Economic Botany is a quarterly journal published by The New York Botanical Garden for the Society for Economic Botany. Interdisciplinary in scope, Economic Botany bridges the gap between pure and applied botany by focusing on the uses of plants by people. The foremost publication of its kind in this field, Economic Botany documents the rich relationship that has always existed between plants and people around the world, encompassing the past, present, and potential uses of plants.
The Journal features original research articles, review articles, book reviews, annotated bibliographies, and notes on economic plants.
Economic Botany does NOT publish papers that are:
Special Issue: Ethnobotany for the Future: Theory, Methods, and Social Engagement (Part 1). Guest editor: Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
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This Special Issue will bring together studies that highlight past and present ethnobotanical research into Caribbean biodiversity and traditional knowledge of plants for human subsistence and well-being, including for spiritual purposes. Read more here.