Journal profile · AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
ISSN 2044-0839 · eISSN 2044-0847 · Emerald
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 86 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies is published by Emerald and is in Zone 3 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development and Organic Food and Agriculture, together about 37.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.2%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting11.1%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impactBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Food Waste Reduction and SustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Economics of Agriculture and Food MarketsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 259OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 701 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 142 | 13 | 25 |
| 2025 | 86 | 12 | 135 |
| 2024 | 45 | 11 | 232 |
| 2023 | 80 | 6 | 790 |
| 2022 | 66 | 8 | 788 |
| 2021 | 64 | 4 | 1,199 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2044-0839
- Electronic ISSN
- 2044-0847
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
What CAS zone is Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies is in Zone 3 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.
Which databases index Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .