Journal profile · Agricultural Economics & Policy
Journal of agricultural and resource economics
ISSN 1068-5502 · Colorado State University · UNITED STATES · Tri-annual
Journal of agricultural and resource economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.88; fully open access; APC about USD 2,215; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 42 articles a year; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of agricultural and resource economics is published by Colorado State University 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 Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets, Agricultural Economics and Policy and Economic and Environmental Valuation, together about 42.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics is to publish creative and scholarly economic studies in agriculture, natural resources, and related areas. Manuscripts dealing with the economics of food and agriculture, natural resources and the environment, human resources, and rural development issues are especially encouraged. The Journal provides a forum for topics of interest to those performing economic research as well as to those involved with economic policy and education. Submission of comments on articles previously published in the Journal is welcomed.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural Economics & Policy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economics of Agriculture and Food MarketsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance19.6%
- Agricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.3%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine3.6%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
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 |
| 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 | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)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
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.88LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 31 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
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)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,215 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,691 | — | — |
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
- Colorado State University
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- ISSN
- 1068-5502
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of agricultural and resource economics
What CAS zone is Journal of agricultural and resource economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of agricultural and resource economics 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 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of agricultural and resource economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.88; CiteScore 2, h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at Journal of agricultural and resource economics?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Journal of agricultural and resource economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of agricultural and resource economics is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of agricultural and resource economics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of agricultural and resource economics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,215.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .