Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES-ZOOLOGY
Caldasia
ISSN 0366-5232 · eISSN 2357-3759 · Universidad Nacional de Colombia · COLOMBIA · Semiannual
Caldasia: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.43; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Caldasia is published by Universidad Nacional de Colombia and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant and soil sciences, Plant Diversity and Evolution and Botanical Research and Applications, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Caldasia es una revista científica completamente electrónica que publica de manera continua desde 2025. Es una publicación de acceso abierto del Instituto de Ciencias Naturales de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, que se edita de forma ininterrumpida desde 1940. Su nombre honra la memoria de Francisco José de Caldas, primer naturalista colombiano, sacrificado por la independencia política de Colombia el 29 de octubre de 1816. La revista está orientada a publicar contribuciones originales escritas en español o inglés relacionadas con la documentación, comprensión y conservación de la diversidad biológica. La revista contempla el tema de la biodiversidad en un sentido amplio y por tanto incluye trabajos en áreas como botánica, zoología, ecología, biodiversidad, biogeografía, taxonomía, sistemática, conservación, y disciplinas afines. La revista publica de preferencia artículos científicos completos, trabajos de revisión y comunicaciones cortas. Caldasia no cobra por publicación a los autores. Caldasia está ubicada dentro del sistema de clasificación de las áreas científicas de la Organización para la cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE) en las siguientes categorías: Gran área: 1 Ciencias naturales, Áreas: 1E Ciencias de la tierra y medioambientales, y 1F Ciencias biológicas; Disciplinas: 1E03 Paleontología, 1F10 Botánica y ciencias de las plantas, 1F11 Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento, 1F12 Biología marina y del agua, 1F13 Ecología, 1F14 Conservación de la biodiversidad, y 1F16 Otras biologías. Caldasia está incluida en Publindex, Sistema Nacional de Indexación de Revista Científicas Colombianas, en Latindex, Directorio de Publicaciones Científicas de América Latina, en Informe Académico, Gale y en JSTOR (Archivo en línea de publicaciones académicas). Está indexada en SciELO – Scientific Electronic Library Online y en Thomson Reuters (Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition). Es citada en: Actualidad Iberoamericana; Agroforestry Abstracts; BBCS-Biological Abstracts; BBCS-Biosis; BBCS-CAB Abstracts; BBCS-GeoRef; BBCS-Zoo-Rec; CABI Publishing; DOAJ; European Association of Development Research and Training Institute; Forest Science Database; Hemeroteca Nacional de Colombia; OCLC; Open Access Journals; Open J-Gate; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Colombia; SCOPUS; The Kew Record of Taxonomic Literature; Universia. El acceso abierto de Caldasia
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES-ZOOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 28, Argentina 2, United States 1, Denmark 1, Austria 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.4%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Botanical Research and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyEarth and Planetary Sciences7%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Fern and Epiphyte BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsGeoRefSciELOPublisher website
Other: Publindex, Latindex, Informe Académico, Gale, JSTOR, Actualidad Iberoamericana, Agroforestry Abstracts, BBCS-Biological Abstracts, BBCS-Biosis, BBCS-Zoo-Rec, CABI Publishing, Forest Science Database, Hemeroteca Nacional de Colombia, OCLC, Open Access Journals, Open J-Gate, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Colombia, The Kew Record of Taxonomic Literature, Universia, Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR)
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
- Impact factor
- 0.43LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 133OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 927 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 2 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 5 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 114 |
| 2023 | 73 | 73 | 64 |
| 2022 | 78 | 78 | 204 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 117 |
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 ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- artículos completosEstos trabajos deben incluir todos los apartados clásicos de un documento de investigación, es decir: introducción, materiales y métodos, resultados, y discusió…Length not stated
- artículos de revisiónSon documentos que describen y sintetizan el estado actual de un tema, identifican sus áreas críticas y ofrecen una perspectiva sobre áreas de crecimiento. El d…Length not stated
- comunicaciones cortasSon trabajos de extensión total no mayor a cinco páginas. Pueden incluir solo algunos de los apartados de un artículo completo los cuales no van separadas por s…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Acceso abierto Model summary
Esta revista provee acceso libre e inmediato de su contenido bajo el principio de que de esta manera se apoya a un mayor intercambio del conocimiento global. Lo que significa que todo el contenido está disponible gratuitamente sin cargo para el usuario o su institución.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Doble ciego Model summary
El tipo de revisión por pares es doble ciego.
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
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Country or region
- COLOMBIA
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 0366-5232
- Electronic ISSN
- 2357-3759
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗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 Caldasia
What CAS zone is Caldasia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Caldasia is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Plant Sciences / Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Caldasia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.43; CiteScore 1, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Caldasia?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Caldasia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Caldasia based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (28), Argentina (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Caldasia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Caldasia is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts, GeoRef and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Caldasia open access, and what is the APC?
Caldasia 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .