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JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES
ISSN 0306-6150 · eISSN 1743-9361 · Taylor & Francis
JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.95; hybrid open access; median 290 days to acceptance (68 articles, last 24 months); 98 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development, Land Rights and Reforms and Political Economy and Marxism, together about 45.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Taylor & Francis publishes knowledge and specialty research spanning humanities, social sciences, science and technology, engineering, medicine and healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences30.1%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences6.7%
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impactBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences3%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 4.95LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 148OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,400OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,521 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 29 | 23 |
| 2025 | 98 | 48 | 324 |
| 2024 | 69 | 30 | 642 |
| 2023 | 100 | 43 | 1,165 |
| 2022 | 116 | 52 | 3,105 |
| 2021 | 91 | 41 | 2,756 |
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
290 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 205 days – 380 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 47 days (68 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 343 days
- Sample
- 68 articles with submission and acceptance dates (181 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".
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.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0306-6150
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-9361
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Anthropology / Development Studies; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.95; CiteScore 11.7, h-index 148.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES?
Based on the dates recorded on 68 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 290 days (interquartile range 205–380 days). 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 PEASANT STUDIES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES 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, Publisher website; 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: .