History of Journal

Poland’s accession to the European Union (on 1 May 2004) justified the creation of a journal that would address the challenges associated with the inclusion of agriculture in the common agricultural policy, as well as global challenges. Therefore, in 2007, “Agricultural Law Review” (ISSN 1897-7626, eISSN 2719-7026) was registered as a semi-annual journal focused on the field of agricultural law. The intention of the founders, pursued to this day, is to foster not only the development of scholarship devoted to agricultural law and to support the law-making process, but also to assist the agricultural administration in solving practical problems.

The journal adopts a broad conception of agricultural law, which, in addition to (traditionally understood) agriculture, also encompasses legal issues associated with food, the environment (in agriculture), rural areas and the rural landscape. In order to facilitate the exchange and access to the publications in “Agricultural Law Review”, all the published articles were accompanied by abstracts in English and – from Issue 2 of 2007 until 30 June 2022 – also in Italian. However, as of 1 July 2022, abstracts of articles are published in Polish and English only.

“Agricultural Law Review” is undergoing internationalization; it is becoming well known in Europe and even on other continents. The Scientific Council of the Review is composed of eminent representatives of the science of agricultural law from various countries of the world. The authors include experts on agriculture from various countries. For example, of the 47 articles published in 2019 and 2020, 12 of the authors were international representatives of agricultural law. The need for the exchange of ideas and discussions is due to the fact that experts on agricultural law from a variety of different countries are facing the same problems (e.g. ensuring food security, food safety, environmental and climate protection).

The aim of the journal is to serve the development of agricultural law science at international and national level and to disseminate the results of scientific research, as well as to support the process of making and applying agricultural law. The journal is addressed primarily to the scientific community, but the materials published in it can also be used in practice.

The issues published in the “Agricultural Law Review” relate to research in the scientific discipline of legal sciences. The published papers also cover issues from other scientific disciplines if the research results are significantly related to law. Above all, papers are accepted that deal with the most current problems of agricultural law that are important both for the development of science and for lawmaking and application. The research areas of the published articles cover agricultural law in its broadest sense in all dimensions (including agri-food and agri-environment) and combine aspects of public and private law.

Publications in the “Agricultural Law Review” deal with international agricultural law, European Union law and policy, as well as various national legal systems and comparative law issues. The journal also publishes glosses to court and tribunal decisions, review articles on works in the field of agricultural law and reports on important events for the scientific community of agrarian lawyers. Articles in Polish, English, German, Spanish, Italian and French are accepted for publication.

Article submission, the review process and publication in the “Agricultural Law Review” are free of charge.

The publisher provides open access (CC BY-SA 4.0 Międzynarodowe) to all journal content.

“Agricultural Law Review” is a biannual journal, published at the end of each semester in electronic (OA) and print versions. The electronic version is the primary version of the journal.

ISSN (Online): 2719-7026
ISSN (Print): 1897-7626

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