Journal profile
Jurnal Biota
ISSN 2528-262X · eISSN 2460-7746 · Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang · Indonesia
Jurnal Biota: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Jurnal Biota is published by Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, together about 30.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal Title Jurnal Biota Initial Biota Abbreviation J.Biota. Frequency 2 Issues per year (January and August) DOI prefix 10.19109/Biota by Crossref ISSN E-ISSN 2460-7746 and P-ISSN 2528-262X Editor-in-Chief Dr. Irham Falahudin, M.Si Publisher Department of Biology Faculty Science and Technology, Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang Citation Analysis Acceptance Ratio - % Jurnal Biota is a scientific journal published by the Department of Biology Faculty Science and Technology University of State Islamic University of Raden Fatah Palembang. The submission process of the manuscript is open throughout the year. All submitted manuscripts will go through double-blind peer review and editorial review before being granted acceptance for publication. Jurnal Biota publishes numerous research articles and Literature Review with a focus and scope on Biodiversity wetlands, Biotechnology, Environment, Ecology, Microbiology, Physiology Animals, and Plants. Jurnal Biota has been using Open Journal System requiring all writers to register in advance before they are allowed to upload the manuscript they write online. Afterward, the editors, peer reviewers (Blind review), and writers can monitor the manuscript processing. Journal Biota has indexed DOAJ, Crossref, MoraRef, Google Scholar, Garuda, and Sinta 2.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Rian OktiansyahPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 15, Australia 1, Iran 1, Türkiye 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.4%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.7%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.4%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Crossref, MoraRef, Google Scholar, Garuda, Sinta 2Publisher 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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 169 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 46 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 61 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 73 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 63 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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 2,000,000 | Yes | CC BY-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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–250 words
- Reference style
- IEEE
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- literature reviewJurnal Biota publishes numerous research articles and Literature ReviewLength not stated
- research articlesJurnal Biota publishes numerous research articles and Literature ReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright; license is CC BY-SA 4.0. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: 1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. 2. Authors are ab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Journal System requiring registration before manuscript upload Model summary
Jurnal Biota has been using Open Journal System requiring all writers to register in advance before they are allowed to upload the manuscript they write online.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review and editorial review before acceptance Model summary
All submitted manuscripts will go through double-blind peer review and editorial review before being granted acceptance for publication.
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
- Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2528-262X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2460-7746
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Jurnal Biota
How long does peer review take at Jurnal Biota?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Jurnal Biota?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–250 words; Reference style: IEEE; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Jurnal Biota based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (15), Australia (1) and Iran (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Jurnal Biota?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jurnal Biota is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Jurnal Biota open access, and what is the APC?
Jurnal Biota is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .