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Editor-in-Chief
K.A.I. Nekaris, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Christophe Soligo, University College London, UK

Associate Editors
Katherine Amato, Northwestern University, USA
Giuseppe Donati, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Nanda Grow, Washington State University, USA
Sharon Gursky, Texas A&M University, USA
Ammie Kalan, University of Victoria, Canada
Tracie McKinney, University of South Wales, UK
Carlos Lorenzo Merino, Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, Spain
Anthony B. Rylands, Conservation International, USA
Colleen M. Schaffner, Adams State University, USA
Augusto Vitale, Center for Behavioural Sciences and Mental Health, Italy
Call for Papers for a Special Issue on “Decolonizing Perspectives on Human–Wildlife Coexistence”, guest edited by Patrícia Izar and Anindya Sinha. See full details here.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue on "Primates and Invertebrate Prey", guest edited by Leila Porter. See full details here.

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2026  
29 June – 3 July 11th European Federation for Primatology (EFP) Meeting, Montpellier, France
1 – 4 September ECBB 2026 – European Conference on Behavioural Biology, Cambridge, UK

Folia Primatologica

Official Journal of the European Federation for Primatology

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2025 Impact Factor: 0,7
5 Year Impact Factor: 1,4

Recognizing that research in human biology must be founded on a comparative knowledge of our closest relatives, this journal is the natural scientist’s ideal means of access to the best of current primate research. Folia Primatologica covers diverse fields, from molecular biology to social behavior, and features articles on, amongst others, ecology, conservation, paleontology, systematics, and functional anatomy. In-depth articles and invited reviews are contributed by the world’s leading primatologists. In addition, special issues provide peer-reviewed publications of conference proceedings and other selected topics. Folia Primatologica is one of the top-rated primatology publications and is acknowledged worldwide as a core journal for primatologists, zoologists, and anthropologists.

Folia Primatologica is the official scientific journal of the European Federation for Primatology.
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