Society affiliation

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review is published on behalf of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (https://narea.org/).

Aims and scope

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review (ARER) provides a forum for the dissemination of scholarly work undertaken throughout the world on the economics of agriculture, food, natural resources, rural communities, and the environment in addition to research in their associated subfields.

ARER considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that the manuscript is your own original work, does not duplicate any other previously published work and cites and fully acknowledges previous research that has heavily influenced your work (e.g. the hypothesis, the study design and the data used).  However, the journal does consider articles that have been made previously available as working papers.

Types of article

ARER publishes:  

• Research Articles*  

• Editorials to introduce special issues**

• Forewords on important issues for the field**

Peer Review Process

Articles are selected for publication in ARER following a double-blind peer review process. Each paper is reviewed by two or more referees. A paper may be desk rejected if the editors determine that it is inappropriate for ARER or of insufficient quality to merit peer review.

Expedited review process papers co-authored by graduate students:

The ARER editors have established an expedited review process for manuscripts that are solo authored by graduate students or for which a graduate student is the lead author. The process is designed to take less than four months from submission to final decision. The three-step process works as follows:

• Upon submission, the manuscript will undergo an expedited review such that the authors will receive a decision and reviews within two months (60 days). The same rigorous review process applied to regular submissions will be applied to papers submitted under Expedited Review.
• If revisions are requested, authors will be asked to complete their revisions and response to reviewers within 45 days.
• Upon receipt of the revised manuscript, the ARER editor will make a decision on whether to publish the paper based on its current condition. There will not be a second or third round of revisions, unless the editor determines this is necessary.

Authors who wish to be considered for this expedited review process should choose the 'Research Article - Expedited' article type when submitting to the system and indicate a preference for this in the cover letter to the editors.