Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment

Aims & Scope

Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment publishes position papers, discussions of theoretical developments and methods of inquiry, results of empirical research, and book and film reviews from any tradition of scholarship.

Central to the mission of CAFE is work that explores and demonstrates the connections between the full array of cultural dimensions and the environment, ecology, agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, natural resources, energy, water, food, and nutrition.

CAFE also welcomes contributions on matters related to sustainability and biodiversity.

Dialogue between scholars, activists, and others interested in these matters is encouraged.

Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment has an interdisciplinary readership among anthropologists and archaeologists, as well as researchers and practitioners in related fields including sociology, agricultural economics, food studies, policy sciences, and diverse branches of farming and natural resources management.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.337

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	19

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	1.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15491

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	369

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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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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.

• Development, Land Use, and Collective Trauma: The Marcellus Shale Gas Boom in Rural <scp>P</scp>ennsylvania

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Simona L.

• Growing an Urban Oasis: A Qualitative Study of the Perceived Benefits of Community Gardening in<scp>B</scp>altimore,<scp>M</scp>aryland

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Melissa N., Kristyna R. S., Carolyn A., Hieu, Sarah L., Rebecca K., Peter J.

• Tourism, Food, and Culture: Community‐Based Tourism, Local Food, and Community Development in<scp>M</scp>pondoland

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Andrea, Janet Hayward

• Towards a General Theory of Agricultural Knowledge Production: Environmental, Social, and Didactic Learning

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Glenn Davis

• From “Genetic Resources” to “Ecosystems Services”: A Century of Science and Global Policies for Crop Diversity Conservation

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Marianna, Christophe

• The Agri‐Gas Fields of <scp>A</scp>ustralia: Black Soil, Food, and Unconventional Gas

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Kim

• Farmers' Participation in Civic Agriculture: The Effect of Social Embeddedness

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Giuseppina, Francesco, Alessia, Giorgio, Luigi

• Actor–Networks, Farmer Decisions, and Identity

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Benjamin J., Jane W.

• How Religion, Race, and the Weedy Agency of Plants Shape Amazonian Home Gardens

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Nicholas C.

• “The Earth Gives Us So Much”: Agroecology and Rural Women's Leadership in Uruguay

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Beatriz

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