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Biotropia
ISSN 0215-6334 · eISSN 1907-770X · Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology (SEAMEO BIOTROP) · Indonesia
Biotropia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 147 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biotropia is published by Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology (SEAMEO BIOTROP). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, together about 21% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BIOTROPIA, The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology is a scientific publication of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) – Southeast Asian Regional Center for Tropical Biology (BIOTROP). It publishes articles in the broad areas of tropical ecosystems and environmental impacts, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, and environmental and forest biotechnology. Starting from 2012, BIOTROPIA has been successfully indexed by SciVerse SCOPUS (Elsevier), CrossRef and DOAJ. Articles published in the journal are papers reporting results of original research, reviews on specific topics not available elsewhere in up-to-date form and short communication in which advances in knowledge of significance are briefly announced. Submission of paper is taken to imply that it has not been submitted to other journals and that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere. All papers submitted for publication in BIOTROPIA are evaluated by reviewers/experts in the field and subjected to editorial revision. Authors may suggest names of potential reviewers. BIOTROPIA uses anonymous reviewing, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are kept confidential. ISSN 0215-6334 (printed)ISSN 1907-770X (electronic)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 24, Malaysia 4, Singapore 1, Thailand 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Forest Ecology and ConservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Q3 | 138/235 | 41st |
| Ecology | Q3 | 337/491 | 31st |
| Biotechnology | Q4 | 251/325 | 22nd |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, CrossrefPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 779 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 187 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 198 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 246 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 273 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 236 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 286 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
147 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 88 days – 212 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 75 days (47 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 215 days
- Sample
- 49 articles with submission and acceptance dates (89 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 30 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- full research articleFull Research articleA full research article is expected to present an original research focus with clear articulation of its significance, a scientifically acc…Length not stated
- original researchFull Research articleA full research article is expected to present an original research focus with clear articulation of its significance, a scientifically acc…Length not stated
- research articleFull Research articleA full research article is expected to present an original research focus with clear articulation of its significance, a scientifically acc…Length not stated
- review articleETHNOBOTANICAL, NUTRITIONAL, AND FUNCTIONAL PROSPECTS OF INDONESIAN MANGROVE APPLES (Sonneratia spp.) DOI : 10.11598/btb.2026.33.3.2723 Muhammad Agung Islamy (1…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
English language editing certificate required for accepted papers Model summary
Starting from April 2023, we would like to inform you that all accepted papers that have been through the peer-review process must provide certification from a professional language editing service.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
Authors who publish in this journal agree with the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication, with the work 1 year after publication simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-noncommerical-noderivates 4.0 International License that allows others to share, copy and redistribute the work in any medium or format, but only where the u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Model summary
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymous reviewing Model summary
BIOTROPIA uses anonymous reviewing, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are kept confidential.
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
- Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology (SEAMEO BIOTROP)
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0215-6334
- Electronic ISSN
- 1907-770X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Biotropia
How long does peer review take at Biotropia?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 147 days (interquartile range 88–212 days); authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Biotropia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Biotropia based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (24), Malaysia (4) and Singapore (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biotropia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biotropia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Biotropia open access, and what is the APC?
Biotropia 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .