The Serbian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
since 1953
About Journal
Contemporary Agriculture is the official journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Serbia. Established in 1953, the journal has been a key publication in the field of agricultural science. Initially published under the name Poljoprivreda Vojvodine (1953–1959), it was later known as Savremena Poljoprivreda (1959–2015) before adopting its current title, Contemporary Agriculture, in 2016. The journal has been continuously published on a regular basis and is committed to promoting the exchange of knowledge and advancements in agricultural sciences.
Contemporary Agriculture is a scientific open access journal with an interdisciplinary scope that ensures broad dissemination of scientific research across all areas of theoretical and applied agricultural science. The journal publishes original scientific papers, review papers, short communications, and case reports. The journal publishes one volume with four issues per year. All papers are published in English and are subject to a double-blind peer review process (with at least two independent reviewers) to maintain high academic standards.
For all papers is provided DOI® number and CrossReff® processing.
The journal does not have article submission charges and article processing charges (APCs).
All submissions are thoroughly checked for plagiarism by CrossCheck screening before reviewing process.
Current National Categorization: M24 (2021, 2022, 2023) - National journal of international importance
Why read
The journal Contemporary Agriculture, with a tradition spanning over 70 years, informs the scientific community about contemporary achievements in theoretical and applied agriculture, covering a wide range of agricultural topics.
Why submit
free of charge - the journal does not have article submission charges or article processing charges (APCs)
open access publishing model - all users can free access to full-text article, which is expected to give benefit to scientists‘ co-operation and to increase impact on the published articles
fair, objective and constructive double-blind peer review procedure
ahead of print (first online) publishing option - fast and efficient publication process
authors retain copyright of the published article according to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license
article from all areas of agriculture and from all regions are welcome, and scientists are encouraged to contribute to the advancement of agricultural science through publication in the journal Contemporary Agriculture.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Starting with Vol. 74, No. 1-2 (2025), articles will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license (previously under the CC BY NC ND license).
From January 2025, we are switching to Ahead-of-Print (i.e. First Online) publication. Ahead-of-Print (AoP) articles are listed electronically before they become available in a print issue.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The call for papers is open throughout the year. You can find all the information about preparing and submitting documents on the page "For authors" of this site.
Thank you for considering this journal as a venue for your scientific manuscript.
Prof. dr Branka Ljevnaić-Mašić, full professor
Editor
Novi Sad, January 2025.