Journal profile
Intropica
ISSN 1794-161X · eISSN 2389-7864 · Universidad del Magdalena · Colombia
Intropica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Intropica is published by Universidad del Magdalena. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, together about 29.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science10.9%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science8.2%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.5%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology3.5%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 298 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 43 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 44 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 62 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 62 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 61 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 56 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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-SA | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad del Magdalena
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1794-161X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2389-7864
- 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 Intropica
How long does peer review take at Intropica?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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.
Which databases index Intropica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Intropica is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Intropica open access, and what is the APC?
Intropica 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; 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: .