Created in 1952 and implemented in 1954, the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) has been conducting scientific studies of the physical environment and living conditions in the Amazon region over the years to promote human well-being and regional socioeconomic development. Currently, INPA is a world reference in Tropical Biology. INPA’s early years were characterized by research, surveys and inventories of fauna and flora. Today, the challenge is to sustainably expand the use of the Amazon’s natural resources. To meet this challenge, the Institute has the general coordination of Training, Administration, Strategic Actions, Extension, and four Research Coordinations working on the following focuses: Environmental Dynamics; Society, Environment and Health; Technology and Innovation; and Biodiversity.

The Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), through the national contract between CAPES and IEEE has an unlimited open access agreement with IEEE that enables researchers to publish articles as open access without open access fees in all IEEE fully and hybrid open access journals. The agreement applies to all original research articles accepted for publication between 5 November 2024 – 30 October 2027. To benefit from this agreement, the corresponding author has to be affiliated with Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA). Please use the correct institution name and your institutional email address during submi​​ssion. It is recommended for authors to select the CC BY 4.0 license. The open access funding request will be approved by an OA administrator at CAPES. Overlength page charges or color fees are not covered by the agreement and will be charged to authors.