The Agriculture (Poľnohospodárstvo) is a peer-reviewed international journal with open access that publishes mainly original research papers. The types of contributions are also published – review and short communication. Papers are published in British English. The journal has been continuously publishing since 1954. It is published four times a year by the National Agricultural and Food Centre - Research Institute of Plant Production Piešťany, Slovak Republic (www.agriculture.sk; www.nppc.sk; www.vurv.sk). The journal is indexed in 36 recognized international scientific databases (e.g. SCOPUS).


The journal is an excellent source of research information on agricultural and biological sciences. It offers fast review, editing process, worldwide dissemination and accessibility of articles. It examines various aspects of research and is devoted to the publication of papers dealing with the aims and scopes related to: cropland, farming and cropping systems, precision agriculture, agroecosystems, plant improvement (genetic resources and biodiversity, physiology, genetics, breeding, biotechnology), permanent crops (growing management and technologies, nutrition, disease and pest protection, weed control, economy of production), chemistry, biology, and genetics applied to agronomy, quality of plant production, interactions with environment, grasslands and pasture improvement, organic farming, soil quality and management for sustainable agriculture, irrigation and water use, and other aspects of plant science and production.

The journal is managed by the International Editorial Board. The editorial board is participating in a growing community of Similarity Check Systems' users to ensure that the content published is originally and trustworthy. Similarity Check is a medium that allows for comprehensive manuscripts screening, aimed to eliminate plagiarism and provide a high standard and quality peer-review process. The rejection rate is 70%.

Full-text articles are freely available from volume 52 (2006). Requests for a copy of back articles should be sent to agriculture@nppc.sk