An Analysis of Agroecology-Related Papers Published in Journals Indexed by Scielo (2003-2020)

Análisis de la producción de artículos científicos relacionados con la agroecología publicados en revistas indexadas en Scielo (2003-2020)

Agroecology has emerged as a response to conventional agriculture, promoting a fair and sustainable model through scientific, practical, social, educational, and governmental approaches. This research analyzes the production of scientific articles related to agroecology, published in Scielo and reflects, from a decolonial perspective, on the asymmetries in the production, communication, and evaluation of scientific knowledge, emphasizing its democratization as a central axis. We follow a descriptive-analytical perspective to quantify and contextualize this production. The results provide an overview of agroecology-related research highlighting the importance of open access in the process of democratization. The analysis is developed in four sections: the academic-scientific institutionalization of agroecology, open access as a tool for democratizing scientific knowledge, Scielo’s contribution to scientific visibility, and the presentation and discussion of the results. We conclude that democratizing access to knowledge is a step forward toward reducing asymmetries in the academic-scientific field.