Journal profile
Journal of Fair Trade
ISSN 2513-9525 · eISSN 2513-9533 · Pluto Journals · United Kingdom
Journal of Fair Trade: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Fair Trade is published by Pluto Journals. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global trade, sustainability, and social impact, Organic Food and Agriculture and Consumer behavior in food and health, together about 55.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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. Editorial Board Editor-in-ChiefPauline Tiffen, Editor-in-Chief Emma Anderson, Journal Manager, Editorial BoardIndro Dasgupta, Southern Methodist University/World Fair Trade Organization, Craft Resource Center, India; Professor Robert Doherty, University of York, UK; Professor Michael Goodman; University of Reading, UK; Professor Daniel Jaffee, Portland State University, USA;Dr Patrick Van Zwanenberg, STEPS América Latina / CENIT, Universidad Nacional de San Martin, Argentina andDr Shireen Musa, Department of International Trade & Marketing (ITM) FIT – State University of New York, USA Advisory BoardDr Matthew Anderson, Senior Lecturer in Business Ethics, The University of Portsmouth, UK;Dana Geffner, Executive Director, Fair World Project, USA; Professor Laura Raynolds, Center for Fair & Alternative Trade, Colorado State University, USA;Hans Theyer, Sustainability ConsultantDiederik van Iwaarden, RSO Office Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Instructions for Authors The Guidelines for Authors are here with details of article types and submission requirements as well as our Open Access Publishing Permissions .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 7 Issue 2, Special Edition: “Livelihoods, Community Resilience & Environmental Regeneration: the role of smallholder organisations, co
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Pauline TiffenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impactBusiness, Management and Accounting34.6%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.2%
- Consumer behavior in food and healthSocial Sciences6.8%
- Agriculture and Agroindustry StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Social and Economic SolidaritySocial Sciences3.7%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting3.1%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.1%
- Corporate Social Responsibility and SustainabilityBusiness, Management and Accounting3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 76Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 82 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 42 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 33 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 21 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Pluto Journals
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2513-9525
- Electronic ISSN
- 2513-9533
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Fair Trade
How long does peer review take at Journal of Fair Trade?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Fair Trade?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Fair Trade is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Fair Trade open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Fair Trade is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .