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Agriculture and human values at 40 years: reflections on its scale and scope

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Since its origins as an academic newsletter, Agriculture and Human Values has evolved to be one of the leading journals publishing critical scholarship of the food and agricultural system. This essay illustrates and comments on the evolution of the scale and scope of research published in the journal over the years.

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  1. I focus my analysis only on regular journal articles. “In the field reports,” book reviews, AFHVS presidential addresses, discussion pieces, and articles labeled as special issues are excluded.

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James, H.S. Agriculture and human values at 40 years: reflections on its scale and scope. Agric Hum Values 40, 25–30 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-022-10369-4

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