1422≈$4,210Hybrid0.0
Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine/Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinária90 (62–131)5040$100Open access (DOAJ)—
Animal Reproduction Science92 (69–134)1641≈$3,770—0.0
Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins93 (70–140)19415≈$4,090Hybrid0.0
Food Chemistry Molecular Sciences93 (76–126)1132$2,730Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Comparative Physiology A93 (76–135)5217≈$3,990Hybrid0.0
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry94 (65–138)1,3671≈$3,990Hybrid0.75
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology94 (78–111)19253$2,790Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Chemical Ecology94 (65–135)10818≈$3,890—0.0
Mycorrhiza94 (72–147)6720≈$3,990—0.0
Food Chemistry X95 (61–132)1,3012$2,350Open access (DOAJ)0.63
Open Veterinary Journal95 (71–125)69245$450Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Archives of Virology95 (57–138)25162≈$4,790Hybrid1.31
Letters in Applied Microbiology95 (76–139)141—≈$3,240—0.0
Food Science and Biotechnology96 (66–143)26419≈$2,190—0.0
Insect Science96 (74–139)23946≈$3,400Hybrid0.0
Journal of genetics and genomics/Journal of Genetics and Genomics96 (66–130)1267≈$3,140—0.0
Fungal Genetics and Biology96 (74–125)545≈$3,210—0.0
Chemistry & Biodiversity97 (69–130)1,35017≈$3,880—0.5
Journal of Economic Entomology97 (73–128)362—≈$4,328—0.0
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology97 (50–173)26430≈$3,000—0.0
Food Microbiology98 (75–120)2321≈$4,210Hybrid0.0
Journal of AOAC International98 (57–143)111—≈$1,868—1.41
Plant Biology99 (56–163)18536≈$3,400—0.0
Plant Methods99 (72–148)16818$3,190Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Rice99 (73–138)11918$3,190Open access (DOAJ)2.41
New Phytologist100 (70–138)88727≈$5,790Hybrid0.0
Animal Bioscience101 (76–133)23414$700Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Veterinary Research101 (81–129)22258$2,470Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Mycopathologia101 (70–139)11723≈$4,190—0.0
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules102 (74–143)9,3171≈$4,390Hybrid5.16
Research in Veterinary Science102 (63–157)3822≈$3,290—0.0
Planta102 (66–151)30214≈$4,590Hybrid1.5
Veterinary World103 (83–127)36934$1,800Open access (DOAJ)0.0
BMC Plant Biology104 (72–161)1,99221$3,190Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Current Opinion in Insect Science104 (69–144)964≈$4,610Hybrid0.0
Journal of Food Science105 (81–139)813—≈$4,550—0.0
Plant Science105 (76–143)4762≈$3,760—0.0
Journal of Food Protection105 (75–144)2364$2,600Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Molecular Plant105 (30–179)2233≈$5,000Hybrid0.0
Experimental and Applied Acarology105 (79–154)10819≈$2,390—1.96
Food Research International106 (79–141)2,3392≈$4,320Hybrid0.0
International Journal of Food Microbiology107 (83–140)4042≈$4,090Hybrid1.27
Journal of Medical Entomology107 (75–169)197—≈$4,328—0.0
Journal of Dairy Science108 (77–142)94428$3,500Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Annals of Botany108 (77–144)301—≈$3,617Hybrid0.0
Journal of Veterinary Science108 (84–139)77—$300Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Physiologia Plantarum110 (80–161)652—≈$4,150—0.52
Journal of Animal Science110 (80–154)461—≈$4,368Hybrid0.49
Journal of Applied Microbiology111 (77–167)318—≈$3,777Hybrid0.0
Reproduction in Domestic Animals111 (68–144)144—≈$4,520Hybrid0.0
PROTOPLASMA111 (72–151)11514≈$3,690—0.0
Systematic and Applied Microbiology111 (70–150)572≈$4,010—0.0
Molecular Plant Pathology112 (86–149)144—$3,660Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Stress Biology112 (71–144)6583No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Australian Veterinary Journal115 (85–172)9220≈$3,400—0.0
Plant-Environment Interactions115 (83–168)8217$2,940Open access (DOAJ)—
Pest Management Science116 (78–166)85817≈$5,360—0.33
Mobile DNA116 (73–145)5121$3,190Open access (DOAJ)—
Plant Biotechnology Journal117 (80–176)57120$4,750Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Meat Science117 (91–168)1942≈$4,740Hybrid0.0
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety118 (96–156)262—≈$5,000—0.0
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology118 (87–179)2112≈$3,760—0.0
Environmental Entomology118 (92–159)125—≈$4,328—0.0
Molecular Breeding118 (69–165)9520≈$3,990—0.0
Acta Botanica Yunnanica120 (91–160)956No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Food Chemistry121 (93–155)4,5832≈$4,930Hybrid0.06
Horticulture Research121 (97–156)32810$2,960Open access (DOAJ)0.66
Virus Genes121 (77–170)7512≈$3,890—0.0
aBIOTECH121 (88–135)5521≈$2,190——
Food Science & Nutrition123 (86–169)1,36518≈$3,630—2.8
Aquaculture Nutrition124 (91–174)15531$2,580Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Texture Studies124 (105–154)53—≈$3,920—0.0
