Koedoe

Koedoe (subtitled African Protected Area Conservation and Science) is the premier open access journal of research on the conservation of natural and cultural assets in protected areas, particularly in Africa. Founded in 1958 and published by AOSIS, it releases one issue a year, with a 2025 impact factor of 0.9.Koedoe（副题 African Protected Area Conservation and Science）是南部非洲保护地研究领域的旗舰开放获取期刊，1958 年创刊，由 AOSIS 出版，每年出版 1 期，2025 年影响因子为 0.9。^[1]

Scope

• Scope: the journal is devoted to conservation research in protected areas, particularly African ones, acknowledging the entwined human and biophysical dimensions of many conservation issues.学科定位： 期刊聚焦保护地自然与文化遗产保护研究，尤其面向非洲，承认许多保护议题兼具人类与生物物理维度。
• Subject coverage: topical papers are accepted from all relevant natural and social science disciplines, including interdisciplinary investigations and perspectives.收录主题： 接收来自全部相关自然科学与社会科学学科的来稿，包括跨学科调查与视角。
• Article types: original research, essays, short papers, in-depth and critical reviews, book reviews and checklists that lay foundations for further research and management are carried.体裁： 刊载原创研究、短文、深度与批判性综述、新书书评以及为新研究与管理奠基的物种名录。
• Structured abstract: abstracts close with a Conservation implications section in which authors explicitly defend the relevance of their work to a broader constituency.结构化摘要： 期刊要求摘要以「保护启示」一节收尾，作者须显式论证成果对更广泛群体的相关性。
• Indexing and metrics: indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus and DOAJ among others, the journal carries a 2025 impact factor of 0.9 and a CiteScore of 1.6.收录与指标： 被科学引文索引扩展版、Scopus、DOAJ 等数据库收录，2025 年影响因子为 0.9，CiteScore 为 1.6。^[2]

History

• Founded in 1958: the journal was launched by South Africa's national parks board in 1958, taking its name from the Afrikaans word for the kudu, the antelope that serves as the South African National Parks logo.1958年创刊： 期刊于 1958 年由南非国家公园管理局创办，刊名 Koedoe 为南非荷兰语「捻角羚」，即南非国家公园的标志动物。
• Early positioning: the original subtitle promised a journal for scientific research in the national parks of the Union of South Africa, first concentrating on work in the Kruger, Kalahari Gemsbok and Addo Elephant parks.早期定位： 创刊时的副题意为「南非联邦国家公园科学研究杂志」，最初集中报道克鲁格、卡拉哈迪与阿多大象国家公园的研究。
• Frequency history: annual at first and biannual from 1989, the journal now releases one compiled issue a year with articles online when ready, more than a thousand pieces published to date.刊期沿革： 期刊最初为年刊，1989 年起改为半年刊，现为每年一期、文章可随时在线发布的模式，逾千篇文章已经刊出。
• Institutional backing: affiliated with the South African national parks body and now published by AOSIS, the journal is accredited on the national education department's approved list.学会依托： 期刊与南非国家公园管理机构保持关联，现由学术出版机构 AOSIS 出版，属南非教育部认可的认证期刊。^[3]
• Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 0.892 in 2019, 1.5 in 2023 and 0.9 in 2025.近年指标： 影响因子 2019 年为 0.892，2023 年为 1.5，2025 年为 0.9。

Editors

• Editors: the journal is edited by Dr Tercia Strydom and Dr Julia van Velden.现任编辑： 期刊由 Tercia Strydom 博士与 Julia van Velden 博士共同主持编务。
• Review process: a double-blinded peer review applies, with manuscripts first screened by editorial staff and then sent by the editor-in-chief to two independent expert reviewers.评审流程： 期刊实行双盲同行评审，稿件先经编辑部初查，再由主编送两名独立专家审阅。
• Editorial board: the board and its guest editors span conservation science, ecology and social-ecological work, serving a submission community across Africa.编委构成： 编委会与客座编辑覆盖保护科学、生态学与社会生态方向，服务全非洲的投稿社群。^[4]
• Submission and open access: fully open access under the BOAI definition and a CC BY 4.0 licence, the journal archives full text with Portico and the LOCKSS system.投稿与开放获取： 期刊为完全开放获取，依 BOAI 定义以 CC BY 4.0 许可发布，全文存档于 Portico 与 LOCKSS 体系。
• Editorial policy: with a mission to be a bridge where people from all over Africa meet and share conservation knowledge, the journal insists on direct linkage between science and management policy.编辑方针： 期刊以促成全非洲保护知识的交汇为使命，强调科研成果与管理政策的直接衔接。