Journal of Agricultural Economics
SCOPUS (1928-1931,1933-1938,1940,1946-2023)SSCI-ISI SCIE-ISI
1477-9552
0021-857X
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Economics and EconometricsAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
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