Past editors of the journal have been Terence J. Byres (1973–2000), Charles Curwen (1973–1984), Teodor Shanin (1973–1975), Henry Bernstein (1985–2000), and Tom Brass (1990–1998, 2000–2008).
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Henry Bernstein and Terence Byres, two of the founding editors, published an article in the first issue on the history of the Journal of Peasant Studies, explaining why a new and less doctrinaire journal was needed.