Journal profile · History & Philosophy Of Science
Agriculture and Human Values
ISSN 0889-048X · eISSN 1572-8366 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · Quarterly · Founded 1984
Agriculture and Human Values: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.25; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 165 days to acceptance (38 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 141 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agriculture and Human Values is published by Springer Netherlands and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Organic Food and Agriculture, Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development and Urban Agriculture and Sustainability, together about 44% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Agriculture and Human Values is the official journal of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society.Since World War II, agricultural production systems and food consumption patterns have undergone astonishing changes. Agricultural research, combined with high input, capital intensive, and trade-based applications, has expanded the productive capacity of the world's farms tremendously.However, serious questions have been raised about the sustainability of industrial agricultural and food systems, about the criteria for judging the risks and benefits of chemical and biological technologies, about food safety, about the poor's entitlement to food in developed and developing countries, and about who will farm in the future and how. The Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society is an organization of professionals dedicated to an open and free discussion of these and other related issues and to an understanding of the values that shape and the structures that underlie alternative visions of current and future food and agricultural systems. Agriculture and Human Values is the official journal of the Society. Like the Society, it seeks to create educational and scholarly discussions across the humanities, the social sciences, food and nutrition studies, and the agricultural disciplines, and to promote an ethical, social and ecological understanding of agricultural and food systems.Agriculture and Human Values publishes the following types of articles:• Regular Articles present original, unpublished research, and are up to 10,000 words in length including main text, table, and figures, but not including references.• Literature Reviews compile and evaluate existing literature on an important topic pertaining to agriculture, food, and human values. Literature reviews should contribute novel, unpublished insights that exceed a standard review of existing literature, and are up to 8,000 words in length including main text, table, and figures, but not including references. Literature reviews must conform to style requirements of the journal.• Discussion papers make novel, distinctive, incisive arguments on topics within the journal’s aims and scope. Discussion papers should: (a) emphasize current advances and future directions; (b) be clearly grounded in theoretical and/or empirical discussion, with appropriate citations as necessary; and (c) be designed to stimulate further research and engagement in the relevant fields. Discussion papers should not exceed 5,000
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): History & Philosophy Of Science
Editor-in-chief Matthew R. SandersonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 18, France 2, Canada 2, Australia 2, United Kingdom 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences20.3%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.5%
- Urban Agriculture and SustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impactBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Science3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsEconLitERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, 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
- 4.25LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 126OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,334OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 63.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 125LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,100,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,996 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 146 | 96 | 45 |
| 2025 | 141 | 95 | 402 |
| 2024 | 155 | 81 | 939 |
| 2023 | 122 | 76 | 1,736 |
| 2022 | 120 | 75 | 2,044 |
| 2021 | 103 | 53 | 2,182 |
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
165 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 76 days – 241 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 39 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 213 days
- Sample
- 38 articles with submission and acceptance dates (230 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)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- book reviewAgriculture and Human Values publishes the following types of articles, each of which is subject to the double-shielded, peer-review process: • Regular Articles…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- case studyAgriculture and Human Values publishes the following types of articles, each of which is subject to the double-shielded, peer-review process: • Regular Articles…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- editorialDouble-blind peer review This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout p…Length not stated
- literature reviewAgriculture and Human Values publishes the following types of articles, each of which is subject to the double-shielded, peer-review process: • Regular Articles…Length not stated
- regular articleAgriculture and Human Values publishes the following types of articles, each of which is subject to the double-shielded, peer-review process: • Regular Articles…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- reviewAgriculture and Human Values publishes the following types of articles, each of which is subject to the double-shielded, peer-review process: • Regular Articles…main text ≤ 10,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Agriculture and Human Values, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Taxonomy
Agriculture and Human Values and Springer Nature are participating in a pilot of STM's Working Group on Peer Review Taxonomy. STM, the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers, has recognized a need to identify and standardize definitions and terminology in peer review practices in order to help align nomenclature as more publishers use open peer review models. A p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Netherlands
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1984
- ISSN
- 0889-048X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-8366
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agriculture and Human Values
What CAS zone is Agriculture and Human Values in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agriculture and Human Values is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary / History & Philosophy Of Science / Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Agriculture and Human Values?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.25; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 126.
How long does peer review take at Agriculture and Human Values?
Based on the dates recorded on 38 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 165 days (interquartile range 76–241 days); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Agriculture and Human Values?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Agriculture and Human Values based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), France (2) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agriculture and Human Values?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agriculture and Human Values is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts, EconLit, ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Agriculture and Human Values open access, and what is the APC?
Agriculture and Human Values is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .