Journal profile
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Ciencias Naturais
ISSN 1981-8114 · eISSN 2317-6237 · Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi · Brazil
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Ciencias Naturais: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 45 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Ciencias Naturais is published by Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Environmental and biological studies and Avian ecology and behavior, together about 27% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi ‒ Ciências Naturais (ISSN 2317-6237) has as its main mission the publication of original works in the areas of Organismal Biology (Zoology, Botany, Microbiology, Systematics, Biogeography, Evolution, Ecology, Behavior, Comparative Anatomy, Conservation), Geology, and the Theory, History, and Philosophy of any field within the Natural Sciences. We also welcome catalogues of natural history museum holdings and studies on their history and the life and work of associated people.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Mario CupelloPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 27, United States 4, Mexico 2, Germany 1, Switzerland 1 (38 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 Sciences13.9%
- Environmental and biological studiesEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science4.4%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 582 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 201 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 276 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 255 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 393 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 273 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 250 |
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 45 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 45 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted7
- articleArticle – Research papers of up to 50 published pages.Length not stated
- book reviewBook Review – Submissions reviewing works in any field of the Natural Sciences are welcome. The books reviewed will generally be recent publications, although t…Length not stated
- interviewInterview – Scholarly interviews with prominent researchers in the Natural Sciences, preceded by a brief introduction to the subject and a biographical note on …Length not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the Editor – Replies to papers published in the Boletim or comments on the journal and its editorial work. No page limit.Length not stated
- monographMonograph – Research papers of 51 or more published pages, with no page limit.Length not stated
- obituaryObituary – No page limit.Length not stated
- viewpointViewpoint – Presentation of the author's perspective on a topic in the Natural Sciences. No page limit.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Preprints
- Authorship
Contributions written in English are accepted for regular volumes. Model summary
The Boletim accepts contributions written in English
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Platinum open access: all published content is freely available online without charge to authors or readers and their institutions. Model summary
The Boletim is a platinum open-access journal: all published content is freely available online without charge to either authors or readers and their institutions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Uses LOCKSS and CLOCKSS for archiving. Model summary
We adopt LOCKSS and CLOCKSS for archiving.
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
- Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1981-8114
- Electronic ISSN
- 2317-6237
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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 Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Ciencias Naturais
How long does peer review take at Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Ciencias Naturais?
Authors report an average review time of about 45 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 Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Ciencias Naturais based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (27), United States (4) and Mexico (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Ciencias Naturais?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Ciencias Naturais is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Ciencias Naturais open access, and what is the APC?
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Ciencias Naturais 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: .