Last Friday marked the first anniversary of the launch ofAgriculture & Food Security. To celebrate this important milestone in the journal’s history, ananniversary editorialhas been published, describing the achievements of the last year, and reiterating the importance of research on this significant global issue.

Following a highly successful launch event atBioVision Alexandria– of which a highlightsvideois now available online –Agriculture & Food Securityhas had a rewarding first year of publishing. Over the last year, a number ofhighly accessed articlesby eminent scientists in the field have been published. Topping this list is Albert Sasson’sreview在应对粮食安全危机在非洲,which has had over 11,500 accesses since publication in April 2012. The next article, Beddington et al.’sarticleon the role of scientists in tackling food security and climate change has had over 11,100 accesses since publication in July 2012.

In addition to the high quality articles published in the journal to date, asupplementon the important topic of the establishment of agricultural biotechnology partnerships in Africa was published in November. This supplement was guest edited byCalestous Juma, and devised by theSandra Rotman Centre.

Most recently, a new thematic series on ‘Climate Smart Agriculture’ has been completed, with aneditorialfrom guest editorAdemola Braimohof the World Bank. This series comprises several thought provoking articles following from the ‘Global Science Conference on Climate –Smart Agriculture’. More information regarding this series can be found in an earlierblog post.

Lead by the Editors-in-Chief,Malcolm Elliott,Molly JahnandMagdy Madkour,Agriculture & Food Securityhas made excellent progress so far, and is well on its way to becoming the leading resource for researchers and policy makers with an interest in alleviating global food insecurity. Manuscripts can be submitted via theonline submission system, and to keep up to date with the journal’s progresssign up for article alerts, or for more information contact theeditorial office.