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IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #10,834Hybrid

Organic Agriculture

Acronym:orga
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Identifier (ISSN):1879-4238(Print)/1879-4246(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.6↑ +0.9
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Organic Agriculture

WoS Q2
023502023220242.720253.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.548
#10,834

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
35

35 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
31articles/year
35.04% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Organic Agriculture provides a platform for the sharing of knowledge on all aspects of Organic Agriculture and Food Systems. The journal features scientific articles on a range of topics, including, but not exclusively: - Soil - Plant production - Animal husbandry - Farming system research and development - Resource management - Agro-ecology - Value chains - Processing - Product qualities - Socio-economics - Consumer research and marketing - Ethics - Novel research methodologies - Innovations in Organic Agriculture Drawing on value chain and systems approaches within Organic Agriculture; the journal welcomes original inter-, intra- and trans-disciplinary papers alongside the reports of focused disciplinary studies that accord with the principles of Organic Agriculture. We also welcome papers which take a critical approach to one or more aspects of organic agriculture and/or initiate critical discussions of the principles on a scientific basis. Papers with farming system comparisons are welcome. The journal does also cover scientific reviews, science-based concept notes, and invited papers on specific topics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.3%Ecology92.8%Geography78.7%Archaeology74.4%History74.4%Agriculture72.7%Environmental science60.6%Agronomy57.7%Organic farming51.4%Chemistry44.2%Business42.3%Economics40.3%Botany40.1%Geology34.5%Horticulture31.2%Medicine28.7%Agricultural science28.5%Organic chemistry26.3%Agroforestry25.1%Physics23.9%Forestry23.2%Food science22.5%Engineering22.5%Paleontology20.3%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q2
Rank24/95
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q2
Rank32/95
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.6
Articles / Year31
Total Citations18
2025
IF2.7
Articles / Year56
Total Citations87
2024
IF2
Articles / Year29
Total Citations127
2023
IF0
Articles / Year34
Total Citations509
2022
IF—
Articles / Year43
Total Citations533

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #10,834Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2011-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.548

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.96

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,943 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations414
3-Year Documents110
Citable Documents110

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 Rate41.3%

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)Q2
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):
3区 (Zone 3)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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

Organic Agriculture (acronym: orga, ISSN: 1879-4238) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, published by Springer Nature in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.548 (Q2), an H-index of 35.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 4 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 31 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,943 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
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
4 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01