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Journals with Replication Policies

Author

Kevin Hu(胡华平)

This document lists selected international academic journals in agricultural economics and related fields that have policies encouraging or requiring the provision of data and code to ensure the reproducibility of published results. Policies vary, so authors should always consult the specific journal’s guidelines.

1. American Journal of Agricultural Economics (AJAE)

  • ISSN: 1467-8276 (Online), 0002-9092 (Print)
  • Publisher: Wiley (on behalf of AAEA)
  • Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14678276
  • Policy Summary: AJAE follows the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) data policy. Authors must make data, code, and details of the estimation process available upon request for five years. They are strongly encouraged to archive data and code publicly (e.g., in AgEcon Search or institutional repositories).

2. Journal of Agricultural Economics (JAE)

  • ISSN: 1477-9552 (Online), 0021-857X (Print)
  • Publisher: Wiley (on behalf of the Agricultural Economics Society)
  • Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14779552
  • Policy Summary: JAE requires authors to make all data and code necessary for replication available, either as supplementary information, in a public repository (preferred), or upon request. Clear documentation explaining data sources, manipulation, and code execution is mandatory for conditional acceptance.

3. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AJARE)

  • ISSN: 1467-8489 (Online), 1364-985X (Print)
  • Publisher: Wiley (on behalf of AARES)
  • Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14678489 (Published by Wiley for AARES) / https://www.aares.org.au/ajare (Society Page)
  • Policy Summary: AJARE strongly encourages authors to make data and code available. While not strictly mandatory for all submissions upon initial submission, it’s often required during revision or for acceptance, especially for empirical papers, typically via supplementary files or repositories. Check specific author guidelines for details.

4. Food Policy

  • ISSN: 0306-9192 (Print)
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/food-policy
  • Policy Summary: Food Policy (Elsevier) requires authors to make underlying data available upon request. It strongly encourages depositing data in relevant databases and linking them in the manuscript. Specific code sharing isn’t explicitly mandatory but encouraged under broader data availability principles.

5. European Review of Agricultural Economics (ERAE)

  • ISSN: 1464-3618 (Online), 0165-1587 (Print)
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press (on behalf of EAAE)
  • Website: https://academic.oup.com/erae
  • Policy Summary: ERAE requires that data and code used in empirical analyses be made available for replication purposes upon acceptance. Authors must provide datasets, programs, and clear instructions, preferably via repositories or supplementary materials. Exceptions require justification (e.g., proprietary data).

6. Agricultural Economics

  • ISSN: 1574-0862 (Online), 0169-5150 (Print)
  • Publisher: Wiley (on behalf of IAAE)?
  • Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15740862
  • Policy Summary: Published for the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), this journal strongly encourages data and code sharing via repositories or supplementary information. While not universally mandated at submission, availability is often a condition for final acceptance of empirical work.

7. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (AEPP)

  • ISSN: 2040-5790 (Online), 2040-5782 (Print)
  • Publisher: Wiley (on behalf of AAEA)
  • Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20405790
  • Policy Summary: AEPP follows the AAEA data policy. Authors must ensure data/code availability upon request for five years and are strongly encouraged to use public archives like AgEcon Search. The policy emphasizes transparency in the estimation process for reproducibility.

8. Journal of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (JAAEA)

  • ISSN: 2769-0493 (Online)
  • Publisher: Wiley (on behalf of AAEA)
  • Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/27690493
  • Policy Summary: As an AAEA journal, JAAEA mandates compliance with the AAEA Data and Information Policy. This requires authors to make data, code, and documentation available upon request and strongly encourages archiving in public repositories for transparency and reproducibility.

9. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics / Revue canadienne d’agroeconomie (CJAE)

  • ISSN: 1744-7976 (Online), 0008-3976 (Print)
  • Publisher: Wiley (on behalf of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society)
  • Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17447976
  • Policy Summary: CJAE requires authors of accepted empirical papers to archive their data and code in a trusted digital repository unless restricted by confidentiality. A data availability statement detailing access conditions or restrictions is mandatory in the manuscript.

