Journal profile · History & Philosophy Of Science
Agricultural History
ISSN 0002-1482 · Agricultural History Society · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1927
Agricultural History: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.73; subscription journal; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agricultural History is published by Agricultural History Society and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are American Environmental and Regional History, American History and Culture and Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development, together about 42.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Agricultural History is the journal of record in the field. As such, it publishes articles on all aspects of the history of agriculture and rural life with no geographical or temporal limits. The editors are particularly interested in articles that address a novel subject, demonstrate considerable primary and secondary research, display an original interpretation, and are of general interest to Society members and other Agricultural History readers.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): History & Philosophy Of Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science21%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting12.1%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.6%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences5.6%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences3.5%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.73LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 224OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,649 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 71 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024 | 84 | 1 | 137 |
| 2023 | 89 | 5 | 228 |
| 2022 | 82 | 2 | 249 |
| 2021 | 29 | 2 | 67 |
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)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Agricultural History Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1927
- ISSN
- 0002-1482
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agricultural History
What CAS zone is Agricultural History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agricultural History is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History / History & Philosophy Of Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Agricultural History?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.73; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Agricultural History?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 weeks; 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.
Which databases index Agricultural History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agricultural History is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Agricultural History open access, and what is the APC?
Agricultural History is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .