Quo vadis ERA ? - Editorial 2024

Authors

  • Zaal Kikvidze Ilia State University, Ethno-Biology and Socio-Ecology, Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Rainer W Bussmann Ilia State University, Institute of Botany and Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden, Department of Ethnobotany, 1 Botanical Str., 0105 Tbilisi, Georgia and State Museum for Natural History Karlsruhe, Department of Botany, Erbprinzenstrasse 13, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3524-5273

Abstract

The first volume of ERA was completed in 2003. Over the last two decades, the journal has diligently pursued its stated aims, as declared in the editorial of its inaugural issue: “to serve as a free, browsable, non-proprietary, searchable electronic publication which can be inexpensively and quickly produced and distributed via the Internet to make ethnobotanical research material available worldwide” (McClatchey & Thomas, 2003). ERA at that time attempted to fill a gap that existing journals in the field had left:

  • publication with complete open access to information
  • inexpensive publication
  • rapid peer-review and publication
  • continuous publication of peer-reviewed research
  • multi-media support for various data
  • support of a plurality of perspectives and languages

Now, after 20 years of publication, ERA still follows these guidelines, and still provides completely free open access publications for both authors and readers. However, publication practice does have changed over the years.

Author Biography

Rainer W Bussmann, Ilia State University, Institute of Botany and Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden, Department of Ethnobotany, 1 Botanical Str., 0105 Tbilisi, Georgia and State Museum for Natural History Karlsruhe, Department of Botany, Erbprinzenstrasse 13, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany

Prinicipal Scientist, Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University

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Published

2024-07-28

How to Cite

Kikvidze, Z., & Bussmann, R. W. (2024). Quo vadis ERA ? - Editorial 2024. Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 29, 1–3. Retrieved from https://ethnobotanyjournal.org/index.php/era/article/view/6280

Issue

Vol. 29 (2024)

Section

Editorial

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