Agrarian South

Aims & Scope

Agrarian South is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal which promotes innovative research on the political economy of world development and aims to contribute to global debates on the multi-faceted challenges of our times, namely the agrarian, environmental and development crises.

The journal encourages original approaches to the political economy of development and is committed to the advancement of autonomous thinking in the South.

The journal’s audience is the social science research community worldwide, as well as civil society activists and development practitioners.

The key thematic areas of concern for the journal are as follows: • land and agrarian reforms in Africa, Asia and Latin America/Caribbean; • agrarian and labour relations in peripheral social formations; • gender, race and caste in social transformation; • experiences in rural and urban industrialization; • monopoly capitalism, financialization and the world economy; • agro-industrial value systems in the world economy; • energy, consumption and climate change; • sustainable use of land, energy and natural resources; • land, indigenous and social movements in national and world politics; • alternative strategies for a multipolar, just and sustainable world order.

The journal publishes articles, book reviews, review essays, briefings on current affairs, and reports on events.

It also promotes selected debates by means of occasional special issues and sections, including a permanent special section on Third World legacies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	0.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.581

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9978

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	71

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Environmental Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Classical Agrarian Question: Myth, Reality and Relevance Today

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Sam, Praveen, Paris

• Imperialism and Primitive Accumulation: Notes on the New Scramble for Africa

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Sam, Paris, Praveen

• Capitalism and the Common Man: Peasants and Petty Production in Africa and South Asia

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Barbara

• Social Reproduction and the Agrarian Question of Women’s Labour in India

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Sirisha C., Lyn

• The Concept of ‘Working People’

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Issa G.

• Land Grabbing, Agribusiness and the Peasantry in Brazil and Mozambique

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Elizabeth Alice, Bernardo Mançano

• Contemporary Imperialism and the Agrarian Question

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Samir

• Gender, Land Tenure and Agrarian Production Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Dzodzi

• Politics, Policy, and Inequality in South Africa Under COVID-19

  Citation: 22

  Authors: David, Imraan, Edward

• New People, New Land and New Livelihoods: A Micro-study of Zimbabwe’s Fast-track Land Reform

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Grasian

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