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Agricultural Economics in the JAE: Some Editorial Reflections

Lookup NU author(s): Emeritus Professor David Harvey

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© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Agricultural Economics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Agricultural Economics Society. On retirement from the post of Editor in Chief of the JAE, it is appropriate that I offer some reflections on my editorship. First, I review the general performance of the journal over the period 2005-2023, and conclude that the JAE has held its own amongst our peers though this is is largely due to our authors and reviewers, rather than the Editor. Second, I consider the subject matter and citation scores of our published papers over this period, as a reflection of the evolution of the state of the art of the Agricultural Economics profession. Here, I illustrate the increasing number and subject/method range of published papers, but raise some questions about what, exactly, citations really indicate. I conclude with some reflections on the challenges and opportunities for the profession.

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Author(s): Harvey DR

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Agricultural Economics

Year: 2024

Volume: 75

Issue: 1

Pages: 3-12

Print publication date: 01/02/2024

Online publication date: 20/12/2023

Acceptance date: 30/11/2023

Date deposited: 03/01/2024

ISSN (print): 0021-857X

ISSN (electronic): 1477-9552

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12568

DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.12568

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