Scientia Global Editions: CLAEC e-Books
Scientia International Press, in partnership with Editora CLAEC (Centro Latino-Americano de Estudos em Cultura), announces the Call for Chapters for the collective volume:
Protected Areas in Perspective
This book is part of the Scientia Global Editions: CLAEC e-Books collection and invites interdisciplinary contributions that critically examine protected areas as complex territories shaped by conservation policies, governance models, and socio-environmental conflicts.
About the Book
Protected areas play a central role in biodiversity conservation, ecosystem regulation, and climate strategies, yet they are also spaces of tension, dispute, and negotiation. This volume proposes a plural, critical, and interdisciplinary perspective on protected areas, moving beyond purely technical or ecological approaches.
The book seeks to bring together researchers, educators, environmental practitioners, public managers, and activists interested in analyzing protected areas as political, social, cultural, and territorial spaces.
Contributions may address theoretical, methodological, or applied perspectives, exploring the challenges of territorial governance, environmental justice, participation, and sustainability in different regional contexts.
Thematic Axes (Non-Exhaustive)
- Protected areas and conservation policies
- Environmental governance and territorial management
- Socio-environmental conflicts and disputes over land and resources
- Indigenous peoples, traditional communities, and conservation regimes
- Biodiversity preservation and ecosystem regulation
- Climate variability, adaptation, and resilience
- Conservation, development, and extractivist pressures
- Political ecology and critical environmental approaches
Editors
- Dr. Afrânio José Soriano Soares (CEMAP/UEMS, Brazil)
- Dr. Cristiane Dambrós (CEMAP/UEMS/CLAEC, Brazil)
Who Can Submit
- Authors with a minimum academic degree of Master’s (with or without institutional affiliation)
- Chapters may include co-authorship with PhD candidates, Master’s students, or undergraduate students, provided at least one author holds a Master’s degree
- Maximum of five authors per chapter
Languages and Multilingual Publication
- Submissions accepted in Portuguese, Spanish, English, or French
- All accepted chapters will be automatically translated into a second language, free of charge
- Each chapter receives an individual DOI
- The e-book will receive an ISBN registered in Brazil
Publication Model and Timeline
- Continuous publication flow
- Approved chapters are published on the OMP platform within up to 15 business days after APC payment and submission of the final version
- The complete consolidated volume will be published by May 31, 2026
Publication Fees (per approved chapter)
- Institutions in Brazil: R$ 400.00
- Institutions outside Brazil: €250.00
Key Dates and Information
📅 Submission deadline: March 31, 2026
📘 Open-access, bilingual publication
📄 License: Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0
Submission and Links
💻 Submit your chapter:
https://forms.office.com/r/EV8JX3yAFA
📥 See this and other open calls:
https://press.scientia.international/press/callsclaec
📧 Contact:
press@scientia.international