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Roberts et al.  Advancements in Agricultural Development 
  Volume 3, Issue 1, 2022 
  agdevresearch.org 

1. 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  

 

State of the Journal Report 
 

G. Roberts1, Editor-in-Chief; A. Harder2, Senior Editor; J. Lindner3, Senior Editor 
 

Advancements in Agricultural Development (AAD) was started to address a need for a scholarly 
journal focused on the practical outcomes of research in agricultural development research. We 
have just concluded our second year of operation at AAD and want to share some reflections 
on the past and goals for the future. We wish to thank the authors and reviewers who have 
contributed to AAD over this time (see the reviewer list at the end of this report). We also wish 
to acknowledge and thank the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Auburn University for 
their financial support of AAD. We also wish to thank our editorial assistants (Katrina Alford, 
Olivia Caillouet, Andy Chaparro, & Alexandria McLeod) who work behind the scenes to make 
things run smoothly.  

 
Articles and Authorship 

 
Issues in agriculture are often time-sensitive, so we sought from the beginning of AAD to 
develop a timely review/publication process to allow quicker dissemination of research. The 
number of published articles in AAD has slightly increased while the number of submissions is 
increasing (see Table 1). We anticipate a 25% increase in the number of published articles in 
2022. Consequently, we will be adding a fourth issue beginning in Volume 3. We have also 
recently recruited Dr. Robert Strong from Texas A&M University as an Editor to assist with the 
review process, who brings prior experience as the Executive Editor of the Journal of 
International Agricultural and Extension Education to the AAD team. The breadth of 
contributing authors to AAD continues to expand. For Volumes 1 and 2 (50 articles), there were 
135 unique authors from 33 universities and 5 countries. 
 
Table 1 
 
Published Articles in AAD 
Volume (Year) Issue Number of articles published 
1 (2020) 1 8 
 2 7 
 3 8 
2 (2021) 1 8 
 2 10 
 3 9 

 



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Consumption and Usage 
 
The number of people consuming research published in AAD is expanding. The number of views 
for articles has been trending upwards (see Figure 1). The number of citations for articles in 
AAD is also increasing. The Cited By and Plum X Analytics features we installed on our web 
platform allow authors see how their research is being used. To further expand how research 
published in AAD is disseminated, we have launched Facebook (@agdevresearch) and Twitter 
(@agdevresearch) accounts to announce newly published research and to highlight previous 
research published in AAD. 
 
Figure 1 
 
Article Views in AAD 

 
 

Metadata and Indexing 
 
We are continually working to make research in AAD more discoverable by the larger scientific 
community. We submit the complete metadata to Crossref, which includes the full abstract, 
references, and funding information for each article. Including the references means that 
articles published in AAD are linked with the articles they cited and will show up in the cited by 
sections on other publisher’s pages.  
 
Indexing is an important part of making research in AAD even more discoverable. AAD is 
currently indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Google Scholar, ROAD, and 
Ulrichs. Our goal is to be indexed in Scopus and the Web of Science, both of which require a 
documented history of the impacts of the journal. We proactively taking steps to position AAD 
for inclusion in these prestigious indices to increase visibility of research published in AAD.  
 

 
 



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Looking Ahead 
 
The editorial team at AAD continually works to meet the needs of researchers in our field. As 
we look into 2022 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.  
 

2020 and 2021 Reviewers 
 

David Agole, Kyambogo University, Uganda 
Lauri Baker, University of Florida, USA 
Matt Baker, Texas A&M University, USA 
Anna Ball, University of Illinois, USA 
Mark Balschweid, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA 
Debra Barry, University of Florida, USA 
Matt Benge, University of Florida, USA 
Amanda Bowling, The Ohio State University, USA 
Gary Briers, Texas A&M University, USA 
Amy Brown, University of Florida, USA 
James Bunch, University of Florida, USA 
Chris Clemons, Auburn University, USA 
Nathan Conner, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA 
Marina D'Abreau Denny, Mississippi State University, USA 
John Diaz, University of Florida, USA 
David Doerfert, Texas Tech University, USA 
Kim Dooley, Texas A&M University, USA 
Christopher Eck, Clemson University, USA 
Craig Edwards, Oklahoma State University, USA 
Nick Fuhrman, University of Georgia, USA 
Raphael Gikunda, Chuka University, Kenya 
Erin Gorter, California Polytechnic State University, USA 
Carla Jagger, University of Florida, USA 
Jay Jayaratne, North Carolina State University, USA 
Donald Johnson, University of Arkansas, USA 
Kathleen Kelsey, University of Florida, USA 
James Kinsella, University College Dublin, Ireland 
Neil Knobloch, Purdue University, USA 
Vikram Koundinya, University of California, Davis, USA 

Alexa Lamm, University of Georgia, USA 
Angela Lindsey, University of Florida, USA 
Jamie Loizzo, University of Florida, USA 
Juma Magogo, Texas Tech University, USA 
Adam Marx, North Dakota State University 
Robert McKendree, Michigan State University 
Jason McKibben, Auburn University, USA 
Aaron McKim, Michigan State University, USA 
Ashley McLeod-Morin, University of Florida, USA 
Brian Myers, University of Florida, USA 
Lendel Narine, Utah State University, USA 
Jera Niewoehner-Green, The Ohio State University, USA 
Jason Peake, University of Georgia, USA 
Absalon Pierre, University of Florida, USA 
Shelli Rampold, University of Florida, USA 
Matt Raven, Michigan State University, USA 
Bryan Reiling, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA 
Richie Roberts, Louisiana State University, USA 
Mary Rodriguez, The Ohio State University, USA 
Taylor Ruth, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA 
Scott Scheer, The Ohio State University, USA 
Tyson J. Sorensen, Utah State University, USA 
Matthew Sowcik, University of Florida, USA 
Stacey Stearns, University of Connecticut, USA 
Nicole Stedman, University of Florida, USA 
Carrie Stephens, The University of Tennessee, USA 
Christopher Stripling, The University of Tennessee, USA 
Jennifer Strong, Texas A&M University, USA 
Ricky Telg, University of Florida, USA 

 
 
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