Household Food Security as a Complex System—Contributions to the Social Sciences from the Cuban Perspective during a Pandemic

  1. Domínguez Ruiz, Yinet 2
  2. Soler Nariño, Osmanys 2
  3. Jurado Almonte, José Manuel 1
  4. Márquez Domínguez, Juan Antonio 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Huelva
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    Universidad de Huelva

    Huelva, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03a1kt624

  2. 2 Universidad de Oriente - Santiago de Cuba
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    Universidad de Oriente - Santiago de Cuba

    Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

    ROR https://ror.org/03kqap970

Journal:
Sustainability

ISSN: 2071-1050

Year of publication: 2022

Volume: 14

Issue: 18

Type: Article

DOI: 10.3390/SU141811783 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85138852198 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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  • Scopus Cited by: 2 (05-11-2023)
  • Web of Science Cited by: 1 (09-10-2023)

JCR (Journal Impact Factor)

  • Year 2022
  • Journal Impact Factor: 3.9
  • Journal Impact Factor without self cites: 3.1
  • Article influence score: 0.527
  • Best Quartile: Q2
  • Area: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Quartile: Q2 Rank in area: 48/128 (Ranking edition: SSCI)
  • Area: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Quartile: Q2 Rank in area: 114/275 (Ranking edition: SCIE)
  • Area: GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Quartile: Q3 Rank in area: 34/46 (Ranking edition: SCIE)
  • Area: GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Quartile: Q3 Rank in area: 5/9 (Ranking edition: SSCI)

SCImago Journal Rank

  • Year 2022
  • SJR Journal Impact: 0.664
  • Best Quartile: Q1
  • Area: Geography, Planning and Development Quartile: Q1 Rank in area: 191/785
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  • Area: Hardware and Architecture Quartile: Q2 Rank in area: 69/175
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  • Area: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law Quartile: Q2 Rank in area: 147/382

CIRC

  • Social Sciences: A

Scopus CiteScore

  • Year 2022
  • CiteScore of the Journal : 5.8
  • Area: Geography, Planning and Development Percentile: 87
  • Area: Computer Science (miscellaneous) Percentile: 85
  • Area: Environmental Science (miscellaneous) Percentile: 83
  • Area: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law Percentile: 74
  • Area: Energy Engineering and Power Technology Percentile: 72
  • Area: Computer Networks and Communications Percentile: 72
  • Area: Hardware and Architecture Percentile: 70
  • Area: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Percentile: 58

Journal Citation Indicator (JCI)

  • Year 2022
  • Journal Citation Indicator (JCI): 0.67
  • Best Quartile: Q2
  • Area: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Quartile: Q2 Rank in area: 149/334
  • Area: GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Quartile: Q3 Rank in area: 44/84
  • Area: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Quartile: Q3 Rank in area: 94/179

Abstract

The food crisis caused by the rise in grocery prices affects many countries. Added to this complex panorama is the current health situation generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its impact on the productive sector will be detrimental to many household incomes and food practices. The social sciences need to adopt a complex understanding of household food security (HFS) as a dynamic process of building collective nutritional knowledge and eating habits. In the case of Cuba, the burden on the agrifood system is the result of external and internal factors that affect household food sustainability. This paper, therefore, seeks to assess the social construction of HFS as a complex system in the current pandemic scenario using the municipality of Santiago de Cuba as a case study. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used. The main results obtained focus on the role played by women in food use and distribution, and the effect of food vulnerability on HFS. These results provide an analytical model for the study of the new and diverse household-food-security configurations that are emerging.

Funding information

This publication was made with the financing and support of the CIPHCN.

Funders

  • CIPHCN Spain