Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales
ISSN 1578-0732 · eISSN 2174-7350 · Universitat Politecnica de Valencia · Spain
Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales is published by Universitat Politecnica de Valencia 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 Economic and Environmental Valuation, Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets and Agricultural Economics and Policy, together about 28.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales – Agricultural and Resource Economics aims at providing a forum for dissemination and discussion of scientific, technological and methodological innovations in agricultural and natural resource economics. The Journal covers a wide range of issues with focus on providing insights and solutions on current challenges of rural and food economies, from local and global perspectives. The Journal also explores the links between the richness of the natural environment and agricultural, forestry and fishing practices. In order to achieve the Journal’s goals, some topics covered are given by the following examples or by the links among them. • Food Systems • Agricultural and Resource Policies • Agricultural trade and markets • Land use • Rural Development and Population • Poverty and development • Nutrition and food products • Forest Resources • Fisheries and Marine Resources • Climate adaptation and mitigation • Environmental Economics, pollution of soil, water and air • Fragmentation of habitats • Agrobiodiversity • Water Economics • Value Chain Governance • Social and Technological Innovations • Rural extension • Bio and circular economy • Demand Analysis • Business Management • Agri-food cooperatives • Food Marketing • Operational Research and Multi-criteria decision Sound conceptual basis and evidence-based analysis are expected from a diversity of approaches than can include quantitative or qualitative methodologies dealing with the whole food chain and the complexity of rural systems, including the link with development and envirnmental challenges. Although specialized agri-food economic articles can find a place in the journal, inter-disciplinary approaches are welcome, with links between economics, social and political sciences. The journal also welcomes applied research on interdependences between rural and food systems, environmental challenges, nutrition, marine resources, innovation policies, poverty and regional systems. Papers with social research applied to local rural and food systems are also within the Journal’s interest, but always with clear innovative methodological approaches and a beyond state of art justification. Review papers are also opportune if they cover the state of art in groundbreaking topics. Special issues’ proposals are also of interest for the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief José MiguelPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 18, Italy 3, Mexico 2, Argentina 2, Colombia 2 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
- Economics of Agriculture and Food MarketsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.4%
- Agricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.5%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences6.8%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering5.2%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Wine Industry and TourismBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
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 | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2013
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2013
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 2,470Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 400 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 31 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 38 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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-ND | |
| 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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- articleIn the case of articles, manuscripts will not be longer than 25 pages with spacing set at 1.5, which is the equivalent of approximately 8,000 words, including t…Length not stated
- book reviewsThe journal will allow brief notes up to 2,500 words long, book reviews and comments on topical issues (in this case upon invitation by the Editorial Board).Length not stated
- brief notesThe journal will allow brief notes up to 2,500 words long, book reviews and comments on topical issues (in this case upon invitation by the Editorial Board).Length not stated
- comments on topical issuesThe journal will allow brief notes up to 2,500 words long, book reviews and comments on topical issues (in this case upon invitation by the Editorial Board).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License Model summary
The articles published in this journal are subject to the following terms: The authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right to the first publication and encourage reuse under the license specified in point 2. The works are published in the online edition of the journal under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International" (CC BY-NC-ND). You can copy, u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND) Model summary
The works are published in the online edition of the journal under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International" (CC BY-NC-ND).
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
- Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1578-0732
- Electronic ISSN
- 2174-7350
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales
What CAS zone is Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. 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 Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 weeks. 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 Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (18), Italy (3) and Mexico (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales open access, and what is the APC?
Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales 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: .