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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #7,455Hybrid

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Acronym:ajare
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Abbreviation (ISO):AUST. J. AGRIC. RESOUR. ECON
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Identifier (ISSN):1364-985X(Print)/1467-8489(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.4↑ +0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

WoS Q2
02351.4920181.3720191.3920202.8620213.1120223.220232.620242.120252.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.757
#7,455

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
67

67 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate3.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
44articles/year
52.87% Gold OA•93.1% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AJARE) provides a forum for innovative and scholarly work in agricultural and resource economics. First published in 1997, the Journal succeeds the Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics and the Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, upholding the tradition of these long-established journals. Accordingly, the editors are guided by the following objectives: -To maintain a high standard of analytical rigour offering sufficient variety of content so as to appeal to a broad spectrum of both academic and professional economists and policymakers. -In maintaining the tradition of its predecessor journals, to combine articles with policy reviews and surveys of key analytical issues in agricultural and resource economics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics84.4%Biology58.7%Ecology44.9%Business42.3%Geography40%History34.7%Political science32.9%Archaeology32.2%Law30.6%Mathematics27.7%Microeconomics26.7%Computer science25.7%Agricultural economics24.5%Macroeconomics21.8%Environmental science21.5%Natural resource economics20.4%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

Q2
Rank15/45
IndexSCIE
JCRSSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q2
Rank196/626
IndexSSCI
JCISCIE2026

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

Q2
Rank15/45
IndexSCIE
JCISSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q2
Rank177/627
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.4
Articles / Year75
Total Citations5
2025
IF2.1
Articles / Year102
Total Citations86
2024
IF2.6
Articles / Year57
Total Citations190
2023
IF3.2
Articles / Year52
Total Citations376
2022
IF3.11
Articles / Year41
Total Citations368

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #7,455Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.757

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.85

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 Citations407
3-Year Documents121
Citable Documents116

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate28.3%

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
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: 3.8%

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):
3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

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (acronym: ajare, abbr: AUST. J. AGRIC. RESOUR. ECON, ISSN: 1364-985X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Management Science, published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd in England since 1997. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.40, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.757 (Q1), an H-index of 67.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 44 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid 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
Hybrid
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1997
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, USA, MA, 02148

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28