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About the Global Food Security format

Global Food Security is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Global Food Security, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Child Nutrition and Water Access Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations Agricultural risk and resilience Agricultural Innovations and Practices
ISSN2211-9124
Citation impact (2-yr)7.07
h-index124
i10-index703
Total citations62,093
Article processing charge$3,760
Top institutions publishing hereInternational Food Policy Research Institute
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Global Food Security per year

38
2014
16
2015
45
2016
60
2017
56
2018
104
2019
132
2020
118
2021
60
2022
61
2023
90
2024
78
2025

Citation impact of Global Food Security by publication year

4.3K
2014
2.2K
2015
4.6K
2016
8.1K
2017
5.5K
2018
7.8K
2019
8.5K
2020
8.1K
2021
3.3K
2022
1.8K
2023
879
2024
447
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Global Food Security

Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016

Howarth E. Bouis, Amy Saltzman · 9 Feb 2017

Biofortification is a feasible and cost-effective means of delivering micronutrients to populations that may have limited access to diverse diets and other micronutrient interventions. Since 2003, HarvestPlus and its partners have demonstrated that this agriculture-based method of addressing micronutrient deficiency through plant breeding works. More than 20 million people in farm households in developing countries…

1,119 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Impacts of climate change on the livestock food supply chain; a review of the evidence

Cécile Godde, Daniel Mason-D’Croz, Dianne Mayberry et al. · 10 Jan 2021

The potential impacts of climate change on current livestock systems worldwide are a major concern, and yet the topic is covered to a limited extent in global reports such as the ones produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In this article, we review the risk of climate-related impacts along the land-based livestock food…

739 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Reducing risks to food security from climate change

Bruce Campbell, Sonja Vermeulen, Pramod Aggarwal et al. · 30 Jun 2016

Climate change will have far-reaching impacts on crop, livestock and fisheries production, and will change the prevalence of crop pests. Many of these impacts are already measurable. Climate impact studies are dominated by those on crop yields despite the limitations of climate-crop modelling, with very little attention paid to more systems components of cropping, let…

672 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Global Food Security template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Global Food Security format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Global Food Security template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Global Food Security use?
Global Food Security uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Global Food Security, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Global Food Security?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Global Food Security document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Global Food Security template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Global Food Security format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Global Food Security?
Global Food Security is a multidisciplinary journal published by Elsevier. DocuGuru's Global Food Security template matches Elsevier's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Global Food Security PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Global Food Security template (the elsarticle class) that is ready to submit to Elsevier, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Global Food Security template cost?
You can start writing in the Global Food Security template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Global Food Security PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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