Chinese Agricultural Science is a comprehensive, academic journal co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Chinese Society of Agriculture. Founded in 1960, the journal is published publicly in the form of a bimonthly magazine. The contents of the journal include crop genetic breeding, cultivation, plant protection, soil fertiliser, horticulture, food science and engineering, animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, etc. It aims to promote the sustainable development of high-yield, high-quality, high-efficiency and environmentally friendly agriculture and animal husbandry.
The aim of the journal is to report on the scientific research results of agriculture and animal husbandry in China, to enhance the innovation capacity of agricultural science and technology, to promote academic exchanges at home and abroad, and to serve the development of modern agricultural science and technology and scientific and technological progress. In addition, Chinese Agricultural Science is included in several international retrieval systems, including American Chemical Abstracts CA, Scopus, GeoBase, Russian Journal of Abstracts, CABI (Centre for Agricultural and Biological Information International) of the United Kingdom, and AGRIS (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations).