Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
ACTA BIOLOGICA COLOMBIANA
ISSN 1900-1649 · Universidad Nacional de Colombia · COLOMBIA
ACTA BIOLOGICA COLOMBIANA: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.36; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACTA BIOLOGICA COLOMBIANA is published by Universidad Nacional de Colombia and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant and soil sciences, Plant and animal studies and Amphibian and Reptile Biology, together about 24.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Biológica Colombiana publica artículos de investigación científica originales que proporcionen un avance significativo en el campo de las ciencias naturales, específicamente en las temáticas de ciencias biológicas, conservación y biodiversidad. La revista se interesa por investigaciones integrales de alta calidad en una amplia cobertura temática en todas las áreas de la biología incluyendo: anatomía, botánica y ciencias de las plantas, biología celular y microbiología, bioquímica y biología molecular, genética y herencia, biología del desarrollo, zoología, ornitología, entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento, biología marina y del agua, ecología, conservación de la biodiversidad, biología teórica y evolutiva. Son considerados artículos en todos los campos de la biología teórica como biología aplicada. Integrando diferentes escalas biológicas, desde moléculas y células, hasta poblaciones, ecosistemas y paisaje. No se publican trabajos que agregen únicamente detalles o casos de fenómenos ya conocidos previamente, listas de especies, nuevos registros de especies sin análisis detallados, estudios preliminares o informes de interés limitado altamente especializados. La revista estimula la presentación de estudios interdisciplinares que aborden cuestiones biológicas, mediante la publicación de resultados de interés general a través de manuscritos en formato de artículos de revisión, artículos de investigación y notas breves. El objetivo principal de la revista es promover la comunicación entre los diversos campos de la biología, con especial interés en trabajos relacionados y/o realizados en la región neotropical. Criterios para la publicación La calidad de nueva información que sea de interés para los lectores son en general los criterios para la aceptación de publicación de los manuscritos. Con el objetivo de contribuir a la divulgación de conocimiento de vanguardia la revista publicará solamente manuscritos de interés general que cuenten con los siguientes criterios: originalidad, importancia e innovación, además, de ser de interés para científicos de otras áreas del conocimiento y de fácil comprensión para informar a lectores no especialistas. Los artículos deben demostrar una metodología rigurosa contando con un muestreo significativo y diseño experimental sólido, además de proporcionar nuevos conocimientos biológicos en profundidad con evidencia sustancial de sus conclusiones.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Editor-in-chief Angelica Plata RuedaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 18, Argentina 3, Austria 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Water Resource Management and QualityEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Turtle Biology and ConservationEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Botanical Research and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
RedalycPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.36LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,122 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 1 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 11 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 113 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 100 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 37 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | 209 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3
- artículos de investigaciónArtículos de Investigación Son escritos científicos cuyo contenido debe incluir resumen, introducción, materiales y métodos, resultados, discusión, participació…Length not stated
- artículos de revisiónArtículos de Revisión Únicamente se solicitan por parte del Comité Editorial teniendo en cuenta la experticia de los autores en el tema. No se reciben sin invit…Length not stated
- notas brevesLos manuscritos pueden ser artículos de investigación, artículos de revisión y notas breves.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Preprints, Self-archiving
- License & copyright
Authors may adopt other non-exclusive distribution license agreements for the published version, provided initial publication in this journal is indicated. Model summary
Los autores/as podrán adoptar otros acuerdos de licencia no exclusiva de distribución de la versión de la obra publicada (p. ej.: depositarla en un archivo telemático institucional o publicarla en un volumen monográfico) siempre que se indique la publicación inicial en esta revista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Authors are allowed and encouraged to disseminate their work over the Internet. Model summary
Se permite y recomienda a los autores/as difundir su obra a través de Internet (p. ej.: en archivos institucionales, en su página web o en redes sociales cientificas como Academia, Researchgate; Mendelay) lo cual puede producir intercambios interesantes y aumentar las citas de la obra publicada.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Allows authors to archive, download and share the final published version, as well as pre-print and post-print versions. Model summary
Acta Biológica Colombiana permite a los autores archivar, descargar y compartir, la versión final publicada, así como las versiones pre-print y post-print incluyendo un encabezado con la referencia bibliográfica del articulo publicado.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Country or region
- COLOMBIA
- Language
- Spanish, English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1900-1649
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACTA BIOLOGICA COLOMBIANA
What CAS zone is ACTA BIOLOGICA COLOMBIANA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACTA BIOLOGICA COLOMBIANA is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Plant Sciences / Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACTA BIOLOGICA COLOMBIANA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.36; CiteScore 1, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at ACTA BIOLOGICA COLOMBIANA?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of ACTA BIOLOGICA COLOMBIANA based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (18), Argentina (3) and Austria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ACTA BIOLOGICA COLOMBIANA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACTA BIOLOGICA COLOMBIANA is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is ACTA BIOLOGICA COLOMBIANA open access, and what is the APC?
ACTA BIOLOGICA COLOMBIANA is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-30). Last updated: .