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 1105 | PDF Downloads 320

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 756 | PDF Downloads 255

Page 11-26

Working in the Middle

Nunzia Borrelli, Pamela Koch, Sebastian Burgos Guerrero
Abstract 643 | PDF Downloads 198

Page 27-50

Alternative Food Networks and Green Infrastructures

Meilin Lyu
Abstract 787 | PDF Downloads 245

Page 51-70

What makes a farm resilient?

Yentl Deroche, Yuna Chiffoleau
Abstract 40 | PDF Downloads 30

Page 71-86

Grounding Coffee Value in Territory

Dr. Matthew J. Zinsli, Dr. Rafael Villota-Jetzer
Abstract 922 | PDF Downloads 344

Page 87-103

The Organic Fruit Breeding sector through the lens of Social Innovation

Mariagiulia Mariani, Livia Ortolani, Gianluca Brunori
Abstract 16 | PDF Downloads 12

Page 105-127

The European Debate on Front-of-Pack Labels

Antonello Podda, Alessandra Piccoli
Abstract 1140 | PDF Downloads 346

Page 129-148

Contemporary Vestals in the Masterchef’s Kitchen

Agnieszka Maj , Wojciech Goszczyński, Anna Wójtewicz
Abstract 925 | PDF Downloads 337

Page 149-167

Organic Carrots and Conventional Sticks

Marylynn Steckley, Joshua Steckley
Abstract 41 | PDF Downloads 15

Page 169-193

Trapped in a vicious circle

Jasmina Božić, Marija Roglic
Abstract 0 | PDF Downloads 0

Page 195-214

Antimicrobials, Shrimps and the Law

Marine Al Dahdah, Renaud Colson, Arunkumar Abhimanue Sulochana, Prabhakar Jayaprakash
Abstract 463 | PDF Downloads 302

Page 215-228

“Soylent Green 2.0?"

Martina Felicitas Baumann, Laurens Landeweerd, Denise van Baalen
Abstract 596 | PDF Downloads 353

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 928 | PDF Downloads 335

Page 251-272

Diversity for More Sustainable Food Systems

Bio-Cultural Diversity and Good Food Conventions

Stefan Wahlen, Bärbel Mahr, Francesca Forno, Gunnar Vittersø, Hanne Torjusen, Mattia Andreola, Sabina Kuraj
Abstract 12 | PDF Downloads 2

Page 283-300

Impacting conventional foodways with food democracy

Francesca Forno, Michela Giovannini, Ewa Kopczynska
Abstract 977 | PDF Downloads 272

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