Journal profile · Environmental Science-Ecology
Journal of Tropical Life Science
ISSN 2087-5517 · eISSN 2527-4376 · Brawijaya University · Indonesia
Journal of Tropical Life Science: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Tropical Life Science is published by Brawijaya University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Forest Ecology and Conservation, together about 26.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.8%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Forest Ecology and ConservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine4.5%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insect Science | Q3 | 124/193 | 36th |
| Ecology | Q3 | 339/491 | 31st |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q3 | 520/736 | 29th |
| Plant Science | Q3 | 393/541 | 27th |
| Molecular Biology | Q4 | 361/414 | 12th |
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
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
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 648 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 207 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 303 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 307 |
| 2023 | 62 | 62 | 363 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 314 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 252 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 3,000,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 3,000,000 | — | — |
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
- Brawijaya University
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2087-5517
- Electronic ISSN
- 2527-4376
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Tropical Life Science
How long does peer review take at Journal of Tropical Life Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Journal of Tropical Life Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Tropical Life Science is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Tropical Life Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Tropical Life Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .