RHN 168/2017 | Call
Editor: Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics / Österreichische Gesellschaft für Agrarökonomie (ÖGA)
Deadline for submissions: 15 December 2017
Call for Papers:
Austrian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Studies
The Austrian Journal of Agricultural and Rural Studies is the journal of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Agrarökonomie – ÖGA). It replaces the former yearbook (ÖGA-Jahrbuch). The journal provides a publication opportunity for research papers on economic and sociological issues of the agricultural sector and rural areas, highlighting the variety of positions in research and schools of thought. The journal gives an overview of the current state of research, particularly in German-speaking countries and Central Europe, in the following areas:
# Agricultural Economics
# Regional and Environmental Economics
# Resource Economics
# Rural and Regional Research
# Agricultural Marketing
# Agrarian Sociology
# Rural Sociology
# Agricultural History
# Agro-Food Studies
The Austrian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Studies publishes original contributions in German and English. Both, papers from basic research as well as from applied sciences are welcome. In particular, the journal aims to promote scientists at the beginning of their careers. It provides a high-quality publication opportunity for research including outstanding master’s theses and dissertation projects. Submissions must correspond to the journal’s focus. Only original research papers are accepted which have not been submitted or published elsewhere. The Austrian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Studies is indexed in Scopus. Manuscripts are limited to a maximum of 4,000 words (including graphics, tables and references). All submissions are subject to a double-blind peer-review process with at least two reviewers.
It is important for the ÖGA to make knowledge accessible to an interested general public, therefore journal is made available free of charge on the ÖGA website.
Deadline: 15 December 2017
Submissions to: oega_journal@boku.ac.at
Further information can be obtained from the author guidelines and the ÖGA website:
http://oega.boku.ac.at/en/journal/journal-information.html