The journal’s main objective is to promote understanding of mechanisms, processes and interactions of agroecosystems functions with the environment and human life, within the broader field of applied life sciences. In this context, ALSE publishes novel research at different scales, e.g. laboratory, field experiments, case studies or investigations at and landscape level. The journal publishes mainly original research articles intended for a graduate, post-doctoral, and/or professional research audience. ALSE supports scientific contributions that promote sustainable agriculture, environmental management, food and resource security, and improvements in the quality of life across both rural and urban communities. The journal seeks to serve an international audience of researchers, professionals, educators, and decision-makers involved in agriculture, the environment, food systems, and life sciences.

ALSE is published by IULS, Romania, which serves as both the journal’s owner and official publisher. All editorial and technical operations are conducted by academic staff affiliated with IULS; the journal has no affiliation with any commercial publisher.

The journal is coordinated by the Editor-in-Chief, who manages the editorial process in collaboration with the editorial team. An international Editorial Board contributes academic guidance and may be consulted on specific manuscripts.

ALSE is published quarterly, with issues scheduled for release in March, June, September, and December. The journal follows a continuous publication model, meaning that accepted articles are added to the current issue as they are finalised. Each issue contains 10 articles.

How to Track Citations

• Authors and readers can monitor citations of ALSE articles by using public platforms such as Google Scholar, where article titles or DOIs may be searched directly.
• The journal also monitors citations through the Crossref “Cited-by” feature.
• ALSE recommends that authors create or link in their profiles (e.g., ORCID, Google Scholar, ResearchGate) to track citations of their publications.
• For broader impact visibility, researchers can also consult Dimensions AI Topic Refine and other open scholarly databases.

ALSE does not accept advertising and does not engage in direct marketing campaigns targeting readers or authors. Any communication about the journal is factual, transparent, and not misleading.

This section offers a concise summary of the journal’s visibility, accessibility, and performance indicators, complementing detailed policy sections.

• Open Access Statement
  • ALSE is an open-access journal; all articles are freely available online under a CC BY 4.0 license.
• Journal Metrics
  • The number of articles published annually: 40 days;
  • The average time from submission to decision: 49.7 days;
  • The average time from acceptance to publication 34 days (including the English language proofreading at PRS, which usually takes 1–1.5 weeks);
  • Citation statistics or Altmetrics (vezi PlumX).

The estimated time from the editorial decision to publication is approximately 14 days C.”

The journal promotes international authorship and transparently displays author affiliations in each article. Periodic monitoring shows diversity in contributions, including international authors from various institutions and regions. Based on submission data from the ScholarOne Manuscripts system (hosted by Clarivate and operated by Silverchair), ALSE receives manuscripts from authors across more than 30 countries and regions.