10. Land Economics

  • ISSN: 1543-8325 (Online), 0023-7639 (Print)
  • Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
  • Website: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/journals/journals/le.html
  • Policy Summary: Land Economics requires authors to make data and code available upon request for replication. They strongly encourage depositing materials in public archives (e.g., Dataverse) and including a Data Availability Statement in the manuscript detailing how others can access the materials.

11. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (JEEM)

  • ISSN: 1096-0449 (Online), 0095-0696 (Print)
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-environmental-economics-and-management
  • Policy Summary: JEEM (Elsevier) mandates that authors make data, code, and materials needed for replication publicly available, preferably via repositories like Mendeley Data or Zenodo, upon publication. A data availability statement is required. Exceptions for proprietary data need strong justification.

12. Ecological Economics

  • ISSN: 0921-8009 (Print)
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/ecological-economics
  • Policy Summary: Ecological Economics (Elsevier) requires authors to share all data, software, and materials necessary for replication. Deposition in a public repository is strongly encouraged. Authors must provide a Data/Code Availability Statement detailing access or justify restrictions.

13. World Development

  • ISSN: 0305-750X (Print)
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/world-development
  • Policy Summary: World Development (Elsevier) requires authors to make data available upon request and encourages depositing data in repositories. Authors must include a data availability statement. Code sharing isn’t explicitly mandatory but falls under the expectation of enabling replication.

14. Journal of Development Economics (JDE)

  • ISSN: 0304-3878 (Print)
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-development-economics
  • Policy Summary: JDE (Elsevier) mandates making data and code accessible for published papers. Authors must provide replication packages, ideally via repositories like Mendeley Data, including data, code, and documentation. A Data Availability Statement is required, specifying access conditions.

15. Economic Development and Cultural Change (EDCC)

  • ISSN: 1539-2988 (Online), 0013-0079 (Print)
  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Website: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/edcc/current
  • Policy Summary: EDCC requires authors to make data and code available for replication, either via public archives (preferred) or upon request. A Data Availability Statement is mandatory. The policy emphasizes the need for sufficient documentation to allow replication.

16. Agricultural Systems

  • ISSN: 0308-521X (Print)
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/agricultural-systems
  • Policy Summary: Agricultural Systems (Elsevier) requires data sharing and encourages code sharing. Authors must provide a data availability statement and make data accessible, preferably via repositories. Code should be shared where relevant for reproducibility, often as supplementary material.

17. Agribusiness: An International Journal

  • ISSN: 1520-6297 (Online), 0742-4477 (Print)
  • Publisher: Wiley
  • Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15206297
  • Policy Summary: Agribusiness encourages data transparency and sharing. While not always strictly mandatory upfront, authors are expected to make data and methods available upon request or via supplementary materials/repositories to enable verification and replication, especially for empirical studies.

18. China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER)

  • ISSN: 1756-137X (Print), 1756-1388 (Online)
  • Publisher: Emerald Publishing
  • Website: https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1756-137X
  • Policy Summary: CAER (Emerald) encourages authors to share data and code via repositories or supplementary files. A data availability statement is required, indicating where the data can be accessed or reasons for non-availability. Policies align with promoting research transparency.

19. Q Open

  • ISSN: 2752-6201 (Online)
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press (on behalf of EAAE & AAEA)
  • Website: https://academic.oup.com/qopen
  • Policy Summary: Q Open (published by Oxford University Press for EAAE and AAEA) requires authors to make all data, code, and materials necessary for replication available in a trusted public repository upon publication. Clear documentation and a data availability statement are mandatory.

20. Bio-based and Applied Economics (BAE)

  • ISSN: 2280-6172 (Online)
  • Publisher: Firenze University Press
  • Website: https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/bae
  • Policy Summary: BAE strongly encourages authors to deposit data and code in appropriate public repositories. A Data Availability Statement describing how materials can be accessed is required in the manuscript, promoting transparency and facilitating replication of results.

Note: Policies can change. Always verify the latest author guidelines directly with the journal before submission.