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Since 2017 the Ministry of Education and Culture has developed the Spice Route narrative. Studies related to this spice route have been widely studied using several different terms. Different understandings in each country cause this difference in words. Therefore, as a narrative, consistency in the use of spice path terminology will significantly influence its implementation in scientific publications compared to records built without consistent language. In this paper, we will examine the differences in terms of the spice pathway known before 2017 to see the development of scientific publications. This article uses a qualitative method by studying literature on scientific references in the Google Scholar database. Especially English-language scientific journals that mention the "Spice Route" written by the entire global community with various fields of knowledge from multiple countries. The results were obtained to explain the development of the different spice route terms before and after 2017. Then it is associated with the development of scientific publications that study this matter until the result of the spice route issue still needs to be studied more deeply. The impact of strengthening the use of the term spice route is to introduce Indonesia globally as a country with natural resources rich in spices that are difficult to find in any part of the country.

spice route, terms, terminology, publications, global