The ''Boletin latinoamericano y del caribe de plantas medicinales y aromaticas'' (English: ''Latin American and Caribbean Bulletin of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants'') is a bimonthly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
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covering research on all aspects of
medicinal
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and
aromatic plants
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. Articles are published in Spanish or English.
History
The journal was established in 2002 as a communication tool to keep the Latin-American community informed on events and news related to medicinal and aromatic plants taking place around the world. This primary objective is still achieved by means of the so-called "supplements" issued in between each bulletin. The official launch of the publication took place in
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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, during the first
Latin-American Congress of Phytochemistry.
The journal started to publish scientific contributions during its second year of publication. In 2007, the journal officially changed from a newsletter format to a more traditional journal format, typically publishing more than five original papers per issue. Articles are published under a
Creative Commons Attribution
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license and access to its repository is free.
Annual meetings
Congreso Latinoamericano de Plantas Medicinales
See also
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Ethnobotany
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