Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Agricultural Education & Extension is published to inform experts who do or use research on agricultural education and extension about research conducted in this field worldwide.

Information about this research is needed to improve policies, strategies, methods and practices for agricultural education and extension.

The Journal of Agricultural Education & Extension accepts authorative and well-referenced scientific articles within the field of agricultural education and extension after a double-blind peer review process.

Agricultural education and extension faces profound change, and therefore its core area of attention is moving towards communication, competence development and performance improvement for a wide variety of fields and audiences, most of which can be studied from a multi-disciplinary perspective, including: -Communication for Development- Competence Management and Development- Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Resource Development- Design and Implementation of Competence–based Education- Environmental and Natural Resource Management- Entrepreneurship and Learning- Facilitating Multiple-Stakeholder Processes- Health and Society- Innovation of Agricultural-Technical Education- Innovation Systems and Learning- Integrated Rural Development- Interdisciplinary and Social Learning- Learning, Conflict and Decision Making- Poverty Reduction- Performance Improvement- Sustainable Agricultural Production

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.574

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10112

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	382

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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.

• Rethinking Communication in Innovation Processes: Creating Space for Change in Complex Systems

  Citation: 267

  Authors: Cees, Noelle

• From Best Practice to Best Fit: A Framework for Designing and Analyzing Pluralistic Agricultural Advisory Services Worldwide

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Regina, Kristin, John, Ephraim, Ponniah, Javier, Adiel, David J., Daniela, Samuel, Marc

• Towards a Better Conceptual Framework for Innovation Processes in Agriculture and Rural Development: From Linear Models to Systemic Approaches

  Citation: 233

  Authors: Karlheinz, Gianluca, Sigrid, Jet

• Socio-economic Factors Affecting Adoption of Modern Information and Communication Technology by Farmers in India: Analysis Using Multivariate Probit Model

  Citation: 201

  Authors: Surabhi, Mamta

• Gender Differences in Access to Extension Services and Agricultural Productivity

  Citation: 158

  Authors: Catherine, Guush, Fanaye, Alemayehu Seyoum

• Farmers’ participation in extension programs and technology adoption in rural Nepal: a logistic regression analysis

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Murari, Raju, Michael

• New Challenges in Agricultural Advisory Services from a Research Perspective: A Literature Review, Synthesis and Research Agenda

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Guy, Yann, Pierre

• Learning and Innovation Networks for Sustainable Agriculture: Processes of Co-evolution, Joint Reflection and Facilitation

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Heidrun, Dirk, Gianluca, Talis

• Structural Conditions for Collaboration and Learning in Innovation Networks: Using an Innovation System Performance Lens to Analyse Agricultural Knowledge Systems

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Frans, Laurens, Dirk

• Advisory services and transformation, plurality and disruption of agriculture and food systems: towards a new research agenda for agricultural education and extension studies

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Laurens

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