Journal of Integrative Agriculture (JIA), formerly Agricultural Sciences in China (ASC), founded in 2002, is sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and the Chinese Association of Agricultural Science Societies (CAASS), and superintended by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China. JIA is an open access, peer-reviewed and multi-disciplinary international journal and published monthly in English. JIA Editorial Board consists of 289 well-respected scholars of agricultural scientific fields. Academician Kongming Wu is the Chairman of the Board, and Academician Hualan Chen is the Editor-in-Chief. JIA has been available online at ScienceDirect since 2006 and won the title of Outstanding Science & Technology Journal of China in 2008. From 2009, JIA has been indexed by SCIE. Currently, JIA is one of the leading academic journals in agricultural sciences in China. As released by JCR, the latest IF of the journal is 4.6. Published articles of JIA are available both in print and electronic copies.
The electronic full texts are available at ScienceDirect:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/20953119
Mission
JIA promotes research and exchange of novel scientific discoveries and ideas for the advancement of agricultural sciences. The journal emphasizes interdisciplinary and systematic approaches addressing agricultural life science, agricultural sustainability, food science, agricultural environment, ecology and energy, rural development and urbanization, therefore to concern for human health and development around the globe.
Aims & Scope
JIA seeks to publish those papers that are influential and will significantly advance scientific understanding in agriculture fields worldwide. JIA publishes manuscripts in the five categories focusing on the five core subjects listed below.
Categories
Commentary/Review/Research Article/Short Communication (no more than 2,500 words, and could include no more than two figures or tables)/Letter (no more than 1,500 words, and could include one figure and one table, other figures and tables can be submitted online as appendices)
Core Subjects
Crop Science
--Crop genetics, breeding, germplasm resources
--Crop cultivation, tillage, physiology
Horticulture
--Horticultural crop (major vegetable and fruit crops) genetics, breeding, germplasm resources
--Horticultural crop (major vegetable and fruit crops) cultivation, physiology, biochemistry
Plant Protection
--Plant pathology
--Agricultural insect
--Pesticide and weed science
Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine
--Animal genetics and breeding, nutrition and metabolism, reproduction,forage science
--Basic veterinary, preventive veterinary, clinical veterinary
Agro-Ecosystem & Environment
--Plant nutrition
--Soil & fertilization
--Soil microorganism
--Irrigation
--Agricultural remote sensing
Food Science (focusing on grain, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables, livestock and poultry)
--Raw material quality evaluation
--Postharvest physiology of fruits and vegetables
--By-products deep processing and comprehensive utilization
--Functional factors and nutritional health
--Quality safety and inspection
Agricultural Economics and Management
-- Agricultural economics
-- Food economics
-- Environmental economics
-- Agricultural policy
-- Farm management
Indexing
JIA has been indexed in the following databases:
·SCI
·Scopus
·CABI
·DOAJ
·Google Scholar
·Abstarct Journal (AJ)
·Zoological Record (ZR)
·AGRICultural OnLine Access (AGRICOLA)
·Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA)
·AGRIS Database of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
·Chinese Science and Technology Paper Citation Database (CSTPCD)
·CNKI
·Wanfang Data
·Chinese Science Citation Database (CSCD)
Hornor
2006 First Prize of JINLI Award, 5th National Outstanding Agricultural Journals by Chinese Association of Agricultural Science Societies (CAASS);
2008 Outstanding Science and Technology Journal of China by Institute of Scientific &Technical Information of China (ISTIC);
2008 Ranked Top 10 Quality English Journals by General Administration of Press & Publication of P. R. China (GAPPC);
2012-2022 (11 times) The Highest International Impact Academic Journal of China by China Academic Journal Electronic Publishing House (CAJEPH), China Scientific Literature Evaluation and Measuring Research Center (CSLEMRC) and Tsinghua University Library;
2017 Top 100 Chinese Sci-Tech Journals in 2017
Foundation
2013-2014 Special Fund on Key Academic Journals by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
2016-2018 Promoting Project for Leading Scientific Journals in China by Association for Science and Technology (CAST)
2016-2018 Climbing Peaking Program for Elite Journals in China by CAST
2019-2023 China STEM Journal Excellence Action Plan by CAST
2024-2028 China STEM Journal Excellence Action Plan Phrase II by CAST