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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,827Gold OA

Agricultural and Food Economics

Abbreviation (ISO):AGRIC. FOOD ECON
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Identifier (ISSN):2193-7532(Print)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
5.4↑ +0.9
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Agricultural and Food Economics

WoS Q1
24572.8720223.92023420244.520255.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):5.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.01
#4,827

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
43

43 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
31articles/year
100% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Agricultural and Food Economics (AFE) is an international peer-reviewed and open access journal published on behalf of the Italian Society of Agricultural Economics. AFE welcomes research articles from economists, scholars and researchers from all over the world to publish problem-oriented and high-quality articles. AFE publishes only original articles from a wide variety of economic perspectives that address current and relevant issues related to the agricultural and food system. AFE publishes articles focused on applied analysis, the discussion of innovative results, and relevant policy and managerial implications. AFE seeks clearly written articles from experts in the field, to promote insightful understanding of the current trends in the agri-food system. Topics of specific interest to AFE include agricultural and food market analysis, agri-food firm management and marketing, organization of the agri-food chains, consumer behavior, food quality and safety issues, economics of nutrition and food security, food and health economics, agri-food policy and trade, sustainable rural development, natural and marine resource economics and land economics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
EconomicsBiologyGeographyBusinessHistoryEcologyArchaeologyPolitical ScienceLawMathematicsEnvironmental ScienceComputer ScienceMarketingMacroeconomicsStatisticsSociologyPhilosophyPhysicsMedicineChemistryMachine LearningFinanceEngineering

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

Q1
Rank4/45
IndexSCIE
JCRSSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q1
Rank48/626
IndexSSCI
JCISCIE2026

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

Q1
Rank2/45
IndexSCIE
JCISSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q1
Rank42/627
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF5.4
Articles / Year52
Total Citations13
2025
IF4.5
Articles / Year101
Total Citations306
2024
IF4
Articles / Year50
Total Citations559
2023
IF3.9
Articles / Year52
Total Citations780
2022
IF2.87
Articles / Year32
Total Citations742

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,827Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2013-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.01

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.19

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,232 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations849
3-Year Documents130
Citable Documents125

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate48.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Food ScienceQ1
Economics and EconometricsQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Agricultural and Food Economics (abbr: AGRIC. FOOD ECON, ISSN: 2193-7532) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, published by Springer Nature in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 5.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.010 (Q1), an H-index of 43.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 31 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,232 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Gold OA
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28