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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q2SCImago #17,653Diamond OADiamond OA

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics

Abbreviation (ISO):J AGR RURAL DEV TROP
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Identifier (ISSN):1612-9830(Print)
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Publisher:University of Kassel
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)
N/A
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2025)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics

WoS Q1
0000020230202402025
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2025):0
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.287
#17,653

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
26

26 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessDiamond OA
9articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics publishes papers dealing with original research and review papers in the fields of plant production, animal nutrition and animal husbandry, soil science, rural economy and farm management, forestry and forest economy, veterinary hygiene and protection against epidemics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology93.5%Ecology85.1%Geography70.9%Archaeology51.3%Environmental science51.3%History51.3%Agronomy49.8%Economics46.5%Agriculture44.7%Botany44.7%Medicine44.4%Business40%Horticulture36.4%Chemistry34.5%Geology33.5%Political science30.2%Physics29.5%Law28.7%Forestry28.4%Mathematics26.5%Sociology25.5%Macroeconomics23.3%Computer science22.9%Agricultural science22.2%Philosophy21.5%Economic growth21.5%Engineering20.4%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2025Latest
IF0
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2024
IF0
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2023
IF0
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2016
IF—
Articles / Year1
Total Citations0
2013
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Articles / Year1
Total Citations0

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #17,653Scopus Q2Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2002-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.287

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.82

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations61
3-Year Documents43
Citable Documents43

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate45.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

ForestryQ2
Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ3
Animal Science and ZoologyQ3
DevelopmentQ3
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3
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: N/A

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):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
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

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (abbr: J AGR RURAL DEV TROP, ISSN: 1612-9830) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Management Science, published by University of Kassel in Germany. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.287 (Q2), an H-index of 26.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Semiannual, an annual output of approximately 9 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Diamond OA model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). 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
Diamond OA
Publisher
University of Kassel
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semiannual
Indexing & Databases
ScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
KASSEL UNIV PRESS GMBH, DIAGONALE 10, KASSEL, GERMANY, D-34127

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