Aims & Scope
As the official journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America (SALSA), Tipití is central to the Society’s mission of promoting ethical, rigorous, and impactful research on the region, its peoples, and its environments. The journal's primary purpose is to publish high-quality, original scholarship, standing as the premier peer-reviewed, open-access platform exclusively dedicated to the anthropology of lowland South America. In doing so, it serves a global community of scholars who connect not only through these pages but also at SALSA’s conferences and digital networks.
Tipití’s distinctive geographic scope encompasses all areas of South America outside the Andean region. This includes the Amazon and Orinoco basins, the tropical coastlands of the Caribbean and northern Pacific, and the grassy lowlands of the southern continent. Embracing the perspective that these areas and their peoples share deeply interconnected realities, the journal approaches the region as a cohesive field of study. This positioning uniquely distinguishes Tipití from publications with narrower boundaries (such as those focusing solely on the Amazon rainforest) or broader mandates (such as continent-wide or Latin American journals).
In keeping with the historical trajectories of regional scholarship, Tipití maintains a strong core in anthropological research concerning Indigenous peoples and traditional communities. Moving forward, however, the journal actively fosters and incorporates research on non-Indigenous and urban populations. We welcome diverse scholarship addressing environmental, medical, and political issues that are vital to understanding the complex human experiences across the South American lowlands.
