Journal of the Zhejiang University - Agriculture and Life Science

Aims & Scope

Journal of Zhejiang University: Agriculture and Life Sciences is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal, which is sponsored by Zhejiang University and superintended by Ministry of Education of China.

Its predecessor was Journal of Zhejiang Agricultural University, which started publication in 1956.

After the establishment of new Zhejiang University, it was changed to Journal of Zhejiang University: Agriculture and Life Sciences in 1998.

The journal has been abstracted and indexed by Scopus, Chemical Abstracts (CA), Abstract Journal (AJ), Zoological Record (ZR), Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA), CAB Abstracts, Ulrichsweb, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and the main periodical databases in China.

Mission of the journal is to encourage communication of basic and innovative research results of high quality in the entire fields of agriculture and life sciences including agricultural science, food science, animal science, environmental science, biology science, nuclear agricultural science, agricultural engineering, and agricultural remote sensing technology, etc.

It publishes mainly original research article as well as review, letter, commentary, short communication in English or in Chinese with English summary.

Contributions are invited from researchers all over the world.

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, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science and Veterinary, 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
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science and Veterinary, 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 4,000.00 CNY. Learn more.

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