Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
ISSN 2168-3565 · eISSN 2168-3573 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.36; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 206 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 120 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development, Organic Food and Agriculture and Agricultural Innovations and Practices, together about 46.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (ASFS) is a subscription-based, peer reviewed journal devoted to the field of agroecology as the foundation for transformative food systems change. Agroecology is more than new or improved farming practices and on-farm sustainable management of natural resources. It is the ecology of the entire food system, from the field to the table, from the people who grow and process our food to the people who consume it, from urban to rural, from farm policy to food policy, and from local to global. Agroecology has evolved into a broad, transdisciplinary field that integrates science, practice, and the movements leading change in all parts of the food system. We seek understanding and examples of how such change is happening – the core aim of this journal. To this end, ASFS prioritizes scholarship that links scientific inquiry and agricultural practice with transformative social action. Our scope is food-system wide, bridging scales from farm to global and from production to consumption, inclusive of the multiple communities, institutions, and knowledge systems it comprises. We publish articles in the biophysical, social, and inter/transdisciplinary areas. We prioritize co-created and community-led research that embodies the integrative tenets of agroecology, while highlighting new areas and methods of research that defy disciplinary boundaries, and represent systems level thinking. We particularly welcome research and writing from Indigenous scholars and organizers, laborers across the food system, civil society groups, and activist communities of scholarship. We also welcome approaches that are not explicitly “agroecology,” but are complementary with it – especially those grounded in on-farm, participatory, change-oriented, and critical methodologies of sustainability analysis and evaluation. Manuscripts should make clear how the work presented engages with agroecological thought, and how farmers and other food system actors participated in the research, or why such participation was not reasonable. We seldom publish research based primarily on surveys, modeling, laboratory or experiment station studies, or research on sustainability indicators or species distributions that is not participatory or do not provide new insight into agroecology beyond the system studied. The Journal publishes reviews and meta-analysis papers only when they offer novel synthesis that supports agroecological transformation. Diverse methods are wel
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Italy 1, Canada 1, Czechia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.7%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences15%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.8%
- Urban Agriculture and SustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impactBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, OCLCPublisher website
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
- 2.36LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.68Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.03Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 470OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 258,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,112 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 44 | 21 |
| 2025 | 120 | 40 | 328 |
| 2024 | 100 | 38 | 521 |
| 2023 | 78 | 40 | 666 |
| 2022 | 78 | 27 | 1,056 |
| 2021 | 68 | 24 | 902 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
206 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 183 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 206 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the di…
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2168-3565
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-3573
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
What CAS zone is Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary / Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.36; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems?
The publisher reports about 206 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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 JCR quartile is Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences.
Where are the editorial board members of Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Italy (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .