Journal of Ethnobiology

Aims & Scope

JoE’s readership is as wide and diverse as ethnobiology itself, with readers spanning from both the natural and social sciences.

Not surprisingly, a glance at the papers published in the Journal reveals the depth and breadth of topics, extending from studies in archaeology and the origins of agriculture, to folk classification systems, to food composition, plants, birds, mammals, fungi and everything in between.

Research areas published in JoE include but are not limited to neo- and paleo-ethnobiology, zooarchaeology, ethnobotany, ethnozoology, ethnopharmacology, ethnoecology, linguistic ethnobiology, human paleoecology, and many other related fields of study within anthropology and biology, such as taxonomy, conservation biology, ethnography, political ecology, and cognitive and cultural anthropology.

JoE does not limit itself to a single perspective, approach or discipline, but seeks to represent the full spectrum and wide diversity of the field of ethnobiology, including cognitive, symbolic, linguistic, ecological, and economic aspects of human interactions with our living world.

Articles that significantly advance ethnobiological theory and/or methodology are particularly welcome, as well as studies bridging across disciplines and knowledge systems.

JoE does not publish uncontextualized data such as species lists; appropriate submissions must elaborate on the ethnobiological context of findings.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.655

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	39

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8761

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	235

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Scientists' Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Álvaro, Dana, Ken, Chelsey Geralda, Eduardo S., Michael C., Phil O'B., George P., Pua'ala, Nicholas J., Victoria, Nancy J., Johanna, E. N., William, Joji, Dominique M., Christopher P., Stephen C., Spencer, Shain Jackson, Harriet, Zsolt, Guillaume, Gunn-Britt, William J., László, Abolfazl Sharifian, Miquel, Mehana Blaich

• ASSESSING CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL VARIATION IN ETHNOBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH: THE IMPORTANCE OF GENDER

  Citation: 116

  Authors: JEANINE M., RAMONA J.

• Origins of the Maya Forest Garden: Maya Resource Management

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Anabel, Ronald

• ETHNOBIOLOGY IN FOUR PHASES

  Citation: 102

  Authors: EUGENE

• Philosophy of Ethnobiology: Understanding Knowledge Integration and Its Limitations

  Citation: 94

  Authors: David, Charbel N.

• Cultural Keystone Places: Conservation and Restoration in Cultural Landscapes

  Citation: 93

  Authors: A., N. J., T. C., A., A.

• Intentional Fire-Spreading by “Firehawk” Raptors in Northern Australia

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Mark, Robert, Dick, Nathan, Erana, Maxwell

• Entomotherapy, or the Medicinal Use of Insects

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Eraldo Medeiros

• CONCEPTS AND METHODS IN STUDIES MEASURING INDIVIDUAL ETHNOBOTANICAL KNOWLEDGE

  Citation: 82

  Authors: VICTORIA, NEUS, THOMAS, SUSAN, VINCENT

• Ethnobiology Phase VI: Decolonizing Institutions, Projects, and Scholarship

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Alex C., Chelsey G., Janelle, Linda Black, Samantha, Natalia, Leigh, Tania Eulalia, Mark, Meredith Alberta, Walderes Cocta, Jane, Zemede, Israel T., Eréndira Juanita, Simon, Maui, Ana H., Guillaume, Sonia, John, Jeffrey, Steve, Ina

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