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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture, African Botany and Ecology Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 1,411 papers, which have received 87,623 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture African Botany and Ecology Studies Animal and Plant Science Education Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications
ISSN1746-4269
Citation impact (2-yr)5.84
h-index150
i10-index1,064
Article processing charge$2,563
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Gastronomic Sciences
Journal websitelink.springer.com
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Papers published in Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine per year

82
2014
87
2015
57
2016
71
2017
80
2018
71
2019
75
2020
72
2021
73
2022
66
2023
108
2024
96
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine by publication year

5.6K
2014
5.7K
2015
5.8K
2016
4.4K
2017
4.8K
2018
3.1K
2019
3.6K
2020
2.5K
2021
1.5K
2022
1.2K
2023
1.2K
2024
367
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo), Caucasus

Rainer W. Bussmann, Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana, Shalva Sikharulidze et al. · 21 Sep 2016

BACKGROUND: The Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo in Georgian language) is part of the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot, and human agricultural plant use dates bat at least 6000 years. However, little ethnobiological research has been published from the region since the 1940s. Given the lack of recent research in the region, the present study we report on…

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Traditional medicinal plant use in Northern Peru: tracking two thousand years of healing culture

Rainer W. Bussmann, Douglas Sharon · 7 Nov 2006

This paper examines the traditional use of medicinal plants in Northern Peru, with special focus on the Departments of Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Cajamarca, and San Martin. Northern Peru represents the center of the old Central Andean "Health Axis," stretching from Ecuador to Bolivia. The roots of traditional healing practices in this region go at…

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Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu, India

Chellaiah Muthu, Muniappan Ayyanar, Nagappan Raja et al. · 7 Oct 2006

An ethnobotanical survey was undertaken to collect information from traditional healers on the use of medicinal plants in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu during October 2003 to April 2004. The indigenous knowledge of local traditional healers and the native plants used for medicinal purposes were collected through questionnaire and personal interviews during field trips.The investigation…

Ecological status and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary of Garhwal Himalaya, India

Jahangeer A. Bhat, Munesh Kumar, Rainer W. Bussmann · 2 Jan 2013

BACKGROUND: Himalayan forests are the most important source of medicinal plants and with useful species for the local people. Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS) is situated in the interior part of the Garhwal Himalayan region. The presented study was carried out in Madhmeshwar area of KWLS for the ecological status of medicinal plants and further focused…

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by people in Zegie Peninsula, Northwestern Ethiopia

Tilahun Teklehaymanot, Mirutse Giday · 14 Mar 2007

An ethnobotanical study was conducted from October 2005 to June 2006 to investigate the uses of medicinal plants by people in Zegie Peninsula, northwestern Ethiopia. Information was gathered from 200 people: 70 female and 130 males, using semistructured questionnaire. Of which, six were male local healers. The informants, except the healers, were selected randomly and…

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