Journal profile · Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
CAHIERS AGRICULTURES
ISSN 1166-7699 · eISSN 1777-5949 · EDP Sciences · FRANCE · Irregular
CAHIERS AGRICULTURES: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.07; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CAHIERS AGRICULTURES is published by EDP Sciences and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agriculture and Rural Development Research, French Urban and Social Studies and African Botany and Ecology Studies, together about 60% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cahiers Agricultures is a - mainly - French language scientific journal on world farming systems, how they are changing and their role in society. It is aimed at all those – researchers, field workers, teachers – who are interested in a holistic reflection on the agricultural world. The journal also publishes papers in English when written by authors from English speaking countries. Cahiers Agricultures gives priority to research on agriculture as implemented by farmers, that has meaning for citizens in countries in the North and South, as opposed to research work conducted in a controlled environment (laboratory, research center, etc.). Research of this type is often multidisciplinary and takes into account the knowledge and know-how of the different stakeholders. The different parties are also actively involved in research, alongside the scientists. In this way, the journal stimulates debate on issues linked to society, such as the impact of using water and nitrogen fertilisers, peri-urban farming, fish farming, livestock production in rural areas, food security, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Caroline LejarsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 34, Canada 5, Kenya 1 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences39.2%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences12.1%
- African Botany and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.7%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Social Sciences and GovernanceSocial Sciences4%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.1%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science3%
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato AgronomyAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.07LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 386OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,781 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 33 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 103 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 126 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 142 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 358 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted1
- editorialCahiers Agricultures is an international scientific journal, mainly in French but accepting papers in English when written by authors from English speaking coun…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access
- AI use Use of artificial intelligence
An artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be considered as an author of a scientific publication. Authors who use AI must explain and document the use they have made of it in the ‘Materials and Methods’ section. If the use of AI is limited to proofreading the form of an article or translating it, this can simply be indicated in the cover letter. Authors remain responsible for their article and for re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond open access; no subscription or publication fees; sponsored by CIRAD and IRD. Model summary
Cahiers Agricultures is a “Diamond” Open access journal; all papers are freely available without subscription or publication fees for authors as it is sponsored by CIRAD and IRD.
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
- EDP Sciences
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- French, English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- ISSN
- 1166-7699
- Electronic ISSN
- 1777-5949
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CAHIERS AGRICULTURES
What CAS zone is CAHIERS AGRICULTURES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CAHIERS AGRICULTURES is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary / Agronomy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of CAHIERS AGRICULTURES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.07; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at CAHIERS AGRICULTURES?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of CAHIERS AGRICULTURES based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (34), Canada (5) and Kenya (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CAHIERS AGRICULTURES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CAHIERS AGRICULTURES is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is CAHIERS AGRICULTURES open access, and what is the APC?
CAHIERS AGRICULTURES is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .