Journal profile · AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Culture Agriculture Food and Environment
ISSN 2153-9553 · eISSN 2153-9561 · Wiley-Blackwell
Culture Agriculture Food and Environment: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 273 days to acceptance (31 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Culture Agriculture Food and Environment 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 Organic Food and Agriculture, Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development and Culinary Culture and Tourism, together about 37.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment publishes position papers, discussions of theoretical developments and methods of inquiry, results of empirical research, and book and film reviews from any tradition of scholarship. Central to the mission of CAFE is work that explores and demonstrates the connections between the full array of cultural dimensions and the environment, ecology, agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, natural resources, energy, water, food, and nutrition. CAFE also welcomes contributions on matters related to sustainability and biodiversity. Dialogue between scholars, activists, and others interested in these matters is encouraged. Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment has an interdisciplinary readership among anthropologists and archaeologists, as well as researchers and practitioners in related fields including sociology, agricultural economics, food studies, policy sciences, and diverse branches of farming and natural resources management. CAFE is published two times a year by the Culture and Agriculture Section of the American Anthropological Association, and is a benefit of membership. It may also be obtained by subscription (see http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cuag for options). Inquiries concerning memberships or checks for subscriptions should be directed to: Culture and AgricultureAmerican Anthropological Association2300 Clarendon Blvd, Ste 1301Arlington, VA 22201 USATel: 703/528-1902 Fax: 703/528-3546members@aaanet.orghttp://www.americananthro.org/ConnectWithAAA/Landing.aspx?ItemNumber=20711&navItemNumber=587
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.5%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.2%
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.9%
- Urban Agriculture and SustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.6%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, CARL Uncover
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 (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 12Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 29,862Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 326 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| 2024 | 16 | 9 | 27 |
| 2023 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 2022 | 23 | 6 | 44 |
| 2021 | 23 | 8 | 107 |
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
273 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 217 days – 399 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (31 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 284 days
- Sample
- 31 articles with submission and acceptance dates (37 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 195 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / EUR 2,850 / GBP 2,270 | — | — | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,500 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 2
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- book and media reviewsand Book and Media Reviews (about 1500 words)Length not stated
- brief research commentariesbrief research commentaries, technical reports, review essays, and grassroots profiles (3500 words with minimal references included)Length not stated
- commentary, including references); brief research commentaries, technical reports, review essays, and grassroots profiles (3500 words with minimal references included); a…main text ≤ 3,500 words
- full research articlehannel Author Guidelines CAFE publishes full research articles (up to 6500 words, including references); brief research commentaries, technimain text ≤ 6,500 words
- full research articlesCAFE publishes full research articles (up to 6500 words, including references)Length not stated
- grassroots profilesbrief research commentaries, technical reports, review essays, and grassroots profiles (3500 words with minimal references included)Length not stated
- revieweferences included); and Book and Media Reviews (about 1500 words). CAFE is indexed on Scopus as well as the CARL Uncover datmain text ≤ 1,500 words
- review essaysbrief research commentaries, technical reports, review essays, and grassroots profiles (3500 words with minimal references included)Length not stated
- technical reportsbrief research commentaries, technical reports, review essays, and grassroots profiles (3500 words with minimal references included)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics
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
- ISSN
- 2153-9553
- Electronic ISSN
- 2153-9561
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Culture Agriculture Food and Environment
What CAS zone is Culture Agriculture Food and Environment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Culture Agriculture Food and Environment is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agricultural Economics & Policy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Culture Agriculture Food and Environment?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Culture Agriculture Food and Environment?
Based on the dates recorded on 31 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 273 days (interquartile range 217–399 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10% (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 Culture Agriculture Food and Environment?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,500 words; Suggested reviewers: Required, 2. 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 Culture Agriculture Food and Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Culture Agriculture Food and Environment is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Culture Agriculture Food and Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Culture Agriculture Food and Environment is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .