Leadership in the Next Decade: Data Analytics—Transforming Information to Knowledge

Seitz, Thomas A.

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“…Science is currently thriving in an era of information, big databases, and artificial intelligence (O'Leary 2013, Iafrate 2018, Oliveira 2019. The Mexican scientific community has the potential to produce vast amounts of information on its natural resources, and we are gradually moving into an era characterized by the transformation of information into knowledge (Seitz 2018). Each plant species bears a different genome, a set of thousands of genes that are the product of its evolution and that will determine its paths of life.…”

Section: Botanical Sciences At Presentmentioning

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Botanical Sciences : an honorable fellow in the international assembly of botanical journals

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As in every field of scientific research, publication of new findings is a fundamental task of botanical investigations. Since its launching in 1944, Botanical Sciences (formerly Boletín de la Sociedad Botánica de México), the scientific periodical of the Botanical Society of Mexico, has played a major role in the dissemination of botanical knowledge, with a strong emphasis on Mexican plants and vegetation. In this essay, whose preparation was propelled by the publication of the 100th Volume of Botanical Sciences in 2022, we revisit this scientific periodical’s trajectory for almost eight decades of activity, during which it has become an honorable member of an international assembly of journals devoted to publishing research in all botanical subdisciplines. On this ground, we reflect on its future, pondering the challenges it faces, the need to adjust to emerging circumstances, and the opportunities created by current national and international editorial practices. Additionally, we provide a brief overview of the contents of the contributions included in this Special Issue, with emphasis on the main conclusions drawn by their authors. We hope that these articles will become key references guiding future work in their respective botanical subdisciplines.

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Botanical Sciences : an honorable fellow in the international assembly of botanical journals

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Roads traveled and roads ahead: the consolidation of Mexican ethnobotany in the new millennium. An essay

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2022

Bot. Sci.

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This work examines the development of ethnobotany, focusing on Mexico in this millennium. How has the discipline grown? What is the relative importance of Spanish? Are there inflection points? How did some select areas develop, and why? Numerical growth was analyzed mainly through Google Scholar queries. Other subjects were treated based on literature and experience of the authors. Spanish continues to be relevant, especially in Mexico. The discipline gained momentum from 2000 onwards because of the social context of the 1990s, the publication of several foundational works, methodological advances, and particularities of Mexican science. The trajectory of ethnobotany is congruent with a model derived from Kuhn’s proposal of cyclical advancement of science: an initial defining stage was followed by a first synthesis, then fast growth of descriptive studies, with a notable recent turn to theory and framework construction. The causes for advances are discussed for three areas (medicinal plants, agriculture, and wild-growing resources). General interest, financing, the consolidation of research groups and the internal organization of institutions have played a role. We highlight important open questions. Ethnobotany is maturing from a descriptive to an analytical stage. However, careful descriptive studies continue to be valuable because the sources of information are in decline, and theory needs an empirical basis. Also, ethnobotany encourages the transmission of knowledge and biocultural memory. It is a key element for integrated sustainability science.

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Leadership in the Next Decade: Data Analytics—Transforming Information to Knowledge

Cited by 2 publications

References 43 publications

Botanical Sciences : an honorable fellow in the international assembly of botanical journals

Botanical Sciences : an honorable fellow in the international assembly of botanical journals

Roads traveled and roads ahead: the consolidation of Mexican ethnobotany in the new millennium. An essay

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