Journal profile · BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Biodiversity Informatics
ISSN 1546-9735
Biodiversity Informatics: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biodiversity Informatics is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, together about 53.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This electronic journal focuses on the emerging field of biodiversity informatics--the creation, integration, analysis, and visualization of information regarding biological diversity. The journal encourages submissions in any area of the biodiversity informatics enterprise. We distinguish between several types of submissions: full manuscripts, training modules, biodiversity diagnoses, software and protocol descriptions, and book/media reviews. Book/media reviews are shorter papers (typically not exceeding ten manuscript pages) that assess and evaluate a new biodiversity informatics application or publication; training modules present and describe didactic materials; and biodiversity diagnoses present analyses of completeness of biodiversity information for taxa or regions. Software and protocol descriptions and book/media reviews are generally shorter. Full manuscripts may still include details on any particular biodiversity informatics tool, but the scope of the paper should be larger than that single application. POTENTIAL AUTHORS SHOULD NOTE: When users register with the journal three check boxes are available towards the end of the form that allow a user to select potential roles: choices are "Reader," "Author," and "Reviewer"--anyone considering contributing to the journal should select all three. Once a user is registered, however, apparently only managers can alter their roles(!). This seems to be a (minor) flaw / oversight in the software, and may--for the moment--require that readers who wish to become authors have to re-register using a different username and email, and checking the 'author' box.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, Spain 2, Canada 1, Mexico 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science34%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science12.3%
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science6%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science4.1%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 151 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 63 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 45 |
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
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
Article types accepted2
- articles (peer-reviewed)Articles (peer-reviewed)Length not stated
- software and protocols (peer-reviewed)Software and Protocols (peer-reviewed)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The journal Biodiversity Informatics expects all persons involved in the publication process (author, journal editor, peer reviewer, publisher) to follow standards and norms of expected ethical behavior. These statements are based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (see http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines for various resources), and follow the template (roughly at…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal. All articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Platinum open access journal with no fees whatsoever related to publishing scholarship. Model summary
This journal provides open access to all of it content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Such access is associated with increased readership and increased citation of an author's work. For more information on this approach, see the Public Knowledge Project, which has designed this system to improve the scholarly an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All papers meeting minimum editorial standards undergo detailed peer review; reviewer identities are confidential unless reviewers choose to reveal them. Model summary
All materials published in Biodiversity Informatics are subject to detailed peer review. Biodiversity Informatics typically seeks two anonymous peer reviews per manuscript submission. In cases of conflict between those two reviews, a third opinion or that of one of the editors may be sought. In some (rare) cases, the editors may decide to return manuscripts to authors prior to review with prelimin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Originality: By submitting papers to Biodiversity Informatics, the authors attest that the work submitted to the journal is original. Any use of work or words of others must be appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism: By submitting articles to Biodiversity Informatics, the authors attest the following: No part of manuscript is plagiarized from other sources Proper reference is provided for all c…
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
- ISSN
- 1546-9735
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biodiversity Informatics
What CAS zone is Biodiversity Informatics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biodiversity Informatics is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Biodiversity Informatics based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Spain (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biodiversity Informatics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biodiversity Informatics is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biodiversity Informatics open access, and what is the APC?
Biodiversity Informatics is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .