Organic Agriculture

Aims & Scope

Organic Agriculture provides a platform for the sharing of knowledge on all aspects of Organic Agriculture and Food Systems.

The journal features scientific articles on a range of topics, including, but not exclusively: - Soil - Plant production - Animal husbandry - Farming system research and development - Resource management - Agro-ecology - Value chains - Processing - Product qualities - Socio-economics - Consumer research and marketing - Ethics - Novel research methodologies - Innovations in Organic Agriculture Drawing on value chain and systems approaches within Organic Agriculture; the journal welcomes original inter-, intra- and trans-disciplinary papers alongside the reports of focused disciplinary studies that accord with the principles of Organic Agriculture.

We also welcome papers which take a critical approach to one or more aspects of organic agriculture and/or initiate critical discussions of the principles on a scientific basis.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.7
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.559

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10418

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	404

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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, 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.

• Composting parameters and compost quality: a literature review

  Citation: 344

  Authors: K., B., S., C., S., I.

• Consumption behaviour regarding organic food from a marketing perspective—a literature review

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Sarah, Ulrich, Achim

• Algae and their potential for a future bioeconomy, landless food production, and the socio-economic impact of an algae industry

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Jörg, Daniel

• Prospects of insects as food and feed

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Arnold

• Organic Agriculture 3.0 is innovation with research

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Gerold, M., Paolo, Herwart, Stefano, Mahesh, Wahyudi, Lucas, Jan Willem, Ana C., Ulrich, Johannes, Ulrich, Stefan, S. B., Anne-Kristin, Jann Hendrik, Daniel, Jaakko Tapani, Victor, Rainer, Ewa, Jim, Ilse A., Jessica, Sang Mok, Mekuria, Sonam, Alan, Nazim, Peter, Atle, Maria, Wu, Raffaele

• Key factors influencing farmers’ adoption of sustainable innovations: a systematic literature review and research agenda

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Giuseppina, Giuseppina, Giorgio, Riccardo

• Promoting soil health in organically managed systems: a review

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Katherine L., Cullen

• Organic farmers’ motivations and challenges for adopting conservation agriculture in Europe

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Marion, Joséphine, Vincent, Paul, F. Xavier, José Manuel, Daniele, Paolo, Annelies, Federica, Julia, Hansueli, Kate, Meike, Juergen, Andreas, Anne, Elen, Andreas, Koen, Christophe

• Conventional versus organic farming systems: dissecting comparisons to improve cereal organic breeding strategies

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Antonin, François-Xavier, Emmanuel, Bernard

• The implications of phasing out conventional nutrient supply in organic agriculture: Denmark as a case

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Myles, Lars Stoumann, Jakob

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