Special issue: "Territorial Transformations in Latin America: Social Justice, Sustainability, and Governance"
In a context of profound social, environmental, and territorial transformations, it is essential to create spaces for reflection and scientific dissemination that contribute to understanding the challenges faced by Latin American territories. Inequalities, socio-environmental conflicts, and tensions between development and sustainability require critical and interdisciplinary approaches that articulate science, society, and territory.
In this regard, considering the relevance of journals included in the Sistema Nacional de Publicaciones Científicas y Humanísticas (SNPCyH) of the Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación (SECIHTI), as well as in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) index, submissions are invited for the Special Issue Territorial Transformations in Latin America: Social Justice, Sustainability, and Governance of the journal Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios (ERA), under the following considerations:
Original and unpublished contributions will be received in the form of research articles and scientific notes on the following topics:
1) Tourism, heritage, and socio-spatial transformations.
2) Inequalities, violence, and territorial justice.
3) Rural and agrarian processes in transformation.
4) Migration, displacement, and territorial reconfiguration.
5) Public policies, governance, and collective action.
6) Territories, territorialities, and collective memories.
7) Geospatial technologies and territorial analysis (GIS).
According to the editorial policies of ERA, literature reviews are not accepted in special issues.
Contributions must be written in accordance with the ERA journal’s Author Guidelines and submitted through editorial management system (https://era.ujat.mx/index.php/rera) using the journal template. In addition, a signed letter of originality and request for possible publication must be attached by the authors, specifying that the contribution is being submitted to the Special Issue Territorial Transformations in Latin America: Social Justice, Sustainability, and Governance. This must also be explicitly indicated in the “Comments for the Editor” section of the journal’s OJS platform.
The editorial process will be subject to the following schedule:
Event Date
Call for papers opens
July 7, 2026
Submission period
From the opening date until November 30, 2026
Peer review process
November 30, 2026 to February 15, 2027
Response to reviewers’ comments
One month from notification by the journal
Submission of final revised version
One month from notification by the journal
Layout and galley proof review
May 1 to June 15, 2027
Publication of the Special Issue
July 2027
ERA journal follows a continuous publication model; therefore, articles that successfully complete the editorial process may be published before the release date established in this call.
All authors must comply with the established schedule, as the Special Issue will be processed directly through the journal platform and no extensions will be granted. Authors who fail to comply with these requirements will be excluded from the Special Issue. Authors whose submissions are accepted subject to revisions but undergo an extended revision process will be included in regular issues of the journal.
The publication fee for each research article and scientific note accepted for publication in 2027 is projected at MXN $3,750.00 (Three thousand seven hundred fifty pesos and 00/100). This amount may vary according to institutional policies or administrative changes. The fee must be paid once the contribution has been accepted. Payment is made directly to the Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco through the link provided on the ERA journal’s website and must be completed individually by the corresponding author of each contribution. If the author needs the invoice to be issued in the name of the institution to which they belong, it must be requested after payment.
