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Agrarian South

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 2012

ISSN2321-0281

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.781

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.213

Total Worksi

312

Total Citationsi

2,498

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Development Studies; Economics; Cultural Studies; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications312

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2321-0281

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

331

2019

198

2020

162

2021

2022

2023

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

EcologyQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development StudiesEconomics

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesGeography, Planning and DevelopmentEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentPolitical Economy and MarxismLand Rights and ReformsAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impactIndian Economic and Social DevelopmentAfrican history and culture studiesSocial and Economic Development in IndiaInternational Development and AidAgricultural risk and resilience

Frequently asked questions about Agrarian South

Is Agrarian South a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Agrarian South: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Agrarian South?

Agrarian South 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 1.07.

Is Agrarian South indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Agrarian South is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Agrarian South?