March 24, 2026: AGER has received a positive evaluation from FECYT within the framework of the Diamond Discovery Hub. The report confirms that the journal satisfactorily meets the six criteria of the Diamond Open Access model. This recognition reinforces AGER’s position as a publication committed to transparent editorial practices aligned with European open science standards, reaffirming its role in the dissemination of scientific knowledge. It also contributes to increasing its international visibility within the Diamond OA ecosystem. More information here.

January 29, 2026: We launched a Call for Papers for a special issue focused on “Rural entrepreneurship and place transformation: dynamics across life cycles”. Abstract submission deadline (expression of interest): March 20, 2026. Deadline for full text submission: October 1, 2026. More information here.

January 28, 2026: Complete list of reviewers for texts received during 2024 and 2025.

January 07, 2026: We publish our latest issue, number 42, with a very interesting collection of texts: five research articles (miscellaneous) and two book reviews.

September 01, 2025: Jaime Escribano becomes the new Director-Editor of AGER.

July 31, 2025: Javier Esparcia, editor of AGER since 2019, bids farewell to his role as editor with an emotional editorial. You can access it at this link.

April 22, 2025: for the first time, we include a report on AGER’s editorial activity, with information on the number of articles received, accepted, rejected, average number of days to publication, articles published by a woman as first author, etc. At the moment, these data refer to 2022, 2023, and 2024. The data for 2025 is still being compiled.

April 07, 2025: SJR update for 2024 has just been released: 0.572. This places AGER at Q1 in Anthropology, and Q2 in Demography; Development; and Geography, Planning and Development.

October 01, 2024: We are adding a new type of publication: ‘Rural Graphics’: visual representations based on maps, graphs or other types of visual representation. These must be particularly novel contributions with a high degree of originality. And, above all, highly communicative. Find out more about this new feature in the Guidelines for Authors.

April 17, 2024: ELSEVIER confirms the inclusion of AGER in the thematic area of Anthropology from 2025 (in all its indicators). This is great news in addition to the consolidation of AGER in Demography; Development; and Geography, Planning and Development.

January 09, 2023: since 01 January, the new Guidelines for Authors have been applied, with significant changes in the length and cost of publication (only for those cases in which official funding is available). In addition, since the last meeting of the Editorial Committee, we have expanded it with new colleagues who will help us to consolidate AGER on the international scene. And last but not least, we are now available on social networks. Follow us on them: @JournalAGER (Twitter).

November 10, 2022: following the virtual meeting of the Editorial Committee held today, it was decided to make several changes, some of immediate application such as the (i) enlargement of the Editorial Committee, and (ii) the modification of the Advisory Board; and others, to be adopted from 01 January 2023: (i) change in the length of the articles, and (ii) the increase of the cost of the published texts that make express reference to the existence of a funding source (from 125.00€ to 150.00€). These last changes, will be specified in the Guidelines for Authors.