19 December 2022
Prof. Dr. Xin Chen Appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of Section “Agricultural Systems and Management” in Agriculture
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Xin Chen has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Section “Agricultural Systems and Management” in Agriculture (ISSN: 2077-0472, IF 3.408).
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Prof. Dr. Xin Chen is a professor of ecology at Zhejiang University, China, and is currently the Chair of the Department of Ecology, College of Life Sciences. She holds a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in farming systems and agroecology from Nanjing Agriculture University (1996). Her research interests are (i) the utilization of biodiversity in modern agriculture to achieve ecological intensification and sustainability; (ii) the ecological effects of plant–plant interactions and plant–animal interactions in agricultural systems; and (iii) the ecological principles behind the Globally Important Agriculture Heritage System (GIAHS).
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She has published more than 60 papers in the field of ecology and agricultural systems in international journals including Science (2014), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2011, 2018), Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (2014), Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2004, 2013, 2016), Journal of Ecology (2017), etc.
She is participating as a proposer of several projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, focusing on mechanisms underlying the effects of interspecific interactions on ecosystem functions in the integrated rice–fish system.
The following is a short Q&A with Prof. Dr. Xin Chen, who shared her vision for the journal with us, as well as her views of the research area and Open Access publishing:
| 1. What appealed to you about the journal that made you want to take the role as its Section Editor-in-Chief? |
| Global intensive agriculture is facing the challenge of how it can maintain or increase its productivity while not negatively impacting the environment. The Section “Agricultural Systems and Management” in Agriculture publishes excellent works around the world focusing on how global sustainable agriculture can be developed, which attracted me towards a role in this Section. |
| 2. Can you briefly introduce your current research work in agricultural water management? |
| I am currently leading a group working on the ecological principle and ecosystem functions of crop species coculture; we are also focusing on technology for the development of sustainable species coculture systems. |
| 3. What is your vision for the journal? |
| For Agriculture to become one of the most important international journals related to global sustainable agriculture development. |
| 4. What does the future of this field of research look like? |
| Interdisciplinary scientists involved in crop science, soil science, agroecology, agro-economy, management, etc., have been working in this field from the aspects of theories, policies, models, and technologies. So, I think that a lot of excellent original research will be presented in the future. |
| 5. What do you think of the development of Open Access in the publishing field? |
| I think Open Access is a good way for readers to easily download and read papers, which helps to exchange and spread scientific findings. |
We wish Prof. Dr. Xin Chen every success in her new position, and we look forward to her contributions to the journal.
