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Local nature knowledge: recent ethnobiological insight

Edited by:

Professor Andrea Pieroni, PhD, University of Gastronomic Sciences, Italy

Submission Status: Open   |   Submission Deadline: 30 October 2025


Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine is calling for submissions to our Collection on Local nature knowledge: recent ethnobiological insight. 

This Collection is invite-only and will not accept submissions from non-invited authors.

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About the Collection

In recent years, ethnobiology has become the most prominent field of study that looks at the complex, dynamic, and inextricable interconnections between nature and nature knowledge and practices held by local communities.

This Collection summarizes recent research at the 2024 International Congress of Ethnobiology in May 2024 in Marrakech. The main issues addressed by the contributions touch upon cultural landscapes, economic botany, community-based-centered approaches and understanding of nature, and environmental education and anthropology.

All submissions in this Collection undergo the journal’s standard peer review process. Similarly, all manuscripts authored by a Guest Editor(s) will be handled by the Editor-in-Chief. As an open access publication, this journal levies an article processing fee (details here). We recognize that many key stakeholders may not have access to such resources and are committed to supporting participation in this issue wherever resources are a barrier. For more information about what support may be available, please visit OA funding and support, or email OAfundingpolicy@springernature.com or the Editor-in-Chief.

  1. The traditional medicine of the indigenous Pataxó Hãhãhãi (PH) people, Brazil, is in jeopardy because of the significant fragmentation of their biological and cultural aspects. In addition to providing plants ...

    Authors: H. D. S. Pataxó Hãhãhãi and E. Rodrigues
    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2025 21:34
  2. Ethiopia harbors a wealth of plant biodiversity, diverse ecological zones, rich cultural heritage, and long-standing traditional knowledge and medical practices. Despite documentation of this knowledge in few ...

    Authors: Worku Misganaw, Getinet Masresha, Asmamaw Alemu and Ermias Lulekal
    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2025 21:31

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes participant authors to submit research papers. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal.

Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. Please, select the appropriate Collection title “Local nature knowledge: recent ethnobiological insight” during the submission stage.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard editorial policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.