About the Journal

The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food.
 
The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food (IJSAF) is the primary publication outlet for the Research Committee on Food and Agriculture (RC-40) of the International Sociological Association (ISA).
 
It actively seeks out high-quality manuscripts that present theoretically informed research on issues related to the social organization of food and agriculture.
 
Manuscripts are welcomed from scholars across the social sciences including sociology, science and technology studies, human and cultural geography, political science, consumer management, agricultural economics, anthropology, philiosphy and environmental studies.
 
IJSAF also welcomes manuscripts from and about all regions of the World.

Current Issue

Published: 10-04-2026

Commentaries

Development Induced Food Insecurity and Poverty in Rural Nepal

Uddhab Pyakurel
Abstract 548 | PDF Downloads 150

Page 1-9

Articles

Long-Term Social Network Dynamics in the Revival of Organic Mountain Cereals in the Swiss Alps

Carmen Forrer, Nathalia Trüb, Emilia Schmitt
Abstract 258 | PDF Downloads 122

Page 11-26

Working in the Middle

Nunzia Borrelli, Pamela Koch, Sebastian Burgos Guerrero
Abstract 147 | PDF Downloads 29

Page 27-50

Alternative Food Networks and Green Infrastructures

Meilin Lyu
Abstract 440 | PDF Downloads 124

Page 51-70

Grounding Coffee Value in Territory

Dr. Matthew J. Zinsli, Dr. Rafael Villota-Jetzer
Abstract 405 | PDF Downloads 211

Page 87-103

The European Debate on Front-of-Pack Labels

Antonello Podda, Alessandra Piccoli
Abstract 595 | PDF Downloads 198

Page 129-148

Contemporary Vestals in the Masterchef’s Kitchen

Agnieszka Maj , Wojciech Goszczyński, Anna Wójtewicz
Abstract 445 | PDF Downloads 170

Page 149-167

Antimicrobials, Shrimps and the Law

Marine Al Dahdah, Renaud Colson, Arunkumar Abhimanue Sulochana, Prabhakar Jayaprakash
Abstract 236 | PDF Downloads 133

Page 215-228

“Soylent Green 2.0?"

Martina Felicitas Baumann, Laurens Landeweerd, Denise van Baalen
Abstract 244 | PDF Downloads 178

Page 229-250

Emerging Scholars of Agriculture and Food

The Role of Informal and Formal Seed Systems on Seed Security in Malawi

Henry Geoffrey Hunga
Abstract 390 | PDF Downloads 162

Page 251-272

Diversity for More Sustainable Food Systems

Impacting conventional foodways with food democracy

Francesca Forno, Michela Giovannini, Ewa Kopczynska
Abstract 462 | PDF Downloads 137

Page 301-314

Official publication of the Research Committee on Sociology of Agriculture and Food (RC-40)
of the International Sociological Association (ISA)

Editors: Allison Loconto, Katerina Psarikidou and Angga Dwiartama

Volume number: 32 (2026)
Frequency: 2 issues per year

ISSN / E-ISSN: 0798-1759 / 2524-1982