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Call for papers: Collaborative Research for Sustainable Mountain Futures— Special Issue from the International Mountain Conference 2025

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The editorial team of Mountain Research and Development and the organizers of IMC2025 aim to produce a special issue of MRD featuring the most interesting, innovative, or thought-provoking contributions to the conference. We invite papers emerging from recent research collaborations across different disciplines, experiences, and geographic and cultural perspectives. Papers may present systematic evaluations of development interventions, local practices, or policy efforts, or insights from practice-oriented research; empirical research or meta-analyses focusing on change dynamics and their impacts; or agendas for future policies, interventions, or research based on literature reviews or systematic stakeholder processes. Notices of intent are due by 15 June 2025, full papers by 15 October 2025.

Read the detailed call for papers:
https://www.mrd-journal.org/issue/collaborative-research-for-sustainable-mountain-futures-special-issue-from-the-international-mountain-conference-2025/

Read about the journal’s section policies, guidelines, and submission procedure:
https://www.mrd-journal.org/

The MRD Editorial Team
MRD Editorial Office, University of Bern, Centre for Development and Environment
mrd-journal.cde@unibe.ch

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