Journal of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences “Gheorghe Ionescu-Șișești”
About the Journal
Acta Agricola Romanica (AAR) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal published annually by the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences “Gheorghe Ionescu-Șișești” (ASAS), Romania. The journal serves as a high-level academic platform for the dissemination of innovative, original, and interdisciplinary research papers, reviews, and short communications covering a broad range of agricultural and environmental sciences.
To streamline its editorial workflow and maintain a centralized academic identity under a single general ISSN (ISSN 2784-0948), the journal consolidates all submissions into a single annual volume. Articles are organized dynamically into three main scientific areas (thematic issues):
1. FIELD CROPS, NATURAL RESOURCES AND MECHANIZATION
This scientific area covers a broad range of research related to all types of field crops (cereals, grains, oilseeds, protein crops, fiber and industrial crops, forage, fodder, grasslands, medicinal, aromatic, and energy crops), alongside sustainable agronomy and modern agricultural engineering.
Core Topics: Crop breeding and genetics, genetic resources, plant physiology, biochemistry, biotechnology, mineral nutrition, and plant protection.
Agricultural Mechanization & AgTech: Design, modeling, testing, and performance evaluation of agricultural machinery; soil–machine–crop interactions; automation, robotics, and precision agriculture; electrification, energy efficiency, and renewable energy applications in farming systems.
Integrated Systems: Farming systems, bioeconomy, biodiversity, and technology transfer.
2. HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
This scientific area integrates fundamental and applied research across horticultural sciences, eco-forestry management, and socio-economic agricultural disciplines.
Horticulture: Horticultural biodiversity and genetic resources, species breeding, propagation, and micropropagation; sustainable and organic production technologies; irrigation, water management, plant nutrition, molecular biology, biotechnologies, crop quality, and postharvest management.
Forestry: Forest ecology, biology, botany, genetics; management and conservation of fauna, flora, and habitats; agroforestry, arboriculture, urban forestry, and remote sensing.
Agricultural Economics & Rural Development: Farm economic performance and resilience; agri-food value chains, rural competitiveness, and diversification; digitalization, data-driven decision-making, bioeconomy, and circularity; design and evaluation of agricultural and rural development policies.
3. ANIMAL SCIENCES, VETERINARY MEDICINE AND FOOD SCIENCE
This scientific area focuses on interdisciplinary studies demonstrating the critical links between animal health, livestock production practices, and final food technology and quality.
Animal Science: Genetics and breeding, animal nutrition and feeding, livestock management systems, reproductive biology, physiology, animal welfare, and precision livestock farming.
Veterinary Medicine: Veterinary pathology, infectious and parasitic diseases, pharmacology and toxicology, clinical sciences, reproductive diseases; veterinary public health, and food safety of animal origin.
Food Science & Technology: Innovative processing technologies for fruits, vegetables, dairy, and meat products; food quality analysis and food safety management systems; microbiological food control, functional food, biotechnology, and circular economy in food processing.
Publication Frequency & Policies
The journal operates on a unified editorial model, releasing individual thematic issues within a single annual volume. This structure ensures that indexing databases perceive the publication as a single cohesive journal rather than separate entities.
All content is published under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), making all research freely accessible worldwide immediately upon publication.
