Studies in Agricultural Economics

Aims & Scope

Studies in Agricultural Economics is an international journal publishing original research papers, short communication and book reviews on agricultural economics and related disciplines including agricultural production and competitiveness, food consumption, agri-food supply chain management, markets and marketing, international trade, agri-food policy, agri-environmental issues, rural development and the bioeconomy.

The journal’s main geographical focus is Europe and Central Asia (ECA).

Studies in Agricultural Economics is an open access journal.

This means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.

Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without seeking prior permission from the publisher or the author(s).

All published papers are at least double peer reviewed and should be original and novel.

Three issues are prepared each year.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Consumers’ and farmers’ characteristics in short food supply chains: an exploratory analysis

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Marcello, Marco, Giuseppe, Concetta

• Transformation Trends in Food Logistics for Short Food Supply Chains – What is New?

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Martin, Tom, Irina, Nadiya, Giustina

• The impact of crop protection on agricultural production

  Citation: 16

  Authors: József, Krisztina

• The Common Agricultural Policy 2014-2020: an impact assessment of the new system of direct payments in Hungary

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Norbert, Máté, Vásáry

• The impact of crop rotation and land fragmentation on farm productivity in Albania

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Ciaian, Rajcaniova, Fatmir, Edvin, Edmira

• Is Local Better? Consumer Value in Food Purchasing and the Role of Short Food Supply Chains

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Claudia, Martin, Iryna, Tayisiya, Nadiya

• The relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and Portuguese agricultural productivity

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Nuno Carlos

• The market size for GI food products – evidence from the empirical economic literature

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Áron, Hazel V. J.

• Climate variability and post-harvest food loss abatement technologies: evidence from rural Tanzania

  Citation: 11

  Authors: S. Wagura, Remidius Denis

• The African Indigenous Vegetables Value Chain Governance in Kenya

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Otieno Benard, Cristopher Obel, Samwel Ongwen, Paul Abuto, Wolfgang