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Call for Papers for a Journal of Appalachian Studiues Forum On Economic Development in Appalachia

The Journal of Appalachian Studies announces a special two-year forum on sustainable economic development in Appalachia, starting with the journal’s Spring 2016 (Vol 22, No 1) issue and ending with the Fall 2017 (Vol 23, No 2) issue.

We invite the submission of manuscripts dealing with practices relevant to sustainable economic development in Appalachian communities. We will consider a wide-range of scholarship from a variety of disciplines and applied fields. Manuscripts focusing on economic development theory, empirical and/or applied research, or narrative essays on development issues will be welcome. We also seek research, which compares Appalachia to other regions in the world.

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New special edition of the International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food

International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and FoodThe latest special edition of the International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food (IJSAF) features a collection of papers on private food standards: