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 1098 | PDF Downloads 318

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 748 | PDF Downloads 253

Page 11-26

Working in the Middle

Nunzia Borrelli, Pamela Koch, Sebastian Burgos Guerrero
Abstract 637 | PDF Downloads 197

Page 27-50

Alternative Food Networks and Green Infrastructures

Meilin Lyu
Abstract 781 | PDF Downloads 243

Page 51-70

What makes a farm resilient?

Yentl Deroche, Yuna Chiffoleau
Abstract 23 | PDF Downloads 8

Page 71-86

Grounding Coffee Value in Territory

Dr. Matthew J. Zinsli, Dr. Rafael Villota-Jetzer
Abstract 919 | PDF Downloads 343

Page 87-103

The Organic Fruit Breeding sector through the lens of Social Innovation

Mariagiulia Mariani, Livia Ortolani, Gianluca Brunori
Abstract 2 | PDF Downloads 2

Page 105-

The European Debate on Front-of-Pack Labels

Antonello Podda, Alessandra Piccoli
Abstract 1130 | PDF Downloads 344

Page 129-148

Contemporary Vestals in the Masterchef’s Kitchen

Agnieszka Maj , Wojciech Goszczyński, Anna Wójtewicz
Abstract 918 | PDF Downloads 335

Page 149-167

Organic Carrots and Conventional Sticks

Marylynn Steckley, Joshua Steckley
Abstract 21 | PDF Downloads 6

Page 169-193

Antimicrobials, Shrimps and the Law

Marine Al Dahdah, Renaud Colson, Arunkumar Abhimanue Sulochana, Prabhakar Jayaprakash
Abstract 457 | PDF Downloads 300

Page 215-228

“Soylent Green 2.0?"

Martina Felicitas Baumann, Laurens Landeweerd, Denise van Baalen
Abstract 594 | PDF Downloads 352

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 918 | PDF Downloads 329

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 0 | PDF Downloads 0

Page 283-300

Impacting conventional foodways with food democracy

Francesca Forno, Michela Giovannini, Ewa Kopczynska
Abstract 972 | PDF Downloads 271

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