Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources

Scientific journal Journal of Central European Agriculture (JCEA) is published regularly since 2000, except of first volume, always in four regular numbers.  JCEA was founded in 1999 by Faculty of Agriculture (University of Zagreb, Croatia), Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources (Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia) and Georgikon Faculty (University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary). Nowadays, on function of JCEA participates 9 different universities and research institutes from Central Europe. Scientific journal JCEA is focused on the publishing of original scientific papers, review articles, supplements to agricultural profession, preliminary communications, congress reports, letters and research presented on important scientific symposiums from Central Europe, as well as other world countries. Aims and scopes of JCEA are General agriculture, Animal science, animal welfare and husbandry, Crop science, Entomology and beekeeping, Wildlife management, Agricultural economics, Environment in relation to agricultural production, land use, Rural development, Social issues regarding rural or farm populations. One of the basic ideas in creating of journal was opportunity to publish scientific research in native language of member countries (Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Serbia). Authors from member countries of JCEA can publish their research in native language provided by detailed abstract in English language (containing detailed methodical information, results and summary). Originality of published manuscripts in JCEA is strictly controlled by “CrossCheck” and “iThenticate” plagiarism systems. For 20 years of existence was journal gradually developed to respected scientific journal, which is indexed in several databases. For couple of years is JCEA indexed in SCOPUS database and since 2017 (from first number) is JCEA indexed in ESCI database (Emerging Sources Citation Index). ESCI is citation index of Web of Science Core Collection database since 2015. Its creation reflected long and complicated selection process to the citation indexes SCI, respectively SSCI. ESCI is citation index aimed for catching of important reviewed scientific journals, which have mainly regional importance.  The journal selection to this citation index is conditional on the rating of Thomson Routers agency, which is one of the most important companies concerned in quality evaluation of scientific journals in every direction of activity. Citation index ESCI captures mainly European scientific journals. Journals integrated to the ESCI citation index are “candidate” journals for qualitatively better indexes like SCIE/SSCI/AHCI (more on http://itlib.cvtisr.sk/buxus/docs/27_esci-novy%20citacny.pdf). Executive authority of JCEA is editorial board, which meets in year intervals always in the country of executive office of journal. Technical editors are hosted at the Faculty of Agriculture of University of Zagreb, as well as editor in chief (since 2016 assoc. prof. Zvonimír Prpić). Executive editorial of journal is rotated, always between two meetings of editorial board. The last editorial board was at the Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology (University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, Poland). On the editorial board were attended editorial members from FAFR SPU, assoc. prof. Ing. Branislav Gálik, PhD. (Executive editor), Ing. Ján Gažo, PhD. (member of the editorial board) and Ing. Eva Demjanová, PhD. (member of the editorial board). Since 1.10.2017 is executive office of JCEA at Faculty of Agronomy at University of Gragujevac in Čačak (Serbia), which will be responsible for journal activity until the next editorial board in September 2018.
Scientific journal Journal of Central European Agriculture provides opportunity to publish for every creative worker of Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources of Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (of course for other parts of university too). It provides the publication occasion to PhD. students too, because of mandatory filling of category “B” outputs (publications indexed in SCOPUS database). More information can be find on https://jcea.agr.hr/.