Aims and scope
Bulletin of Regional Natural History (BORNH), formerly
Bollettino della Società dei Naturalisti in Napoli, is a peer-reviewed, open
access journal published by the Società dei Naturalisti in Napoli. The journal
promotes high-quality research in environmental, natural and earth sciences,
with particular emphasis on studies conducted at local and regional scales.
BORNH aims to highlight the scientific relevance of
territorial research, fostering knowledge on biodiversity, ecosystem evolution
and conservation practices. By focusing on regional contexts, the journal
contributes to the advancement of evidence-based conservation policies and
sustainable environmental management.
The journal publishes original research articles,
reviews, commentaries, reasoned and annotated checklists, and technical papers
addressing methodological innovations and their practical applications.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
zoology, botany, geology, mineralogy, palaeontology, ecology, systematics and
phylogenetics, ethology, developmental biology, conservation biology,
parasitology, geomorphology, chemistry, and naturalistic museology.
Contributions in the history and philosophy of natural
sciences are also welcome.
BORNH is indexed in DOAJ and adheres to recognized
international standards of scholarly publishing.
EDITORIALE
Fabio Maria Guarino
Professor Fabio Maria Guarino
Editor in Chief
Department of Biology - University of Naples Federico II
The Bullettin of Regional Natural History
(BORNH) is from 2021 the new online only version of the Bollettino della Società dei Naturalisti in Napoli. This prestigious and historic journal was founded in 1891 and published scientific research in Natural Sciences, with a particular interest in local studies, and short reports on the most interesting emerging topics in the field. BORNH has collected the cultural legacy of its predecessor and expanded the original objectives of the journal to attract a wider audience of specialists in the various fields of Natural Sciences. BORNH gives particular emphasis to biodiversity studies, applied ecology and broad interdisciplinary research, from local to global contexts. About two years after the first issue of BORNH, we are entering a new phase of the life of the journal which will take into consideration the ever changing publishing landscape with the multidisciplinary view of natural sciences.