Journal of Peasant Studies

Aims & Scope

A leading journal in the field of rural politics and development, The Journal of Peasant Studies ( JPS) provokes and promotes critical thinking about social structures, institutions, actors and processes of change in and in relation to the rural world.

It fosters inquiry into how agrarian power relations between classes and other social groups are created, understood, contested and transformed.

JPS pays special attention to questions of ‘agency’ of marginalized groups in agrarian societies, particularly their autonomy and capacity to interpret – and change – their conditions.

The Journal encourages contributions from across the social sciences which: question mainstream prescriptions; interrogate orthodoxies in radical thinking; explore theoretical, policy and political alternatives.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.8
2024	4.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.248

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	113

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1156

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1512

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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 Arts and Humanities 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.

• Green Grabbing: a new appropriation of nature?

  Citation: 1285

  Authors: James, Melissa, Ian

• Livelihoods perspectives and rural development

  Citation: 1148

  Authors: Ian

• The Capitalocene, Part I: on the nature and origins of our ecological crisis

  Citation: 878

  Authors: Jason W.

• A food regime genealogy

  Citation: 846

  Authors: Philip

• The agroecological revolution in Latin America: rescuing nature, ensuring food sovereignty and empowering peasants

  Citation: 801

  Authors: Miguel A., Victor Manuel

• New frontiers of land control: Introduction

  Citation: 757

  Authors: Nancy Lee, Christian

• Towards a better understanding of global land grabbing: an editorial introduction

  Citation: 608

  Authors: Saturnino M., Ruth, Ian, Ben, Wendy

• The new enclosures: critical perspectives on corporate land deals

  Citation: 581

  Authors: Ben, Saturnino M., Ruth, Ian, Wendy

• Food sovereignty

  Citation: 545

  Authors: Raj

• Globalisation and the foreignisation of space: seven processes driving the current global land grab

  Citation: 539

  Authors: Annelies

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