About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Harvest is an open access interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing original research, analysis, and creative work that deepens our understanding of the complex and evolving world of food. We provide a platform for critical engagement and diverse perspectives that span global contexts, with a particular emphasis on the unique challenges, cultures, and innovations found within Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider Pacific region.
We welcome contributions from scholars, practitioners, activists, and writers whose work fosters dialogue across disciplines and communities. We welcome submissions written in clear, engaging language that speaks to both academic and public audiences.
Publication Frequency
Annually
Open Access Policy
This journal provides open access to all of its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Such access is associated with increased readership and increased citation of an author's work. Harvest: The journal of AUT's Centre for Critical Food Studies does not charge any fees for submission, publication, or access to articles.
Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism is unethical and not allowed. Defined as using another person's written work and portraying their work as one's own original work, any submissions with plagiarised content will be declined.
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.
See Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement here
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
Harvest recognises the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in academic research and writing. However, authors bear full responsibility for the integrity,
accuracy, and originality of their submissions, including any content generated or assisted by AI.
- AI-Assisted Proofreading: If AI tools have been used solely for grammar and spelling improvements, this must be acknowledged in a footnote at the end of the submission. For example: “I acknowledge the assistance of [AI tool] to proofread this article for spelling and grammar.”
- AI in the Research Process: If AI has been used in any substantive way—such as idea generation, text or graphic creation, data collection, or analysis—this must be transparently disclosed in the research methods section or another appropriate acknowledgment.
- Author Responsibility: Authors must critically evaluate any AI-generated material and ensure the accuracy, validity, and scholarly integrity of their work. AI cannot be listed as a co-author as it has no agency; we expect authors to take full responsibility for their submission.
Archiving and preservation
This journal's content is preserved using the the LOCKSS and CLOCKSS archiving systems.
LOCKSS is a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration.
CLOCKSS is global archive that preserves content on behalf of all libraries and scholars worldwide. CLOCKSS preserves content in 12 strategically chosen libraries across the globe to optimize the content’s safety against political and environmental threats.
Copyright
Harvest: The journal of AUT's Centre for Critical Food Studies takes a non-exclusive copyright in the papers submitted and accepted, i.e., we reserve the right to publish and republish the paper (for instance, electronically). Authors also retain the right to reuse, distribute, and republish their work after it has been published in Harvest. Items are made available using a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC 4.0) worldwide shareable licence.
