About the Journal

Definition

The Revista de Investigaciones Altoandinas - Journal of High Andean Research (ISSN 2306-8582; eISSN 2313-2957) is a quarterly scientific journal sponsored by the Vice-Rectorate of Research of the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano in Puno, Peru. Articles are published individually and immediately upon acceptance and are grouped into annual volumes for archiving and indexing purposes. Submissions are open throughout the year and carry no cost to authors..

Objective

The objective of Revista de Investigaciones Altoandinas - Journal of High Andean Research is to disseminate results and advances in scientific research on the interaction between human beings and the environment in the mountain regions of the Andean countries, from the foothills to the summits. The journal preferentially publishes multi, inter and transdisciplinary work devoted to promoting regional development in the Andean area within the framework of the triple-helix model: the academic sector, the productive or services sector (civil society) and the public sector (governmental bodies). Published articles must answer the two central questions:

• In what sense is the research related to the Andean mountain zones as defined by Kapos et al., 2000?
• How does the research take into account the sociocultural context and its relationship with the mountain environment, promoting biological and cultural diversity and contributing to the sustainable management of biocultural resources?

The journal therefore favours manuscripts that consider the interconnection between the physical-natural and the sociocultural Andean context.

Subject areas

Revista de Investigaciones Altoandinas - Journal of High Andean Research focuses on the integral (agro-)ecological mountain system and publishes contributions related to the agricultural, biological and environmental sciences and, specifically, to:

• Biology
• Ecology
• Food Science and Technology
• Agronomy
• Forest Sciences
• Biodiversity Conservation
• Geography
• Environmental Studies

Target audience

It is addressed to the scientific community and to anyone interested in learning about, broadening and deepening, from a scientific-academic perspective, topics of debate and reflection on social, political, economic and environmental conditions, including biological and cultural diversity, of Peru and the rest of the world.