Journal profile · Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems
ISSN 1742-1705 · eISSN 1742-1713 · Cambridge University Press · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4; fully open access; APC about USD 3,550; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Organic Food and Agriculture, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 29.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (formerly American Journal of Alternative Agriculture) is a multi-disciplinary open-access journal which focuses on the science that underpins economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable approaches to agriculture and food production. The journal publishes original research and review articles on the economic, ecological, and environmental impacts of agriculture; the effective use of renewable resources and biodiversity in agro-ecosystems; and the technological and sociological implications of sustainable food systems. The journal also encourages research exploring agricultural education and outreach. It also contains a discussion forum, which presents lively discussions on new and provocative topics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Katherine DentzmanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 27, Italy 3, France 2, Mainland China 1, Spain 1 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering8.9%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Science6%
- Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 31Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 938OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,065 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 12 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 57 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 224 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 362 |
| 2022 | 51 | 34 | 537 |
| 2021 | 52 | 24 | 606 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1742-1705
- Electronic ISSN
- 1742-1713
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems
What CAS zone is Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.4; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 102.
How long does peer review take at Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems?
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 Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (27), Italy (3) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,550.
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: .