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Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development

Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade · Serbia · Est. 2019

ISSN2683-4693eISSN2683-572X

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

186

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the economics and development of agriculture and rural areas. It examines agricultural production, market dynamics, sustainability, and the impact of various factors like technology, policy, and socio-economic conditions on the agricultural sector. The scope includes analysis of specific crops, livestock, and food supply chains, as well as broader issues of rural development and food security.

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General Information

Country / RegionSerbia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications77

Publisher OrgFaculty of Agronomy in Čačak

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2683-4693 / 2683-572X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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Citations received

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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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Regional Development and Management StudiesGlobal Trade and CompetitivenessAgricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural risk and resilienceOrganic Food and AgricultureAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactAgricultural economics and policiesAgricultural Economics and PolicyRural development and sustainabilitySustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development

Is Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development: it is indexed in 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 Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development?

Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.38.

Is Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development is indexed in DOAJ.