Editorial Policies

Open Access Policy

The  Revista Brasileira de Agroecologia (Brazilian Journal of Agroecology) is an open access journal, which means that all of its content is freely available, at no cost to authors, users, or their institutions. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without seeking prior permission from the publisher or author. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.

Scope of the Brazilian Journal of Agroecology

The Brazilian Journal of Agroecology focuses on publishing original and innovative articles or theoretical essays in Agroecology and related areas of knowledge. We understand Agroecology as a scientific, theoretical, practical and methodological approach, based on several areas of knowledge, which aims to study development processes from an ecological and sociocultural perspective and, from a systemic approach, adopting the agroecosystem as a unit of analysis, and supporting the transition from conventional models of agriculture and rural development to sustainable styles of agriculture and rural development. Examples of related areas include Ecology, Agronomy, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Geography and Economics, when they deal with perspectives for the development of ecologically based styles of agriculture, and processes and perspectives for sustainable development. Articles that seek to develop systemic, interdisciplinary, contextualized and complex approaches to agroecosystems and their multilevel interactions are encouraged. Articles with reductionist views must present significant and innovative contributions in order to be accepted, or they must be integrated with more systemic views of the applications of techniques, presenting interactions with the redesign of agroecosystems. Theoretical essays must present a critical view and develop innovative perspectives that contribute to the advancement of Agroecology. Essays limited to the concepts and principles of Agroecology, widely disseminated and public knowledge, should not be submitted. Literature reviews will only be accepted if they present an innovative approach, based on very recent scientific articles and that contribute with new perspectives for Agroecology.

Peer Review Process

Manuscripts submitted for publication,  as long as they deal with a theme related to Agroecology and comply with the publication standards, will be submitted to two ad hoc consultants for blind evaluation. If the manuscripts are approved, they will be accepted, and the authors may be asked to make changes to a greater or lesser extent to better comply with the journal's editorial policy, as deemed appropriate by the reviewers. Minor spelling changes to the text may be made at the discretion of the journal's Editorial Board, without consulting the authors.

Frequency

The Brazilian Journal of Agroecology is a quarterly publication.