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Call for papers

Special issue on Propolis

Guest Editors


Special Issue

A special issue of the Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia (Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy) will focus on innovative aspects about propolis bringing a compilation of the state of the art on these products,derivatives and new applications on human health.
Green, brown and red propolis produced by Apis mellifera have great economic importance, having a production of approximately 200 tons per year.

The Stingless bees (meliponines), a large group of bees (about 500 species), are of increasing interest, and occur in most tropical or subtropical regions of the world. There is traditional use for the honey and propolis, with attributed medicinal effects.
For this reason, we invite the submission of original manuscripts, review articles, as well as communications on the following topics:

    • Analytical methods and other procedures for quality controlling propolis samples and their derivatives;
    • Physicochemical properties of propolis and its derivatives, including commercial products;
    • The botanical origin and chemical composition of propolis;
    • Seasonal effect on propolis production and its quality;
    • The biological activities of propolis and its derivatives;
    • Chemical composition of propolis samples;
    • Toxicological Pre-Clinical and Clinical studies with propolis or its derivatives;
    • Technological development of propolis products.
All manuscripts should be in English

Deadline for submission:

30 September 2018

Tentative publication date:

Vol. 29, No. 1, (Jan/Feb 2019)


Submission Process

Manuscripts must be submitted before the deadline. Papers will be published continuously (as soon as accepted) in the ahead of print and will be sorted along with other articles on our special issue website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers).
Manuscripts must be submitted till September 30, 2018 through the online system. All submissions will go through the RBFAR regular peer review process and follow the same norms and processes. A guide for authors, a template and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors.

RBFAR is an international peer-reviewed Open Access bimonthly journal published by Elsevier.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. For more information about this Call for Papers, please contact the Managing Editor, Prof. Cid Aimbiré M. Santos (revista@sbfgnosia.org.br)