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Agrarian South-Journal of Political Economy
ISSN 2277-9760 · eISSN 2321-0281 · SAGE
Agrarian South-Journal of Political Economy: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agrarian South-Journal of Political Economy is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development, Political Economy and Marxism and Land Rights and Reforms, together about 38.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.7%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences8.9%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impactBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Indian Economic and Social DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Social and Economic Development in IndiaSocial Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 322 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 7 | 18 |
| 2024 | 25 | 14 | 82 |
| 2023 | 22 | 6 | 87 |
| 2022 | 17 | 3 | 53 |
| 2021 | 26 | 7 | 167 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2277-9760
- Electronic ISSN
- 2321-0281
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agrarian South-Journal of Political Economy
What CAS zone is Agrarian South-Journal of Political Economy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agrarian South-Journal of Political Economy is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Development Studies / Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Agrarian South-Journal of Political Economy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agrarian South-Journal of Political Economy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Agrarian South-Journal of Political Economy open access, and what is the APC?
Agrarian South-Journal of Political Economy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .