Journal profile · BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
BIOTA NEOTROPICA
ISSN 1676-0603 · eISSN 1676-0611 · Centro de Referencia em Informacao Ambiental · BRAZIL
BIOTA NEOTROPICA: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.06; fully open access; APC about USD 400; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 59 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BIOTA NEOTROPICA is published by Centro de Referencia em Informacao Ambiental and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant and animal studies, Fish biology, ecology, and behavior and Amphibian and Reptile Biology, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publicar resultados de pesquisa original que abordem a temática, caracterização, conservação e uso sustentável da biodiversidade na região Neotropical.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science11.5%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationEnvironmental Science3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.06LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 943OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | USD 400 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Centro de Referencia em Informacao Ambiental
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1676-0603
- Electronic ISSN
- 1676-0611
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BIOTA NEOTROPICA
What CAS zone is BIOTA NEOTROPICA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BIOTA NEOTROPICA is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of BIOTA NEOTROPICA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.06; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at BIOTA NEOTROPICA?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index BIOTA NEOTROPICA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BIOTA NEOTROPICA is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is BIOTA NEOTROPICA open access, and what is the APC?
BIOTA NEOTROPICA is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 400.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .