Resumen: More than 50 countries and international organisations worldwide are currently working on strategies and policies to promote a transition to a bioeconomy. This economic system centres on a sustainable use of bio- and renewable resources to guarantee sustainability. Although many contributions have been made to the field of bioeconomy, most focus on a science perspective (e.g. chemistry, engineering, technology, biomedicine or biology). Despite the significant importance of social and economic issues for a bioeconomy transition, studies from a social science perspective are largely lacking. This paper presents a systematic review of academic contributions to the field of bioeconomy from a social science standpoint. The results reveal the need for an in-depth analysis of the challenges and opportunities that the bioeconomy faces in social and economic terms. Idioma: Inglés DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.168 Año: 2019 Publicado en: Journal of Cleaner Production 224 (2019), 107-119 ISSN: 0959-6526 Factor impacto JCR: 7.246 (2019) Categ. JCR: ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL rank: 8 / 53 = 0.151 (2019) - Q1 - T1 Categ. JCR: GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY rank: 6 / 41 = 0.146 (2019) - Q1 - T1 Categ. JCR: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES rank: 19 / 265 = 0.072 (2019) - Q1 - T1 Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.886 - Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Strategy and Management (Q1) - Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (Q1) - Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Q1)