The National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (INCA), belonging to the Ministry of Higher Education, publishes quarterly the journal "Cultivos Tropicales" (p-ISSN 0258-5936 - e-ISSN 1819-4087) since 1979, with original articles, short communications, reports of presentation of new varieties, reviews and bibliographic reviews, both in Spanish as well as in English, as well as abstracts in both languages, with the results of scientific research in the different specialties of the agricultural branch in which the center works, emphasizing the tropical and subtropical zones.

The table of contents of the journal contains the following specialties: sustainable agriculture, biofertilizers, agricultural biotechnology, abiotic stress, plant physiology and biochemistry, plant breeding, genetics and plant breeding, applied mathematics, plant nutrition, bioactive products, irrigation and drainage. This appears in English and Spanish with the titles of the articles grouped by specialty.

The journal promotes the results of the center's research as well as the postgraduate activity, announcements of courses, masters and doctorates taught at the institution.

It has a cumulative index by title, author and subject, since 1979, which appears in the last issue of each year of the journal with all the articles published in that year.

The journal accepts works with a 60 % bibliographic update. The publication requirements appear in the "Instructions to authors".

This publication has traditionally been exchanged with a considerable number of institutions, which currently number 114 in 37 countries, including Brazil, Colombia, the United States, Great Britain, Honduras, Mexico, Spain, France and Italy.

The journal is considered among the best scientific journals of agricultural profile of the Ministry of Higher Education (MES), Cuba.