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Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN1742-1713
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.592
H-Indexi
80
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
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

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1742-1713
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
45
877
2019
47
916
2020
52
595
2021
51
518
2022
47
355
2023
36
212
2024
33
49
2025
33
10
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems?

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 practice

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref