Crop and Environment

Aims & Scope

Crop and Environment is an international peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to publishing research conducted at local to global scale to overcome constraints to sustainable production of the world's major crops and cropping systems with a focus on innovations that improve productivity, resource use efficiencies, and environmental performance in conserving natural resources (including soils, water, and biodiversity).

Publication in this journal requires adequate benchmark data on soils, climate, and production practices to allow replication of the reported research.

This journal's objective is to be the most authoritative source of information about prospects for meeting food demand and the sustainable crop and soil management practices to achieve it.

The areas and topics covered by the journal include but are not limited to: agriculture-environment-economic nexus; agricultural mechanization; agricultural remote sensing; agronomy; carbon-neutral agriculture; carbon sequestration; climate change; crop and soil interaction; crop ecology, crop management; crop modelling; crop nutrition; crop quality; crop physiology; crop protection; cropping system; farming system; food security; greenhouse gas emissions; nature-positive farming; post-harvest technology; precision agriculture; smart agriculture; and sustainable intensification.

As an open access journal, all published articles will be freely accessible to everyone worldwide through the Elsevier platform.

Article types include: original paper, short communications, reviews, highlights, perspectives, letters to the editor, and editorials.

The article-processing charge (APC) is covered by Huazhong Agricultural University during the first three years since inauguration.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,750.00 USD. Learn more.

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