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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #14,420CAS 3区Hybrid

Agrekon

Abbreviation (ISO):AGREKON
Country: South Africa•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.391•SCImago Rank: #14,420•Identifier (ISSN):0303-1853(Print)/2078-0400(Online)•Articles / Year: 33•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,831 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.1
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
21

21 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
33articles/year
13.43% Gold OA•95.45% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.733)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.686)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.196)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.326)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.233)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Agrekon publishes scholarly articles that contribute to the existing literature in the domain of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics as it applies to Southern Africa. The editors of Agrekon therefore invite contributions in this context that provide new insights, either through the problems they address, the methods they employ or the theoretical and practical insights gained from the results. The quarterly journal serves as the official publication of the Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA) and is published by Taylor & Francis.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
EconomicsBiologyBusinessGeographyEcologyHistoryArchaeologyPolitical ScienceLawMathematicsComputer ScienceMacroeconomicsEnvironmental ScienceFinance
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #14,420Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1962-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.391

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
38

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.95

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,831 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations126
3-Year Documents71
Citable Documents68

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate29.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2
Economics and EconometricsQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Editorial Address
AGRICULTURAL ECON ASSOC SOUTH AFRICA, DEPT AGRICULTURAL ECON, PRIVATE BAG X1, MATIELAND, SOUTH AFRICA, 7602
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
JCRSCIE
20/45Q2
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
JCISCIE
21/45Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—210
20251.62727
20241.62176
20231.323174
20221.73323155
20210.68638372
20201.19622260
20190.32637498
20180.23325328
2017—30645
2016—20298
2015—23354
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Agrekon

WoS Q2
0112201820192020202120222023202420251.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28