Journal profile · AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Studies in Agricultural Economics
ISSN 1418-2106 · Research Institute of Agricultural Economics · Hungary
Studies in Agricultural Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studies in Agricultural Economics is published by Research Institute of Agricultural Economics 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 Agricultural Economics and Policy, Rural development and sustainability and Global Trade and Competitiveness, together about 31% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Studies in Agricultural Economics is an international journal publishing original research papers, short communication and book reviews on agricultural economics and related disciplines including agricultural production and competitiveness, food consumption, agri-food supply chain management, markets and marketing, international trade, agri-food policy, agri-environmental issues, rural development and the bioeconomy. The journal’s main geographical focus is Europe and Central Asia (ECA).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Editor-in-chief Attila JamborPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.8%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Global Trade and CompetitivenessBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences4.6%
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.27Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 317 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 34 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 47 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 47 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 153 |
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)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- book reviewaptions. Authors intending to prepare a book review should first consult the Editor-in-Chief and such a review should not exceed 2000 words. Shorter papers will…main text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics statement based on COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines. Model summary
Our Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement (PEMS) is based on the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors of the Committee on Publication Ethics – COPE (available at http://publicationethics.org/).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright. Model summary
The author will retain the copyright of the article but agrees to identify the publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access; all articles free to readers without subscriptions. Model summary
All articles are made available to the readers free of charge without any subscriptions. All content is made available online, including previous issues and articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review process
Double-blind peer review; author names and affiliations removed before review. Model summary
All submitted papers are reviewed using the double blind peer review process through which advice is asked on individual manuscripts from expert reviewers. All author names and affiliations are removed before sending the paper out for review. On submission, an article receives a manuscript number. This number should be quoted in all correspondence relating to the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism checked with tools; submissions containing plagiarism are automatically rejected. Model summary
“Plagiarism ranges from the unreferenced use of others’ published and unpublished ideas, including research grant applications to submission under “new” authorship of a complete paper, sometimes in a different language” (COPE Guidelines on Good Publication Practice, available at: http://publicationethics.org/).
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Research Institute of Agricultural Economics
- Country or region
- Hungary
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1418-2106
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studies in Agricultural Economics
What CAS zone is Studies in Agricultural Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Studies in Agricultural Economics is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agricultural Economics & Policy. 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 Studies in Agricultural Economics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Studies in Agricultural Economics?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Studies in Agricultural Economics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Studies in Agricultural Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studies in Agricultural Economics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Studies in Agricultural Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Studies in Agricultural Economics is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .