Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics

Aims & Scope

Published on behalf of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics is a forum for creative and scholarly work in agricultural economics and related areas.

Contributions on methodology and applications in business, extension, research, and teaching phases of agricultural and applied economics are equally encouraged.

As of 2015 (Vol 47), articles are published on an open access basis.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.450

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	23

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12634

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	168

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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 Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Discovering Niche Markets: A Comparison of Consumer Willingness to Pay for Local (Colorado Grown), Organic, and GMO-Free Products

  Citation: 276

  Authors: Maria L., Susan

• Turning on the Lights: A Meta-Analysis of Residential Electricity Demand Elasticities

  Citation: 241

  Authors: James A., Molly

• Devil or Angel? The Role of Speculation in the Recent Commodity Price Boom (and Bust)

  Citation: 215

  Authors: Scott H., Dwight R., Robert P.

• The Relationship between Oil, Exchange Rates, and Commodity Prices

  Citation: 166

  Authors: Ardian, Lanier, Darren

• Factors Affecting Farmers' Utilization of Agricultural Risk Management Tools: The Case of Crop Insurance, Forward Contracting, and Spreading Sales

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Margarita, Roderick M., Thomas O., Bruce J.

• Financialization and Structural Change in Commodity Futures Markets

  Citation: 149

  Authors: Scott H., Dwight R.

• Consumer Preferences for Animal Welfare Attributes: The Case of Gestation Crates

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Glynn T., Nicole, Christopher

• Virginia Farmers' Soil Conservation Decisions: An Application of Tobit Analysis

  Citation: 138

  Authors: Patricia E., Sandra S.

• The Impact of the Oil Sector on Commodity Prices: Correlation or Causation?

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Sayed H.

• An Applied Procedure for Estimating and Simulating Multivariate Empirical (MVE) Probability Distributions In Farm-Level Risk Assessment and Policy Analysis

  Citation: 114

  Authors: James W., Steven L., Allan W.

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