Aim and Scope

The Journal of Research in Agriculture and Food Sciences (JRAFS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing research and innovation across the broad and interconnected fields of agriculture, food sciences, and sustainable food systems. The journal provides a platform for researchers, academics, professionals, and practitioners worldwide to disseminate high-quality scientific findings that contribute to the advancement of agricultural productivity, food quality and safety, nutrition, environmental sustainability, and food security.

JRAFS welcomes original research articles, review articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, short communications, technical and field reports, and other scientifically rigorous contributions that fall within the journal's scope. The journal encourages interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research addressing emerging challenges and innovations throughout agricultural and food systems.

The journal covers, but is not limited to, the following areas:

• Agricultural Systems and Production: agricultural systems, farming practices, precision agriculture, sustainable intensification, crop and livestock production, and integrated agricultural systems.

• Crop Science: crop physiology, agronomy, breeding, genetics, seed science, crop improvement, production, harvesting, and postharvest management.

• Plant Protection: plant pathology, entomology, weed science, pest management, biological control, integrated pest management, and environmentally sustainable crop protection.

• Soil and Environmental Sciences: soil science, soil fertility and management, plant–soil interactions, irrigation and water management, soil conservation, land degradation, and agricultural environmental management.

• Agricultural Engineering and Technology: agricultural machinery, automation, precision agriculture, remote sensing, agricultural information technologies, postharvest technologies, and innovative approaches to agricultural production.

• Food Science and Technology: food chemistry, food microbiology, food processing and preservation, food engineering, food quality, food safety, food analysis, packaging, and emerging food technologies.

• Nutrition and Functional Foods: human and animal nutrition, dietary components, functional foods, nutraceuticals, bioactive compounds, food ingredients, and nutritional assessment.

• Food Safety and Security: foodborne hazards, contamination, risk assessment, food quality control, food traceability, food security, food availability, and resilience of food systems.

• Agricultural Biotechnology: molecular biology, genomics, genetic improvement, biotechnology, bioinformatics, and other biotechnological applications relevant to agriculture and food sciences.

• Climate, Environment, and Sustainability: climate change and agriculture, climate-smart agriculture, sustainable food production, biodiversity, natural resource management, environmental impacts of agriculture, and adaptation and mitigation strategies.

• Agricultural Economics and Food Systems: agricultural economics, food supply chains, agricultural policy, rural development, food markets, value chains, and socioeconomic aspects of sustainable agriculture and food security.

• Emerging Technologies and Innovations: digital agriculture, artificial intelligence, machine learning, biotechnology, nanotechnology, data-driven agriculture, and other emerging technologies with relevant applications in agriculture and food sciences.

JRAFS particularly welcomes interdisciplinary research that connects agricultural production with food quality, nutrition, environmental sustainability, technology, economics, and food security. Research addressing regional or global agricultural and food challenges, as well as innovative approaches with potential practical or societal impact, is strongly encouraged.

The journal aims to promote the exchange of scientific knowledge across disciplines and geographical regions and to support the development of productive, resilient, safe, sustainable, and innovative agricultural and food systems capable of addressing current and emerging global challenges.

Manuscripts must demonstrate scientific rigor, methodological soundness, originality, and relevance to the journal's scope. Articles that do not substantially relate to agriculture, food sciences, or their closely connected disciplines may be considered outside the scope of the journal.

2026, Vol: 3, Issue: 3