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Journal Partners & Publishing Opportunities

The 6th Conservation Asia Congress (CAC Nepal 2026) is proud to partner with two leading open-access journals to provide our delegates with platforms to share their research, develop their scientific writing skills, and contribute to thematic Special Issues.

Integrative Conservation (IC)

A Journal from the Conservation Frontline

Integrative Conservation (IC) is an emerging interdisciplinary journal on biodiversity conservation published by the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Wiley. Based in the northern part of the Indoburmese Biodiversity hotspot, IC offers a distinct perspective directly from the conservation frontline.

Journal Focus & Benefits:

IC focuses on a wide range of perspectives and scholarly disciplines relevant to the understanding and conservation of biodiversity.

Global Scope:

Welcomes research spanning all taxa, levels of biological organization, biomes, and biogeographical regions.

Fully Open Access (Fee-Free):

The journal is currently free to publish in, ensuring high-quality research remains accessible to a global audience without financial barriers.

Recognized Quality:

Indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and scheduled to receive its first Impact Factor in June 2026.

Call for Special Issues: Key Conservation Challenges

In collaboration with SCB Asia, IC invites researchers and conference attendees to propose thematic Special Issues focusing on key conservation challenges and findings discussed during the Congress. We aim to assist the Asian conservation community in documenting scientific progress and practical solutions, giving impactful research a visible, open-access home.

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Journal of Wildlife Science (JWLS)

Advancing Rigorous Science for the Global South

The Journal of Wildlife Science (JWLS) is a peer-reviewed, diamond open-access journal committed to advancing high-quality wildlife and conservation science while removing financial and structural barriers to publishing. Guided by the principle of free knowledge sharing, JWLS seeks to democratize scientific publishing, particularly for researchers in low- and middle-income regions.

Journal Focus & Benefits

JWLS aligns perfectly with the CAC Nepal 2026 theme: Harmonising Biodiversity and Human Well-Being in Asia by focusing on the interface of ecological processes and human livelihoods.

Diamond Open-Access:

Completely free to read and publish. There are no article processing charges (APCs) for publication.

Interdisciplinary Scope:

Welcomes wildlife ecology, conservation planning, landscape ecology, and contributions that integrate ecological science with social science, policy, governance, and technology.

Supportive Philosophy:

Actively supports early-career researchers and practitioners from the Global South, with a strong emphasis on methodological rigor, ethical conduct, and transparency.

CAC Nepal 2026 Scientific Writing Workshop

As a partner to the Congress, JWLS is contributing a half-day scientific writing and publishing workshop led by its editorial team. This capacity-building initiative will focus on manuscript preparation, peer review, publishing ethics, journal selection, and the responsible use of emerging AI tools.

Click here for full Workshop details and registration.

  • Participant Preparation & Submission Instructions: 
    • To take full advantage of this workshop, participants are strongly encouraged (though not strictly required) to come prepared with a working draft, an extended abstract, a dataset, or a well-developed research idea.
    • Submit Early: To receive the most effective, tailored editorial feedback, please share your materials at least 15 days in advance by emailing info@jwls.in with the exact subject line: “For CACNepal2026 Writing Workshop.”

Call for Special Issue: "Conservation in Multi-Use Landscapes"

The Journal of Wildlife Science (JWLS) and Conservation Asia Congress Nepal 2026 are pleased to announce a forthcoming collaborative Special Issue of JWLS on “Conservation in Multi-Use Landscapes.” Featuring the research, dialogue, and conservation advances shared at CAC Nepal 2026 in Kathmandu, Nepal (3–5 June 2026), the issue will carry forward the main theme of CAC, “Harmonising Biodiversity and Human Well-being in Asia.”

Across Asia, biodiversity increasingly depends on landscapes that are shared, modified, and managed by people. Agricultural lands, pasturelands and grazed systems, community forests, river valleys, peri-urban spaces, infrastructure corridors, and other human-used areas are now central to the future of conservation. This Special Issue will provide a platform for research and perspectives that examine how conservation can succeed in such multi-use landscapes across Asia. We welcome contributions that explore ecological, social, policy, and interdisciplinary dimensions of conservation in landscapes where human use and biodiversity persistence must be understood together.

Themes and Scope
Suggested themes include, but are not limited to:

  • biodiversity conservation in agricultural, pastoral, forested, and production landscapes
  • human–wildlife coexistence and conflict in shared spaces
  • connectivity, corridors, and landscape-scale conservation outside protected areas
  • restoration and ecological recovery in modified ecosystems
  • infrastructure, development, and land-use change
  • community-led and locally grounded conservation approaches
  • governance, institutions, and policy for multi-use landscapes
  • monitoring, analytical, and data-driven approaches for complex landscapes
  • social, cultural, and economic dimensions of landscape conservation
  • case studies, syntheses, and interdisciplinary perspectives from Asia

Submission Information
Submissions will open soon. Please keep an eye on the dedicated Special Issue page, where further details, including submission dates and deadlines, will be announced shortly

  • Special Opportunity: Participants interested in submitting to this issue have a unique opportunity to receive early editorial feedback during the pre-congress workshop's final hands-on session, significantly improving their chances of successful peer review!

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