Journal profile
Agro Ekonomi
ISSN 0215-8787 · eISSN 2541-1616 · Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta · Indonesia
Agro Ekonomi: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 17% (journal website); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agro Ekonomi is published by Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Development and Management, Agriculture and Agroindustry Studies and Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies, together about 43.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Focus and Scope of Agro Ekonomi are designed to address key scholarly and policy-relevant issues in agricultural economics and agribusiness systems, with a particular emphasis on food and agricultural policy, rural development, and sustainable natural resource management. These thematic areas reflect major global challenges related to food security, agricultural transformation, environmental sustainability, and rural livelihoods, which are central to contemporary international research agendas. The journal’s scope is intentionally structured to integrate interdisciplinary analysis while maintaining a clear disciplinary core in agricultural socio-economics. Furthermore, the journal emphasizes studies conducted in developing and emerging economies, where issues of agricultural productivity, value chain integration, resource governance, and rural development are particularly salient. This focus strengthens the journal’s international relevance and distinct positioning within the global landscape of agricultural economics journals. The defined scope is sufficiently focused to ensure thematic consistency and citation coherence, while remaining broad enough to accommodate emerging research trends and interdisciplinary approaches aligned with the journal’s niche. As such, the Focus and Scope support the journal’s long-term strategy to enhance visibility, scholarly impact, and citation performance within the international reputable database. 1. Agricultural and Food Economics: a) agricultural production; b) farm management studies; and c) food systems, food security, and nutrition economics 2. Food and Agricultural Policy: a) formulation, implementation, and evaluation of agricultural and food policies; and b) agricultural international trade. 3. Agribusiness and Value Chain Systems: a) agribusiness management & entrepreneurial development; b) agricultural marketing and market performance; and c) governance and upgrading of agrifood supply and value chains 4. Agricultural Natural Resource and Environmental Economics: a) economic analysis of land, water, and natural resource use for agriculture; and b) climate change, environmental policy, and sustainable agriculture 5. Rural and Agricultural Development: a) rural and agricultural development policies; b) agricultural cooperatives and organizations; and c) community-based agribusiness and inclusive rural development 6. Agricultural Extension, Communication, and Institutions: a) agricultural extension and innova
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Agus Dwi NugrohoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 5, Malaysia 2, Japan 1, Austria 1, Egypt 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Development and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.4%
- Agriculture and Agroindustry StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.9%
- Economic Growth and Fiscal PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.5%
- Agricultural Research and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
- SMEs Development and Digital MarketingSocial Sciences7.6%
- Livestock Farming and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Global Trade and CompetitivenessBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
- Agricultural and Environmental ManagementSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 395 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 40 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | IDR 1,000,000 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 1,000,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 1,000,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 140 / USD 70 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 175–250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted1
- full articleIn the “Start” column, chose Journal Section (Full Article)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Publication Ethics PUBLICATION ETHICS This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in Agro Ekonomi, including the editors, the peer-reviewers, and the authors. The publication of an article in Agro Ekonomi is support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license Model summary
Articles published in Agro Ekonomi are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. You are free to copy, transform, or redistribute articles for any lawful purpose in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and Agro Ekonomi , link to the license, indicate if changes were made, and redistribute any derivative work under the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Blind review instructions for peer-reviewed sections Model summary
1. Initial Editorial Screening All submitted manuscripts are first screened by the Editor-in-Chief to assess their conformity with the journal’s aims and scope, originality, academic quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, and international relevance. Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria or fail to comply with the journal’s submission requirements may be rejected at this stage wi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Screening Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening; editorial board will directly reject text that indicates plagiarism Model summary
The manuscript that submitted into this journal will be screened for plagiarism using Turnitin.
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
- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0215-8787
- Electronic ISSN
- 2541-1616
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agro Ekonomi
How long does peer review take at Agro Ekonomi?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. 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 Agro Ekonomi?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 175–250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: APA. 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 Agro Ekonomi based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (5), Malaysia (2) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agro Ekonomi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agro Ekonomi is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Agro Ekonomi open access, and what is the APC?
Agro Ekonomi is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .