Roots and fruits: Highlighting the BIPOC Botanists legacy

Call for the article collection: Roots and fruits: Highlighting the BIPOC Botanists legacy

The opportunity to disseminate scientific knowledge, as we do, has historically been restricted to a specific section of humanity. This is also reflected in the diversity of people who have access to science. Despite this, in recent years there has been an increase in the representation of social minorities in science, such as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). Aiming to provide a space for them to play a leading role, the Acta Botanica Brasilica (ABB) will publish a paper collection with studies carried out by BIPOC botanists.

We are looking for original articles by BIPOC botanists. The studies can be from any area of botany. Studies by Brazilian botanists and those from the Global South will be prioritized. Manuscripts must fit within the scope of the journal (https://acta.botanica.org.br/for-authors-journal-scope-and-instructions/).

As a first step, we invite interested people to send a letter of intent stating: 1) the provisional title; 2) a brief summary or overview of the research/review (max. 800 characters; English or Spanish or Portuguese); 3) one or two short sentences explaining why this research fits in this special issue; 4) the names and institutions of the authors, with respective links to CVs/websites; 5) a one-sentence racial self-declaration by the correspondence author; and 6) information on the diversity of the other authors, i.e., all possible information regarding gender and ethnic-racial identity and orientation, or any other information considered pertinent by the correspondence author.

Letters of intent should be sent by filling in this form to the organization of the articles’s collection:

Annelise Frazão: [email protected] (INMA, Brasil);
Anderson Machado: [email protected]  (SEC-BA, UESB, Brasil);
Rosy Mary dos Santos Isaias: [email protected] (UFMG, Brasil).

In a second round, authors with accepted letters of intent will be invited to submit full articles. This stage will take place through the normal review process and will follow the ABB requirements for scientific publication (https://acta.botanica.org.br/instructions/). Please state in the Cover Letter that you wish to submit the article for this article collection.

Timeline:

Release: September 2nd, 2024
Deadline for sending letters of intent: January 17th, 2025
Result with the selected articles: February 28th, 2025
Deadline for submitting full selected articles: May 30th, 2025

Accepted articles will be published online continuously.