Journal influence is a determinant of the survival and development of academic journals. Based on the statistical data of CNKI, this paper analyzes the development status of Journal of Northeast Agricultural Sciences, a comprehensive agricultural academic journal, focusing on the number of papers published, the ratio of funded papers, the total citation frequency, the impact factor and the publishing time. It also puts forward some sustainable development suggestions to enhance the influence of periodicals from the aspects of perfecting the quality of periodicals, strengthening the construction of editorial team and coping with the digital development.