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Journal of Agrarian Change
ISSN 1471-0358 · eISSN 1471-0366 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Agrarian Change: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.05; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,820; median 253 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 69 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Agrarian Change is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development, Land Rights and Reforms and Global trade, sustainability, and social impact, together about 49.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Agrarian Change is the leading journal in the field of agrarian political economy. We promote the critical examination of the linkages between agriculture and shifting dynamics of capitalism at multiple scales. We invite papers that engage closely with production, property, and power in shaping agrarian change. Submissions must be empirically rigorous and theoretically grounded. Key themes include: labour/capital relations; social differentiation including class, gender, caste, race, ethnicity, andage; science, technology, and knowledge politics; ecological change and environmental health; social mobilisation and political struggle; state and business politics; markets, global production networks, and commodity frontiers; changing farming practices; ideology and discourse; land relations; energy, water, and resource extraction; development interventions; household and social reproduction; migration and demographic change. Submissions are welcomed from political economists, sociologists, geographers, anthropologists, political scientists, economists, historians, and legal scholars. The journal publishes original research. Book reviews and review articles are by invitation only. Special issue proposals should be sent to the editors and will be reviewed on a quarterly basis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 16, United States 12, Canada 6, Netherlands 5, Brazil 4 (60 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 Sciences28.5%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.7%
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impactBusiness, Management and Accounting9.3%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences5.4%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science3.1%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences2.7%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
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 | Development Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 4.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 565OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 62.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 63Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 170,102Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,250 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 41 | 62 |
| 2025 | 69 | 51 | 281 |
| 2024 | 48 | 34 | 246 |
| 2023 | 48 | 30 | 358 |
| 2022 | 61 | 27 | 600 |
| 2021 | 76 | 38 | 986 |
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
253 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 122 days – 397 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 268 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (138 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)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 259 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 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 3,820 / EUR 3,170 / GBP 2,530 | — | — |
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 websitePlagiarism
- Plagiarism Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism screening policy Model summary
The Journal of Agrarian Change employs a plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal, you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.Wiley’s Author Name Change PolicyIn cases where authors wish to change their name following publication, Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver the updated metadata to …
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
- ISSN
- 1471-0358
- Electronic ISSN
- 1471-0366
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Agrarian Change
What CAS zone is Journal of Agrarian Change in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Agrarian Change is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Development Studies / Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Agrarian Change?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.05; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Agrarian Change?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 253 days (interquartile range 122–397 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Agrarian Change based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (16), United States (12) and Canada (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Agrarian Change?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Agrarian Change is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Agrarian Change open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Agrarian Change is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,820.
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: .