Journal info (provided by editor)

% accepted last year
11% accepted
% immediately rejected last year
50% imm. rejected
Articles published last year
50 articles
Manuscripts received last year
500 manuscripts
Open access status
optional
Manuscript handling fee
none

Impact factors (provided by editor)

Two-year impact factor
2.34
Five-year impact factor
2.84

Aims and Scope

The journal publishes papers that document, examine, and critically question the values and relationships that characterize both conventional and alternative approaches to the agri-food system – from production, processing, distribution, access, and use to waste management. Manuscripts that explore the conflicts and contradictions within contemporary agricultural and food systems, their origin, effects, and possible resolution are encouraged. Of particular interest are papers that address the differential impact of agricultural and food related institutions, policies, and practices on human populations, the environment, democratic governance, and social equity.

Latest review

Outcome: Rejected (im.).

Motivation:
It's the second time that this happens to my manuscripts. The editor found a convenient way for desk-rejecting manuscripts. He just tells the submitters he was not able to identify reviewers in time, which gives him justification to reject. The editor then makes it sound like he is doing you a favor by "releasing the manuscript so it can be re-submitted to another outlet." I find this editorial behavior worrying and unacceptable. It will discriminate against under-researched topics or new areas outside of the masses of reviewers. This is clearly anti-science.