Journal profile · Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation
Biota Colombiana
ISSN 0124-5376 · eISSN 2539-200X · Instituto de investigacion de recursos biologicos Alexander von humboldt · Colombia
Biota Colombiana: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biota Colombiana is published by Instituto de investigacion de recursos biologicos Alexander von humboldt. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, together about 26.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biota Colombiana es una revista científica adscrita al Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt que publica investigaciones originales sobre la biodiversidad colombiana y de la región neotropical. Su objetivo es promover la difusión del conocimiento en áreas como botánica, zoología, ecología, biogeografía, taxonomía, sistemática, limnología, conservación, manejo de recursos, uso de la biodiversidad y disciplinas afines en América Latina. La revista es totalmente electrónica y publica notas científicas, artículos de investigación/reflexión y artículos de datos, escritos en inglés o en español, que sean de carácter inédito. Todo el material sometido a consideración de la revista pasa por un filtro de plagio (mediante la herramienta Turnitin), un proceso de revisión de pares (bajo modalidad doble ciego) y a una estricta curaduría editorial y académica para garantizar la calidad de la información. Biota Colombiana tiene una periodicidad de publicación continua. Siguiendo los principios de la ciencia abierta y la democratización del conocimiento, Biota Colombiana publica todos sus contenidos en acceso abierto diamante (Diamond OA) bajo la licencia Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. La revista no cobra a sus autores ningún tipo de APC (article processing charges) por el envío y procesamiento de artículos. Todas las contribuciones son de la entera responsabilidad de sus autores (fuentes de información, datos, análisis, redacción, etc.) y no del Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, ni de la revista o sus editores.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science6%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science6%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature and Landscape Conservation | Q3 | 157/231 | 32nd |
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q3 | 360/520 | 30th |
| Ecology | Q3 | 360/491 | 26th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q3 | 551/736 | 25th |
| Plant Science | Q4 | 412/541 | 23rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.57OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 418 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 154 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 193 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 201 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 206 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 178 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 210 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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-ND | |
| 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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- artículo de datos2) Artículo de datos. Describe en detalle un conjunto de datos recopilado mediante métodos rigurosos, con el objetivo de ponerlo a disposición de la comunidad c…Length not stated
- artículo de investigación1) Artículo de investigación. Presenta de manera clara, precisa y estructurada los resultados de una investigación. Su objetivo es comunicar hallazgos relevante…Length not stated
- nota científica3) Nota científica. Comunica observaciones, resultados preliminares o hallazgos puntuales de interés para la comunidad científica.Length not stated
- reseña4) Reseña. Texto crítico y analítico que evalúa una obra reciente (p. ej., libro, informe técnico o documental) de relevancia científica.Length not stated
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
- Instituto de investigacion de recursos biologicos Alexander von humboldt
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0124-5376
- Electronic ISSN
- 2539-200X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biota Colombiana
How long does peer review take at Biota Colombiana?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Biota Colombiana?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Biota Colombiana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biota Colombiana is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Biota Colombiana open access, and what is the APC?
Biota 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .