Journal profile · Agricultural Economics & Policy
Agricultural Economics
ISSN 0169-5150 · eISSN 1574-0862 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly · Founded 1986
Agricultural Economics: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.78; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,030; median 224 days to acceptance (63 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 103 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agricultural Economics is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets and Agricultural Economics and Policy, together about 38.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Agricultural Economics aims to disseminate the most important research results and policy analyses in our discipline, from all regions of the world. Topical coverage ranges from consumption and nutrition to land use and the environment, at every scale of analysis from households to markets and the macro-economy. Applicable methodologies include econometric estimation and statistical hypothesis testing, optimization and simulation models, descriptive reviews and policy analyses. We particularly encourage submission of empirical work that can be replicated and tested by others.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural Economics & Policy
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 16, Germany 4, India 2, Sweden 2, Mainland China 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.3%
- Economics of Agriculture and Food MarketsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.9%
- Agricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.4%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedINSPECCAB AbstractsEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, RePEc
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.78LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,876OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 88LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 89Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 302,317Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,751 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 37 | 19 |
| 2025 | 103 | 69 | 391 |
| 2024 | 67 | 46 | 565 |
| 2023 | 60 | 45 | 579 |
| 2022 | 72 | 37 | 1,239 |
| 2021 | 96 | 54 | 2,473 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
224 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 186 days – 297 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (65 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 265 days
- Sample
- 63 articles with submission and acceptance dates (174 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
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 4,030 / EUR 3,350 / GBP 2,730 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Not considered
- Special issue proposals with a pre-selected set of papers
Article types accepted5
- book reviewsBook reviews are considered only by invitation.Length not stated
- original research articlesThe journal publishes Original Research Articles covering the economics of agriculture in its broadest senseLength not stated
- perspective articlesThe journal also occasionally publishes peer-reviewed Perspective Articles on invitation by the editors.Length not stated
- reviewsReviews must be on topics of broad disciplinary and multidisciplinary interest and follow a systematic review protocol.Length not stated
- special issuesThe journal editors will consider proposals for Special Issues and Reviews on a case-by-case basis.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Large Language Models (LLM)
Authors who use assistance by artificial intelligence, such as large language models (e.g. ChatGPT), in the preparation of their manuscripts must follow Wiley’s best practice guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Correction to authorship
Correcting the authorship is different from changing an author’s name. Requests to change an article’s author list after acceptance or publication of the paper are strongly discouraged. Such requests will be carefully reviewed by the Publisher and Editor, in line with the authors and contributors policies outlined in Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics, by …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability Statement
Data sharing mandated upon publication Model summary
Agricultural Economics mandates data sharing upon a manuscript’s publication. For more information and standard templates, we refer to Wiley’s Data Sharing Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
Copyright transfer to publisher upon acceptance Model summary
If you have included excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties, all sources must be credited within the manuscript. At minimum, the title and author should be provided.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Hybrid Open Access
Hybrid Open Access is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With Hybrid Open Access, the author, the author’s funding agency, or the author’s institution pays a fee (APC) to ensure that the article is made available to non-…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The journal maintains a double-blind reviewing procedure.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0169-5150
- Electronic ISSN
- 1574-0862
- Society / sponsor
- International Association of Agricultural Economists
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 57, Issue 6 (November 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agricultural Economics
What CAS zone is Agricultural Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agricultural Economics is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Economics / Agricultural Economics & Policy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Agricultural Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.78; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 157.
How long does peer review take at Agricultural Economics?
Based on the dates recorded on 63 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 224 days (interquartile range 186–297 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Agricultural Economics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Agricultural Economics based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (16), Germany (4) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agricultural Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agricultural Economics is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, INSPEC, CAB Abstracts, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Agricultural Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Agricultural Economics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,030.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .