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Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN1742-1713

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.592

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.647

Total Worksi

1,090

Total Citationsi

31,169

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems publishes original research, reviews, and commentaries on all aspects of sustainable agriculture and food systems. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including agroecology, organic farming, conservation agriculture, agroforestry, integrated pest management, soil science, water management, crop physiology, plant breeding, animal science, food security, food policy, and rural development. It aims to provide a platform for interdisciplinary research that bridges the gap between science and practice, and to promote the adoption of sustainable practices in agriculture and food systems.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,090

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

OA Since2022

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~40 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1742-1713

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

858

2019

890

2020

571

2021

488

2022

331

2023

189

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2

Food ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Organic Food and AgricultureAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural Innovations and PracticesSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactWeed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsUrban Agriculture and SustainabilityAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impact

Frequently asked questions about Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Is Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems?

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.10.

Is Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.