
Aims and scope
Bulletin of Regional Natural History (BORNH), formerly Bollettino della
Società dei Naturalisti in Napoli, is an Italian on-line journal that promote in-depth
studies in Natural Sciences at local and regional scale, to create
management tools and spatial planning for conservation of diversity, in connections with other geographical
areas and archives of biodiversity.
BORNH seeks to publish of research articles, review articles, commentaries, check lists,
technical papers on methodological innovations or improvements, as well
as on the practical application of these resources towards the development of
effective conservation policy and practice.
BORNH publishes local and regional territory
studies in all branches of Natural Sciences dealing with diversity,
ecology and evolution of ecosystem: zoology, geology, mineralogy, ecology,
paleontology, botany, systematics and phylogenetics, terrestrial and aquatic ecology and behaviour,
parasitology, palaeontology, geomorfology, developmental biology, conservation
biology, chemistry, applied studies.
Incoming manuscripts are initially
evaluated by the Editor in Chief. If the manuscript is acceptable as
corresponding to the scope of the journal and representing a major contribution
deserving publication in an international journal, it will be forwarded to
reviewers for evaluation. After the approval of the final version by the
editorial board, the manuscript will be accepted for publication.
The editor reserves the
right to make editorial changes. Authors agree, with the acceptance of the
manuscript, that the copyright is transferred to the publisher. Manuscripts,
proofs, reviews and other correspondence concerning editorial matters should be
addressed to the Editorial Office