Microsoft Word - 285-Final.docx Advancements in Agricultural Development Volume 4, Issue 1, 2023 agdevresearch.org 1. T. Grady Roberts, University of Florida, 220 Rolfs Hall, PO Box 110540, Gainesville, FL 32611 groberts@ufl.edu, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-7850 2. Amy Harder, University of Florida 117B Bryant Hall, PO Box 112060, Gainesville, FL 32611, amharder@ufl.edu, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7042-2028 3. Jimmy Lindner, Auburn University, 5058 Haley Center, Auburn, AL 36849, jrl0039@auburn.edu, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1448-3846 4. Robert Strong, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, 600 John Kimbrough Blvd. Suite 267, College Station, TX. 77843- 2116, robert.strongjr@ag.tamu.edu, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5279-4808 1 2023 State of the Journal Report T. G. Roberts1, Editor-in-Chief; A. Harder2, Senior Editor; J. Lindner3, Senior Editor; R. Strong4, Editor Article History Received: January 6, 2023 Accepted: January 6, 2023 Published: January 6, 2023 Keywords annual report Abstract This is the annual state of the journal report for Advancements in Agricultural Development. This report highlights activities and accomplishments in 2022 (Volume 3). Roberts et al. Advancements in Agricultural Development https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i1.285 2 Introduction 2022 was a year of growth and refinement for Advancements in Agricultural Development (AAD). We wrapped up our third year of publication with Volume 3, which included 23 articles. We also experienced several changes in our editorial staff. We welcomed Dr. Robert Strong to the team as an Editor. We also turned over our entire staff of editorial assistants, who moved on to other endeavors. We do wish to acknowledge and thank Katrina Alford, Olivia Caillouet, Andy Chaparro, and Alexandria McLeod for their service to AAD. We welcome our new editorial assistants, Clare Hancock, Caitlin Lunzmann, Juan Montealegre, and Karissa Palmer to the AAD team. We do wish to thank our reviewers for Volume 3 (see list at the end of this report). We also welcomed Dr. Sarah Cardey to our Editorial Board. We also wish to acknowledge and thank the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Auburn University for their financial support of AAD. The AAD website is the primary way that researchers interact with our content. We undertook a redesign of our website to provide a more modern appearance. Additionally, to provide greater transparency for the research published in AAD, we now encourage authors to include their instrumentation as a part of their original submission. We then also give the option of including non-copyrighted instrumentation as a part of the final publication of accepted articles. Refining Aims and Scope As interest in AAD grows, we noticed an increasing range of articles submitted to the journal, with some articles not aligned with our intended goal for AAD. This prompted the editorial team to reexamine our aims and scope statements and to provide a definition for agricultural development. Our newly adopted statement is: The aim of AAD is to influence agricultural development practices worldwide by rapidly disseminating theoretically and conceptually sound research focused on practical outcomes. The scope of AAD includes research focused on education, extension, human capacity building, diffusion of innovations, leadership, and communication in the context of food, agriculture, and natural resources. AAD defines agricultural development research as that which provides new knowledge that can be applied to advance agriculture through improved human practices. This new statement provides greater clarity for potential authors. It also provides a cleaner screening tool for the editor team to evaluate submitted articles. Roberts et al. Advancements in Agricultural Development https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i1.285 3 Journal Statistics The Open Journal System (OJS) platform provides a variety of journal statistics. To provide better transparency for researchers and other AAD users, we now provide a summary of the most relevant statistics on the AAD website. For the 2022 calendar year, AAD statistics were: Acceptance Rate Accept on Initial Submission: 4.5% Accept after Revisions: 32.5% Overall Acceptance Rate: 37% Editorial Timeliness Days to Initial Editorial Decision: 29 Days from Accept to Publication: 38 Journal Usage in 2022 (based on 76 published articles) Abstract Views: 20,515 File Downloads: 11,378 Total Interactions: 31,893 Symposium In an effort to advance agricultural development, AAD is hosting a symposium in collaboration with the University of Reading School of Agriculture, Policy and Development focused on methods of agricultural development research and practice. We have invited 14 experts from around the world to contribute. The symposium will occur in October 2023 on the campus of the University of Reading. Final manuscripts will be published in special issues of AAD in early 2024. Looking Ahead The editorial team at AAD continually works to meet the needs of researchers in our field. As we look into 2023 and beyond, our goals are to: 1. continually refine our editorial process to meet researcher needs; 2. attract research from the global agricultural development community; 3. add features to our web-platform to enhance the author and reader experience; and 4. position AAD for inclusion in Scopus and the Web of Science. Roberts et al. Advancements in Agricultural Development https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i1.285 4 2022 Reviewers Almaz Balta Aboye Lauri Baker Amanda Bowling J.C. Bunch Chris Clemons Blake Colclasure Bradley Coleman Nathan Conner Joseph Donaldson Kim E. Dooley R. G. (Tre) Easterly Christopher Eck Craig Edwards Natalie Ferand Raphael Gikunda Jay Jayaratne Jim Kinsella Angela Lindsey Jamie Loizzo Juma Magogo Adam Marx Jason McKibben Ashley McLeod-Morin Lendel Narine Shelli Rampold Nicole Ray Richie Roberts Shane Robinson Joy Rumble Scott Scheer Renée Goodrich Schneider Jiban Shrestha Matthew Sowcik Annie Specht Stacey F. Stearns Nicole Stedman Christopher Stripling Jennifer Strong Robert Strong Tegan Walker © 2023 by authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).