AOSIS invites all prospective authors to submit their latest research manuscripts to the open access scholarly journal, Koedoe: Protected Area Science and Management.

Journal Focus and Scope

Koedoe: Protected Area Science and Management is the premier open access journal in research on the conservation of natural and cultural assets in protected areas, particularly in Africa. Acknowledging the human and biophysical dimensions of many conservation issues, Koedoe accepts topical papers from all relevant natural and social science disciplines, including inter-disciplinary investigations and perspectives.

Koedoe works towards understanding, documenting and mitigating the negative influences of human development on conservation areas within the context of complex socio-ecological interactions. It publishes stimulating original research, essays and short papers on issues of general interest, in-depth and critical reviews, book reviews on new releases and checklists, which lay the foundation for the development of more scientific research and management. Read more…

DHET Accreditation and Indexing Services

The journal is DHET accredited and is included in leading indexing services which include Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), SciELO SA, Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Collection, Science Citation Index Expanded, SCIE (previously known as ISI), Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Other Coverage: BIOSIS Previews, Zoological Record, SCOPUS, and Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers, Level 1.

Peer Review

The journal has a double-blinded peer review process. Manuscripts are initially examined by editorial staff and are sent by the Editor-in-Chief to two expert independent reviewers, either directly or by a Section Editor. Read our full peer review process.

How To Submit Your Manuscript

To contribute your latest research findings towards this publication, please visit koedoe.co.za. Authors can conveniently submit all manuscripts online. Please refer to the submission procedure when submitting your original manuscripts. The submission guidelines include information about the types of articles received for publication and preparing a manuscript for submission.

Other relevant information about the journal’s policies and the reviewing process can be found under the about section.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Support Enquiries

Please visit our FAQs page for any other information you may require, and email submissions@koedoe.co.za for your support inquiry.

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