Mountain Research and Development is the leading development-oriented international journal specifically devoted to the world’s mountains. It fosters sustainable development in mountains by supporting peer-reviewed interdisciplinary, disciplinary, and transdisciplinary research on mountains, capitalizing on development experiences, promoting policy dialogue, and strengthening networks within the mountain community. Articles are peer-reviewed and offer internationally and nationally relevant research on key topics for mountains, mountain people, and sustainable development in mountains. MRD is published by the International Mountain Society (IMS). MRD receives funding from a number of donors and sponsors; institutional members of the IMS make a substantial financial contribution through their membership fees. MRD is indexed in the Science Citation Index, Journal Citation Reports®, and other leading indexing services. All contents of MRD as of 2000 are published online and with open access at BioOne: https://bioone.org/journals/mountain-research-and-development/

The International Mountain Society (IMS) is an association registered in Bern, Switzerland, for the purpose of advancing knowledge and disseminating information about mountain research and mountain development throughout the world. Membership in the IMS is open to national and international institutions active in the fields of mountain research and/or mountain development. The IMS aims to promote sustainable mountain development through improved communication among institutions and individuals, with a particular focus on mountain ecoregions in the developing world. To this end, the association publishes a quarterly journal, Mountain Research and Development (MRD), of which it holds the copyright. Together with MRD's donors and sponsors, the IMS ensures open access to all contents of MRD published as of 2000, which are available free of charge at BioOne: https://bioone.org/journals/mountain-research-and-development/.