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 1181 | PDF Downloads 344

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 852 | PDF Downloads 280

Page 11-26

Working in the Middle

Nunzia Borrelli, Pamela Koch, Sebastian Burgos Guerrero
Abstract 763 | PDF Downloads 228

Page 27-50

Alternative Food Networks and Green Infrastructures

Meilin Lyu
Abstract 850 | PDF Downloads 270

Page 51-70

What makes a farm resilient?

Yentl Deroche, Yuna Chiffoleau
Abstract 206 | PDF Downloads 86

Page 71-86

Grounding Coffee Value in Territory

Dr. Matthew J. Zinsli, Dr. Rafael Villota-Jetzer
Abstract 1011 | PDF Downloads 386

Page 87-103

The Organic Fruit Breeding sector through the lens of Social Innovation

Mariagiulia Mariani, Livia Ortolani, Gianluca Brunori
Abstract 177 | PDF Downloads 43

Page 105-127

The European Debate on Front-of-Pack Labels

Antonello Podda, Alessandra Piccoli
Abstract 1253 | PDF Downloads 371

Page 129-148

Contemporary Vestals in the Masterchef’s Kitchen

Agnieszka Maj , Wojciech Goszczyński, Anna Wójtewicz
Abstract 1027 | PDF Downloads 479

Page 149-167

Organic Carrots and Conventional Sticks

Marylynn Steckley, Joshua Steckley
Abstract 213 | PDF Downloads 91

Page 169-193

Trapped in a vicious circle

Jasmina Božić, Marija Roglic
Abstract 264 | PDF Downloads 43

Page 195-214

Antimicrobials, Shrimps and the Law

Marine Al Dahdah, Renaud Colson, Arunkumar Abhimanue Sulochana, Prabhakar Jayaprakash
Abstract 520 | PDF Downloads 362

Page 215-228

“Soylent Green 2.0?"

Martina Felicitas Baumann, Laurens Landeweerd, Denise van Baalen
Abstract 653 | PDF Downloads 388

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 1143 | PDF Downloads 370

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 166 | PDF Downloads 84

Page 283-300

Impacting conventional foodways with food democracy

Francesca Forno, Michela Giovannini, Ewa Kopczynska
Abstract 1064 | PDF Downloads 305

Page 301-314

Food System Diversity

Stefan Wahlen, Ewa Kopczynska
Abstract 48 | PDF Downloads 20

Page 347-359

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