ISSN 0103-2003 printed version
ISSN 1806-9479 versión online

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

The Brazilian Journal of Rural Economics and Sociology (RESR) is a publication maintained by the Brazilian Society of Rural Economics, Management and Sociology (SOBER) for over thirty years. The authors, referees and readers are professors, researchers, graduate students and professionals from related fields. The journal is published quarterly.

The RESR publishes original scientific papers, written in Portuguese or English, related to agriculture, agribusiness and rural issues. The topics covered include:

Economics and management of agribusiness;
Markets, marketing and prices;
Macroeconomic policies and agribusiness;
International trade of agribusiness;
Agriculture, environment and sustainable development;
Structure and dynamics of agri-food systems and food chains;
Rural poverty and inequality;
Productivity and efficiency of agribusiness;
Family farming and rural livelihoods;
CAPES, an agency of the Ministry of Education, ranks Brazilian journals with a system called QUALIS. The Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) currently has a QUALIS rating of B2 in the area of Economics. This places the RESR among the best economics journals in Brazil. There are no other domestic economics journals with a rating higher than B2. In the area of Management, Accounting and Tourism, the Journal classification is A2.