Journal profile · Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Outlook on Agriculture
ISSN 0030-7270 · eISSN 2043-6866 · SAGE Publications Inc. · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1956
Outlook on Agriculture: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.21; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Outlook on Agriculture is published by SAGE Publications Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Agriculture and Rural Development Research and Agricultural Economics and Policy, together about 30.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Outlook on Agriculture is a peer reviewed journal, published quarterly, which welcomes perspectives, reviews and original research papers on curren...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United Kingdom 4, Kenya 4, Mainland China 1, United States 1, Germany 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.2%
- Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
- Agricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Agricultural pest management studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 3.21LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 835OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,368 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 22 | 18 |
| 2025 | 41 | 26 | 159 |
| 2024 | 29 | 16 | 107 |
| 2023 | 45 | 24 | 596 |
| 2022 | 43 | 26 | 752 |
| 2021 | 38 | 30 | 1,366 |
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 ·
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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1956
- ISSN
- 0030-7270
- Electronic ISSN
- 2043-6866
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Outlook on Agriculture
What CAS zone is Outlook on Agriculture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Outlook on Agriculture is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Outlook on Agriculture?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.21; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at Outlook on Agriculture?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Outlook on Agriculture based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4), Kenya (4) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Outlook on Agriculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Outlook on Agriculture is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Outlook on Agriculture open access, and what is the APC?
Outlook on Agriculture is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .