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Updated 14th June 2022

  1. Colonial and post-colonial changes and impact on pastoral women’s roles and status
    Fatuma B. Guyo
    Published: 02 June 2017
  2. Raiding pastoral livelihoods: motives and effects of violent conflict in north-western Kenya
    Jan peter Schilling, Francis EO Opiyo and Jürgen Scheffran
    Published: 03 December 2012
  3. Desertification and livestock grazing: The roles of sedentarization, mobility and rest
    Keith T Weber and Shannon Horst
    Published: 20 October 2011
  4. Indigenous weather and climate forecasting knowledge among Afar pastoralists of north eastern Ethiopia: Role in adaptation to weather and climate variability
    Mulubrhan Balehegn, Selam Balehey, Chao Fu & Wu Liang
    Published: 28 May 2019
  5. Effects of cattle rustling and household characteristics on migration decisions and herd size amongst pastoralists in Baringo District, Kenya
    George K Kaimba, Bernard K Njehia and Abdi Y Guliye
    Published: 20 October 2011
  6. The economics and institutional economics of wildlife on private land in Africa
    Brian A Child, Jessica Musengezi, Gregory D Parent and Graham F T Child
    Published: 28 September 2012
  7. Camel production systems in Ethiopia: a review of literature with notes on MERS-CoV risk factors
    Tadele Mirkena, Elias Walelign, Nega Tewolde, Getachew Gari, Getachew Abebe & Scott Newman 
    Published: 21 December 2018
  8. Pastoralist livelihoods and wildlife revenues in East Africa: a case for coexistence?
    Katherine M Homewood, Pippa Chenevix Trench and Daniel Brockington
    Published: 28 September 2012
  9. Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) and Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) crossbreeding husbandry practices in Turkey and Kazakhstan: An in-depth review
    Maurizio Dioli
    Published: 27 March 2020
  10. Stereotypes, prejudices and exclusion of Fulani pastoralists in Ghana
    Kaderi Noagah Bukari and Nicholaus Schareika
    Published on: 4 November 2015
  11. Assessment of camel and camel milk marketing practices in an emerging peri-urban production system in Isiolo County, Kenya
    Issack Mohamed Noor, Abdi Yakub Guliye, Muhammad Tariq and Bockline Omedo Bebe
    Published: 02 December 2013
  12. Indigenous fodder trees can increase grazing accessibility for landless and mobile pastoralists in northern Pakistan
    Inam-ur-Rahim, Daniel Maselli, Henri Rueff and Urs Wiesmann
    Published: 09 May 2011
  13. Harnessing pastoralists' indigenous knowledge for rangeland management: three African case studies
    Gufu Oba
    Published: 27 March 2012
  14. The value of pastoralism in Kenya: Application of total economic value approach
    D. M. Nyariki and D. A. Amwata
    Published: 17 July 2019
  15. Pastoral livelihoods of the Fulani on the Jos Plateau of Nigeria
    Ayodele O Majekodunmi, Akinyemi Fajinmi, Charles Dongkum, Alexandra P M Shaw and Susan C Welburn
    Published: 29 November 2014
  16. Factors influencing the utilization of maternal health care services by nomads in Sudan
    Babker El Shiekh and Anke van der Kwaak
    Published: 9 November 2015
  17. Pastoralists and wildlife conservation in western China: collaborative management within protected areas on the Tibetan Plateau
    Marc Foggin
    Published: 28 September 2012
  18. No longer tracking greenery in high altitudes: Pastoral practices of Rupshu nomads and their implications for biodiversity conservation
    Navinder J Singh, Yash Veer Bhatnagar, Nicolas Lecomte, Joseph L Fox and Nigel G Yoccoz
    Published: 07 August 2013
  19. Caught in a sandstorm: an assessment of pressures on communal pastoral livelihoods in the Kalahari Desert of Botswana
    Diphetogo Mosalagae and Kabo Mogotsi
    Published: 05 July 2013

January 2022 - April 2022

The most accessed articles during the last three months
Updated 14th June 2022

  1. Colonial and post-colonial changes and impact on pastoral women’s roles and status
    Fatuma B. Guyo
    Published: 2 June 2017
  2. Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) and Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) crossbreeding husbandry practices in Turkey and Kazakhstan: An in-depth review
    Maurizio Dioli
    Published: 27 March 2020
  3. Indigenous weather and climate forecasting knowledge among Afar pastoralists of north eastern Ethiopia: Role in adaptation to weather and climate variability
    Mulubrhan Balehegn, Selam Balehey, Chao Fu and Wu Liang
    Published: 28 May 2019
  4. The role of culture in influencing sexual and reproductive health of pastoral adolescent girls in Karamoja sub-region in Uganda
    Stella Achen, Peter Atekyereza and Charles B. Rwabukwali 
    Published: 24 November 2021
  5. Camel production systems in Ethiopia: a review of literature with notes on MERS-CoV risk factors
    Tadele Mirkena, Elias Walelign, Nega Tewolde, Getachew Gari, Getachew Abebe & Scott Newman
    Published: 21 December 2018 
  6. The value of pastoralism in Kenya: Application of total economic value approach
    D. M. Nyariki and D. A. Amwata
    Published: 16 November 2020
  7. How many large camelids in the world? A synthetic analysis of the world camel demographic changes
    B. Faye 
    Published: 30 November 2020
  8. Factors influencing migration and settlement of pastoralists in Nairobi City, Kenya 
    Walter Magero Wafula, Oliver Vivian Wasonga, Oscar Kipchirchir Koech  and Staline Kibet 
    Published: 23 January 2022
  9. Camel milk production and marketing: Pastoral areas of Afar, Ethiopia
    Belets Gebremichael, Shishay Girmay & Mu’uz Gebru 
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  10. Climate change perception and impacts on cattle production in pastoral communities of northern Tanzania
    Esther G. Kimaro, Siobhan M. Mor & Jenny-Ann L. M. L. Toribio
    Published: 20 July 2018

Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    2.5 - 2-year Impact Factor
    2.9 - 5-year Impact Factor
    1.479 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    0.719 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2023 Speed
    28 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    145 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage 
    457,229 downloads
    153 Altmetric mentions

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