Crop and Environment is an international peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to publishing research conducted at local to global scale to overcome constraints to sustainable production of the world's major crops and cropping systems with a focus on innovations that improve productivity, resource use efficiencies, and environmental performance in conserving natural resources (including soils, water, and biodiversity). Publication in this journal requires adequate benchmark data on soils, climate, and production practices to allow replication of the reported research. This journal's objective is to be the most authoritative source of information about prospects for meeting food demand and the sustainable crop and soil management practices to achieve it.

The areas and topics covered by the journal include but are not limited to: agriculture-environment-economic nexus; agricultural mechanization; agricultural remote sensing; agronomy; carbon-neutral agriculture; carbon sequestration; climate change; crop and soil interaction; crop ecology, crop management; crop modelling; crop nutrition; crop quality; crop physiology; crop protection; cropping system; farming system; food security; greenhouse gas emissions; nature-positive farming; post-harvest technology; precision agriculture; smart agriculture; and sustainable intensification.

As an open access journal, all published articles will be freely accessible to everyone worldwide through the Elsevier platform. Article types include: original paper, short communications, reviews, highlights, perspectives, letters to the editor, and editorials. The article-processing charge (APC) is covered by Huazhong Agricultural University during the first three years since inauguration.