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Bio-based and Applied Economics

Firenze University Press · Italy · Est. 2014

ISSN2280-6180eISSN2280-6172

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.58

H-Index

CiteScore

3.8

SNIP

0.67

Total Works

134

Total Citations

617

2yr Mean Citedness

0.87

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Aims & Scope

Bio-based and Applied Economics (BAE) is an open-access journal promoted by the Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics ( AIEAA ). BAE publishes contributions on the economics and policy of bio-based industries, such as agriculture, forestry, fishery and food, dealing with any related disciplines, such as resource and environmental economics, consumer studies, regional economics, innovation and development economics. The journal aims to promote their mutual enrichment by publishing articles and book reviews in all areas linking these subjects

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Frequencyfour times per year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications134

Publisher OrgFirenze University Press

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Firenze University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2280-6180 / 2280-6172

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

Times cited

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Food ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologyEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Food Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Agricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural Innovations and PracticesBioeconomy and Sustainability DevelopmentOrganic Food and AgricultureRural development and sustainabilityAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentSustainable Agricultural Systems AnalysisClimate change impacts on agricultureAgricultural risk and resilienceEconomic and Environmental Valuation