Journal profile · AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review
ISSN 1068-2805 · eISSN 2372-2614 · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 22 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,720; review about 19 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Economic and Environmental Valuation, Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Agricultural and Resource Economics Review (ARER) provides a forum for the dissemination of scholarly work undertaken throughout the world on the economics of agriculture, food, natural resources, rural communities, and the environment in addition to research in their associated subfields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 20, Mainland China 1, Spain 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.1%
- Economics of Agriculture and Food MarketsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences9.8%
- Agricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
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 | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 22Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 484OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,175 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 6 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 50 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 73 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 220 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 185 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 204 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 1,385 / USD 1,720 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,600 / GBP 1,850 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,720 / GBP 1,385 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- editorialARER publishes: Research Articles*, which are typically around 10,000 words in length (including references). Research Insights*: a format for substantive but c…Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials** that introduce special issues.Length not stated
- forewordsForewords** on important issues for the field.Length not stated
- hypothesisARER publishes: Research Articles*, which are typically around 10,000 words in length (including references). Research Insights*: a format for substantive but c…Length not stated
- research articleARER publishes: Research Articles*, which are typically around 10,000 words in length (including references). Research Insights*: a format for substantive but c…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- research articlesResearch Articles*, which are typically around 10,000 words in length (including references).Length not stated
- research insightsResearch Insights*: a format for substantive but concise research findings (3,000 words).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship
Original work, no duplication, must cite prior heavily influential research Model summary
ARER considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that the manuscript is your own original work, does not duplicate any other previously published work and cites and fully acknowledges previous research that has heavily influenced your work (e.g. the hypothesis, the study design and the data used).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Articles are selected for publication in ARER following a double-blind peer review process. Each paper is reviewed by two or more referees. A paper may be desk rejected if the editors determine that it is inappropriate for ARER or of insufficient quality to merit peer review. Expedited review process papers co-authored by graduate students: The ARER editors have established an expedited review pro…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint/working papers allowed Model summary
However, the journal does consider articles that have been made previously available as working papers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1068-2805
- Electronic ISSN
- 2372-2614
- Society / sponsor
- Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agricultural and Resource Economics Review
What CAS zone is Agricultural and Resource Economics Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agricultural Economics & Policy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Agricultural and Resource Economics Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 22 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Agricultural and Resource Economics Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 19 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Agricultural and Resource Economics Review based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), Mainland China (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agricultural and Resource Economics Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Agricultural and Resource Economics Review open access, and what is the APC?
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,720.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .