Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD)

  • It is always preferable that you submit your manuscript using your @utoronto / @mail.utoronto email address or by selecting the University of Toronto as your primary affiliation. Not doing so may preclude you from the deal or delay the publication process.
  • Once an invoice is paid, most publishers are unable to offer refunds. Please ensure applicable discounts have been applied before paying.
  • A corresponding author is generally understood to be the individual who takes primary responsibility for communication with the journal during the submission, peer review and publication process.

Corresponding University of Toronto authors are eligible for no-cost publishing in JAFSCD as a supporter of the journal's Library Shareholder program. A CC-BY license is applied. 

How do I apply this deal

This discount will be automatically applied once a researcher selects their institutional affiliation as part of the submission process. The affiliation of the corresponding author is used to determine eligibility for waived APCs so please ensure that the corresponding author is agreed before submission.  

License End Date Textual
December 31, 2025
What journals are eligible

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD). Confirm that the journal you would like to publish in is eligible for this discount by referring to https://search.scifree.se/utoronto  

Who is covered

Corresponding authors affiliated with U of T, including students, and teaching/research staff employed by the University.

Who is eligible
Affiliated Researchers
Corresponding Authors
Graduate Students