Food Security
Overview
Food Security is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the pressing global issue of ensuring access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food for all. It publishes research articles, reviews, and policy analyses that explore various dimensions of food security, including production, distribution, consumption, and governance. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and provide evidence-based insights to inform policies and strategies for achieving food security at local, national, and global levels.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Food Secur
Publisher
Springer
Start
2009
End
Continuing
p-ISSN
1876-4517
e-ISSN
1876-4525
Country
Netherlands
Language
English
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 4647
76
SJR / Ranks: 1829
1566
CiteScore / Ranks: 1162
11.00
JIF / Ranks: 910
6.7
Recent Articles
1.
Cooke A, Machekano H, Gwiriri L, Tinsley J, Silva G, Nyamukondiwa C, et al.
Food Secur
. 2025 Feb;
17(1):73-100.
PMID: 39958807
Livestock production is critical to food security and rural livelihoods across Southern Africa. Despite progress in livestock science research in recent years, the seasonal availability and quality of feed remains...
2.
Miller J, Young S, Bryan E, Ringler C
Food Secur
. 2025 Feb;
16(1):149-160.
PMID: 39895996
There is growing recognition that water insecurity - the inability to reliably access sufficient water for all household uses - is commonly experienced globally and has myriad adverse consequences for...
3.
Gebre G, Amekawa Y, Fikadu A, Rahut D
Food Secur
. 2025 Jan;
15(3):629-647.
PMID: 39822389
The damaging effects of changing climate on farm-household food security are steadily increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. Adaptation strategies are important for agrarian households to reduce the adverse effects on their...
4.
Brodie L, Caballero S, Ojea E, Taylor S, Roberts M, Vianello P, et al.
Food Secur
. 2024 Oct;
16(5):1125-1145.
PMID: 39429539
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12571-024-01472-x.
5.
Olesen R, Powell B, Kilawe C, Rasmussen L
Food Secur
. 2024 Oct;
16(5):1203-1221.
PMID: 39429538
In this longitudinal study we explore how changes in food environments have shaped the acquisition and consumption of wild foods among people living near forests. Our study conceptually improves food...
6.
Dladla-Jaca P, Ncama B, Moodley Y, Sobratee-Fajurally N, Davids R, Ngidi M, et al.
Food Secur
. 2024 Jul;
16(4):1009-1018.
PMID: 39051005
We investigated the trajectory of depressive symptoms ("depression") from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa (March 2020) until 2021, between individuals with and without pre-pandemic depression, specifically...
7.
Carr T, Addo F, Palazzo A, Havlik P, Perez-Guzman K, Ali Z, et al.
Food Secur
. 2024 May;
16(3):691-704.
PMID: 38770159
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12571-024-01444-1.
8.
Cooke A, Machekano H, Ventura-Cordero J, Louro-Lopez A, Joseph V, Gwiriri L, et al.
Food Secur
. 2024 May;
16(3):607-622.
PMID: 38770158
Goats fulfil a central role in food and nutritional security across Africa with over half of households owning or rearing goats in rural areas. However, goat performance is poor and...
9.
Resnick D, Anigo K, Anjorin O, Deshpande S
Food Secur
. 2024 May;
16(3):637-658.
PMID: 38770157
What constitutes an enabling environment for nutrition advocacy in low- and middle-income countries? While a sizeable body of scholarship considers the enabling environment for nutrition policy, we focus specifically on...
10.
Scudiero L, Tak M, Alarcon P, Shankar B
Food Secur
. 2023 Sep;
15(5):1231-1254.
PMID: 37745624
Poultry is one of the fastest-growing agricultural sectors in India and its demand is said to be rising. There is a perception that higher incomes, growing population, urbanisation, and increased...