Journal of Fair Trade
The Journal of Fair Trade is a biannual, single-blind, peer-reviewed title published by Pluto Journals bringing together academics and practitioner voices. The Journal is owned and run by the Journal of Fair Trade Society (with support from the Pluto Educational Trust), a membership organisation which reflects the wider movement and all who are passionate about change. Join us and help build back fairer!
Print ISSN: 2513-9525
Online ISSN: 2513-9533
The Journal of Fair Trade is a new independent, peer-reviewed academic journal launched by the Journal of Fair Trade Society, in February 2019, to reclaim the best practices and values that contribute to mutuality and fairness in trade. The Journal aims to be a source of the leading research on Fair Trade. The Journal of Fair Trade Society website provides a forum and funnel for new work, ideas and debate.
The Journal provides a much-needed independent space in which to discuss the ever-changing practical and theoretical approaches to making the world a more just place through business and trade. The term ‘Fair Trade’ includes certification systems and all efforts to ensure trade is fair for all. Unafraid to be outspoken, the goal of the Journal is to catalyse significant improvements in the way all types of trade deliver social and environmental justice.
The Journal and the Journal of Fair Trade Society publish independent academic work, briefings and articles. They promote new voices and experiences from cooperatives, producer organisations and practitioners, as well as Fair Trade businesses and corporations striving to be responsible global citizens. The founders of this Journal want to encompass the full range of interests and voices that need to be heard on these issues. For information on how to submit to the Journal, please click here.
Editor-in-Chief
Pauline Tiffen, Editor-in-Chief and the Journal Manager
Editorial Board
Robert Doherty, University of York;
Michael Goodman; University of Reading;
Daniel Jaffee, Portland State University and
Patrick Van Zwanenberg, STEPS América Latina / CENIT, Universidad Nacional de San Martin
Dana Geffner, Executive Director, Fair World Project;
Laura Raynolds, Center for Fair & Alternative Trade, Colorado State University;
The Journal of Fair Trade welcomes submissions from anyone who wishes to contribute to the debate on the challenges and future of Fair Trade. All contributions will be constructively reviewed in line with the Journal’s single-blind peer review policy.
The Journal of Fair Trade Volume 6 Issue 2 – Call for papers to curate a Special Edition “Livelihoods, Community Resilience & Evironmental Regeneration: the role of smallholder organisations, coops & Social Enterprise”.
We are accepting expressions of interest by 1 July 2024 and article submissions by 15th January 2025.
Livelihoods, Community Resilience and Environmental Regeneration: the role of smallholder organisations, coops and social enterprises. What is the case for and against the role of farmer coops, social enterprises third sector organisations in sustainable transformation and mitigating climate change? There is a growing sense that “projectised social” and environmental interventions are costly and not always ‘durable’. Do SPOs coops SME alliances and clusters that acquire skills, infrastructure and community presence and have more longevity or more impact? We welcome producer co-op social enterprise case studies experiences as well as theoretical work, critique and evaluation.
The Guidelines for Authors are here with details of article types and submission requirements as well as our Open Access Publishing Permissions .
Please click the following link here to refer to our regular, non- special Edition Guidelines document.
Journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Pauline Tiffen, at paulinetiffen@joft.org.uk
Journal Manager, Emma Anderson, emma.anderson@joft.org.uk
Fair Trade Society Membership enquiries membersupport@plutojournals.com
Publisher, Pluto Journals, evek@plutojournals.com
The journal is biannual, published online in approx May and October. The electronic journal is archived in Portico.
The journal is Open Access and the Open Access statement, Open Access license terms, copyright terms as well as a statement on its absolute lack of author charges can be found here.
The journal became Open Access on 1 January 2021 and is published open access on ScienceOpen and JSTOR. All journal material published prior to 1 January 2021 is also published, open access on ScienceOpen and JSTOR. This means the Reuse rights of published material is all under the open CC BY 4.0 license as stated here.
The journal adheres to the ethical standards endorsed by the Committee on Publication Ethics. In particular:
- We expect all authors to state in their article if they have a conflict of interest which could potentially bias their opinions – for example funding or employment.
- All named authors on the articles should confirm that they have jointly participated in the research and writing of the article, and that no author has been omitted from the list of authors.
- We require authors to warrant that their articles are original, have not been previously published, and do not plagiarise or otherwise copy someone else’s work without attribution. (If the article is a translation, we are happy to consider this for publication but the authors must inform the editors on submission).
- We also require authors to warrant that their article does not defame, libel, or bring another person into disrepute, and neither does it contain anything illegal (e.g. copyright infringing).
Become a member of the Fair Trade Society
Join as a Journal of Fair Trade Society member to support our future and gain benefits. All members are considered members of The Journal of Fair Trade Society, no matter what they have paid. Their rights are:
- Journal topic recommendations and contributor recommendations
- The right to join the Advisory Board (by invitation or application)
- Attend the AGM and receive annual reports and financials of the JOFT and JOFT Society.
- To Post information on the JOFT Society website within specified categories e.g. News, Inspiration, Resources, Jobs, Events
-
Journal of Fair TradeThe Journal of Fair Trade Individual Membership
$20.00 / year / year Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Journal of Fair Trade
The Journal of Fair Trade Organisation / Social Enterprises Membership
$60.00 / year / year Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Journal of Fair Trade
The Journal of Fair Trade Ethical Business Membership
$140.00 / year Join Here
Donations are an alternative way to support and are greatly welcomed…
Becoming a member is the best support you can give. Alternatively, if you would like to support without becoming a member we would welcome your generous supporting donation particularly to help us get the Fair Trade Society up-and-running and support the Journal of Fair Trade being an Open Access publication! Click here to donate.
The Fair Trade Society is the non-profit, global membership organisation that owns the Journal of Fair Trade. The Journal and Society have been supported financially and administratively since 2018 by The Pluto Educational Trust and the pioneer members who have joined and made donations. The Editor in Chief and the Editorial Board is not paid. The Advisory Board is voluntary.
The goal for our fundraising and use donations to is to be able to fund and support these activities:
- Development of the Fair Trade Society as a member-run organisation through engaging and building dialogue and debate, visibility and direction from an Advisory Board of Society members.
- Through the Advisory Board Chair and members to create connections, opportunities and dialogue across the Society and Journal.
- Building and managing Journal and Society communications, social media, public relations and outreach within the Society and wider.
- Through volunteer coordination and support to build awareness and dialogue in specific locations and targeting a range of global actors while also focusing locally.
