Journal profile · Agricultural Economics & Policy
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie
ISSN 0008-3976 · eISSN 1744-7976 · Wiley-Blackwell · CANADA · Quarterly
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.15; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 332 days to acceptance (37 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Economics and Policy, Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets and Cooperative Studies and Economics, together about 45.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The <em>Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie</em> publishes theoretical, applied and policy-related articles covering agricultural, resource, and environmental economics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural Economics & Policy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural and Biological Sciences24.8%
- Economics of Agriculture and Food MarketsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.1%
- Cooperative Studies and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
- Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.15LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 783OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 17Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 72,680Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,118 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 25 | 15 | 41 |
| 2024 | 39 | 25 | 124 |
| 2023 | 25 | 19 | 203 |
| 2022 | 26 | 7 | 177 |
| 2021 | 43 | 24 | 627 |
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
332 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 252 days – 495 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (37 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 374 days
- Sample
- 37 articles with submission and acceptance dates (47 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 392 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted4
- editorialResearch ArticlesSubmission of a manuscript implies that it is based on research not previously published. All authors must be aware of and agree to the data pr…Length not stated
- regular research articleResearch ArticlesSubmission of a manuscript implies that it is based on research not previously published. All authors must be aware of and agree to the data pr…Length not stated
- research paperResearch ArticlesSubmission of a manuscript implies that it is based on research not previously published. All authors must be aware of and agree to the data pr…Length not stated
- reviewResearch ArticlesSubmission of a manuscript implies that it is based on research not previously published. All authors must be aware of and agree to the data pr…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship
ORCID required for submitting authors. Model summary
Authors submitting to CJAE are required to associate their submission account with ORCID, a unique and persistent author identifier.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data archiving in a public repository expected; data accessibility statement required. Model summary
The journal expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright held by the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society. Model summary
Copyright for any material published in the CJAE is held by the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
OnlineOpen open access option available. Model summary
Authors have the option of making their articles freely available to all on Wiley Online Library, including those who don't subscribe to the journal, through the OnlineOpen option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by two or more reviewers. Model summary
Submissions to the CJAE undergo double blind peer review by two or more reviewers who determine the manuscript's suitability for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All submissions are screened with iThenticate; suspected plagiarism is rejected and handled per COPE recommendations. Model summary
All submissions are subjected to this plagiarism detection software "iThenticate". Submissions suspected of plagiarism will be rejected and handled according to the recommendations developed by COPE.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints allowed; acknowledgement required if unpublished paper is publicly accessible. Model summary
If a copy of the unpublished paper exists where the public can access it, acknowledgement must indicate that the paper has been submitted to the Journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Posting to SCNs such as ResearchGate and Academia.edu is a copyright violation. Model summary
Note that posting to SCNs such as ResearchGate and Academia.edu is a violation journal copyright.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0008-3976
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-7976
- Society / sponsor
- Canadian Agricultural Economics Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 74, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agricultural Economics & Policy / Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.15; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie?
Based on the dates recorded on 37 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 332 days (interquartile range 252–495 days); authors report an average review time of over 36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9% (2025). 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 Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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.
Which databases index Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .