China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER, IF=4.4, JCR Q1) is an academic journal published by Emerald in association with China Agricultural University (CAU) and listed as a Top 3 journal in the field of Agricultural economics and Policy.

Previously CAER-IFPRI Annual Conference was successfully and continuously held sixteen years with different universities or institutes. With the aim of continuing these successful conferences, CAER and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is delighted to announce its seventeenth annual conference, and this Call for Papers and Proposals for institutes interested in co-organize the conference, slated for October 09-11, 2025 at Beijing.

The theme of 2025 conference is on exploring Interdisciplinary Approaches to Modernizing Agriculture and Rural Areas: Innovations and Strategies

1.Important Dates

15 March 2025

Deadline for Co-organize Proposal submission

30 June 2025

Deadline for session proposal submission

31 July 2025

Deadline for regular paper submission

15 August 2025

Notification of decision for session proposal and regular paper submission

9 October 2025

Registration and Pre-conference workshop

10-11 October 2025

The17th CAER-IFPRI Annual Conference

2.Call for Co-organizers

Help to announce the conference information on university/institution website and to circulate the information in social platform/by mail list;

Help to provide visa-support invitations to international participants;

Provide academic support such as host sessions and/or recommend potential speakers;

Circulate the conference information, advertise and promote the conference in scientific platform;

Financial and logistic support will be needed.

3.Call for Papers and Session Proposals

We invite researchers to explore innovative strategies and solutions that leverage interdisciplinary perspectives in the process of modernizing agriculture and rural areas. Topics may include but are not limited to:

Emerging agricultural technology innovations and applications

Transformation of food system

Interdisciplinary collaboration and rural economic transformation

Climate change and agricultural production

Agricultural policy and technological innovation

Community participation in agricultural modernization

Digital transformation and rural development

Agricultural production and environmental protection

Genetic biology and rural agricultural development

Socio-cultural factors and agricultural modernization

International comparisons of agricultural modernization

Education and training in agricultural and rural modernization

4.Submission Guidelines

For proposed conference co-organizer:

Please click the

https://2025-caer-ifpri-confer.scievent.com/news/9141.html

for downloading and submit to caer@cau.edu.cn

For regular paper/poster: Please submit your manuscripts on

https://2025-caer-ifpri-confer.scievent.com/

For proposed session organizer:

Please click the

https://2025-caer-ifpri-confer.scievent.com/news/9142.html

for downloading and submit to caer@cau.edu.cn

Please format the submission following the Author's Guidelines, which is available on:

https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/caer?id=caer

All submissions will be evaluated by two independent reviewers with respect to their (a) relevance of the topics and potential for discussion, (b) originality, (c) academic quality, and (d) clarity of exposition.

The proposed sessions are encouraged to be Perspectiveness, Diversification, Internationally and Interdisciplinary.

Author(s)of the accepted papers/sessions, or at least one of them, are required to register and present their work at the conference.

Registration Fee

RMB 1500 (Chinese Currency), including entrances to the sessions, badge, conference program, printed proceedings, coffee breaks, welcome reception, and meals during the conference. The registration fee will be paid at the conference registration desk.

Publication

The conference will compile proceedings for reference, and the organizing committee will select and recommend the high-quality submitted papers to be published in CAER journal.

Language

English. No simultaneous language interpretation will be provided.

Award

We will award the best papers presented at the conference and the outstanding papers published in CAER. The winner will receive a certificate and cash awards.

Contact

For any information, please contact Dr. Yitian Xiao at caer@cau.edu.cn, and 86-10-6273 8685 (office).