Fungal Biology125 (81–173)1171≈$2,500—0.0
The Plant Genome126 (93–174)187—$3,520Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Plant and Cell Physiology126 (90–185)171—≈$3,085Hybrid1.26
BMC Veterinary Research128 (85–237)79124$3,290Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Insect Science129 (92–163)107—$2,067Open access (DOAJ)0.0
3 Biotech131 (91–185)49321≈$4,090—0.97
Porcine Health Management131 (85–215)6330$2,490Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Theoretical and Applied Genetics133 (97–190)32623≈$5,190Hybrid0.0
Journal of Experimental Botany134 (94–181)503—≈$4,341Hybrid0.8
Open Life Sciences134 (96–172)19765≈$2,423Open access (DOAJ)2.91
Journal of Heredity134 (96–187)102—≈$3,560Hybrid0.0
Brazilian Journal of Biology135 (85–186)42073$680Open access (DOAJ)0.51
Plant Cell & Environment136 (86–205)64913≈$5,440—0.0
Insect Molecular Biology136 (97–182)6121≈$4,140—0.0
Fish Physiology and Biochemistry137 (101–207)18115≈$2,590—0.0
Journal of Plant Research137 (86–195)6520≈$3,890—0.0
Journal of Thermal Biology138 (94–195)3009≈$3,360—0.0
The Plant Journal139 (99–194)640—≈$5,450Hybrid0.4
Functional Plant Biology141 (99–197)96——Hybrid0.0
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture142 (99–198)75219≈$4,620Hybrid0.0
Journal of Ginseng Research142 (98–211)935No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Tree Physiology144 (99–199)164—≈$4,253Hybrid0.0
Molecular Genetics and Genomics144 (99–214)12126≈$3,990—1.8
Animal Microbiome145 (109–190)13427$2,290Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Evolution Letters147 (114–198)5435$2,575Open access (DOAJ)0.0
npj Science of Food149 (101–210)33023$2,890Open access (DOAJ)1.77
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology149 (102–200)25323≈$3,190—0.0
American Journal of Botany150 (106–237)15066≈$2,660—0.0
Neotropical Entomology151 (114–237)11142≈$3,090—0.0
Plant Communications153 (106–196)2603$3,500Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Environmental Microbiome153 (115–195)18319$2,590Open access (DOAJ)2.15
Animal nutrition154 (110–232)19997$1,462Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Animal Science Journal155 (103–237)121—≈$4,000—0.0
Veterinary Record157 (108–234)12362≈$3,980—0.0
Plant Molecular Biology158 (102–207)11931≈$4,590—0.0
Plant Direct158 (100–225)8926$3,120Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Heredity160 (114–277)7217≈$2,690Hybrid0.0
Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants161 (113–222)16223≈$3,890—0.0
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica166 (129–226)6018$2,990Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Preventive Veterinary Medicine167 (119–244)2462≈$3,280Hybrid0.0
Evolution169 (104–263)258—≈$3,214Hybrid3.68
Beneficial Microbes173 (120–257)5221—Hybrid0.0
International Journal of Food Science175 (122–227)11631$990Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Medical and Veterinary Entomology175 (128–240)8323≈$4,140—0.0
Journal of Veterinary Research175 (127–207)739≈$798Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Ecology Letters176 (139–237)225—≈$5,300Hybrid0.0
Journal of Applied Genetics178 (110–241)10419≈$3,790Hybrid0.0
Ecology180 (113–244)269—≈$3,970—0.0
Revista Argentina de Microbiología181 (129–253)5141$1,200Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Tropical Animal Health and Production183 (120–264)56114≈$4,090Hybrid0.44
Veterinary Medicine and Science183 (124–253)534—$4,070Open access (DOAJ)2.82
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics184 (133–232)6414≈$4,750Hybrid0.0
animal185 (132–242)2607$2,000Open access (DOAJ)0.7
Scientifica191 (122–298)15525$1,150Open access (DOAJ)0.0
AoB Plants191 (140–226)796≈$1,367Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition191 (141–313)7418≈$4,650—1.53
Journal of Evolutionary Biology194 (131–271)153—≈$3,123Hybrid1.44
Molecular Horticulture195 (143–253)58148$2,600Open access (DOAJ)—
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências198 (119–267)331140No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Animal Ecology198 (127–315)21234≈$3,610—0.0
Veterinary Medicine International201 (143–265)11924$1,090Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Behavioral Ecology213 (154–278)869≈$3,906Hybrid0.0
Oecologia216 (133–305)18615≈$3,790Hybrid0.0
Archives animal breeding/Archiv für Tierzucht231 (161–341)5569≈$429Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Genetics Selection Evolution245 (193–325)8122$2,470Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Nature Plants246 (174–333)17639≈$12,690Hybrid0.0
Food Technology and Biotechnology256 (198–363)54—No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society303 (254–385)12814≈$5,390—0.0
Nature Food371 (270–465)8438≈$12,690Hybrid0.0

Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (OpenAlex).

Latest available year: 2024

16 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2024 figures only
Open access
Food Science of Animal Resources46 (33–70)135111$1,190Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Animal Science and Technology74 (42–104)120420≈$368Open access (DOAJ)1.89
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences76 (39–139)742≈$1,490—0.0
Plant Biotechnology76 (51–108)56——Open access0.0
Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research80 (51–117)6936——0.0
Italian Journal of Food Safety83 (52–133)5439≈$462Open access (DOAJ)0.0
JDS Communications95 (63–130)14224$1,390Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research115 (79–171)11469$1,250Open access (DOAJ)0.0
VirusDisease129 (67–211)5027≈$2,990—0.0
Plant Phenomics129 (105–159)9738$2,500Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Mycotoxin Research134 (94–171)6115≈$3,790Hybrid—
Avicenna journal of phytomedicine135 (82–191)71—3,000,000 IRROpen access (DOAJ)0.0
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases147 (103–207)18021≈$2,710Hybrid0.0
Journal of Comparative Physiology B148 (94–217)6529≈$3,890—0.0
Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences184 (150–236)8221$1,100Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Genetics and Molecular Biology191 (151–273)7366$700Open access (DOAJ)0.0

Latest available year: 2023

4 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2023 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2023 figures only
Open access
Medicines63 (42–84)534≈$1,711Open access (DOAJ)4.0
Frontiers in Insect Science83 (48–113)7621≈$3,117Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Avian Diseases98 (64–168)60———0.0
Veterinární Medicína119 (81–156)5321≈$652Open access (DOAJ)0.0

Latest available year: 2022

3 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2022 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2022 figures only
Open access
Frontiers in Fungal Biology52 (36–70)7628≈$2,383Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research Center89 (51–162)5113No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)—
Journal of Food Biochemistry98 (70–124)40223≈$2,700—0.0

Latest available year: 2021

8 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2021 figures only
Open access
Postępy Biochemii33 (22–49)5035—Open access—
Journal of Experimental Pharmacology74 (55–98)6524$3,940Open access (DOAJ)4.42
Current Research in Microbial Sciences84 (52–123)784$3,300Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Domestic Animal Endocrinology87 (59–129)626≈$3,740—0.0
Ikushugaku zasshi111 (81–157)5193—Open access0.0
Veterinary and Animal Science114 (79–150)562$2,840Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Acta Veterinaria Hungarica129 (88–200)5431—Hybrid0.0
Majallah-i taḥqīqāt-i dāmpizishkī-i īrān164 (129–282)50———0.0

Latest available year: 2020

4 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2020 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2020 figures only
Open access
Arthropod Structure & Development93 (63–118)6426≈$3,290—0.0
Applications in Plant Sciences127 (101–169)5590$2,460Open access (DOAJ)—
Biologia Futura130 (92–211)5424≈$3,490Hybrid0.0
Veterinaria italiana151 (110–252)51—No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0

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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.