Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
NeoBiota
ISSN 1619-0033 · eISSN 1314-2488 · Pensoft Publishers · Bulgaria
NeoBiota: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.14; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 139 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NeoBiota is published by Pensoft Publishers and is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and animal studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change, together about 35% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
NeoBiota publishes papers that appeal to an international audience, addressing various aspects of biological invasions. The journal covers a wide range of subjects and disciplines, including the ecology, evolution and biogeography of non-indigenous aquatic and terrestrial animals, plants, fungi and micro-organisms; the mechanisms driving their introduction, establishment, spread and impact; the ecological, evolutionary, economic and other consequences of biological invasions; and the management of invasions in any part of the world. NeoBiota also strongly encourages submissions on ethical, social, legal and policy issues related to biological invasions. Manuscripts that only report on restricted aspects of the biology of a non-native species but do not address a subject related to the broader topic of biological invasions are not appropriate for the journal. NeoBiota does not generally publish papers that describe the natural spread of native species across political boundaries as a result of climate change (so called neonative species), unless such studies have a strong bearing on biological invasions, for example if there was either a strong anthropogenic component to their spread in addition to any climate change or a direct comparison between neonatives and sympatric non-indigenous species. NeoBiota also has a policy of not publishing papers that solely report new records of an alien species in a new region. Manuscripts that present only a checklist of alien species, without additional data, analyses or broader insights, will not be considered for publication. Submissions must go beyond simple inventories by including, for example, novel data and analyses, methodological advances or critical synthesis that contribute to understanding biological invasions, their consequences and/or their management.Manuscripts featuring species distribution models (SDMs) are welcome if they go beyond simply reporting the distribution of a species under new climatic conditions, i.e., they need to uncover new aspects of the process of invasive species’ range dynamics under changing conditions. Since alien species inherently violate basic assumptions of SDMs, this needs to be taken into account adequately. They need to be described in a reproducible way, and it is crucial to test the transferability of the parameterised model, using appropriate cross-validation approaches.Data papers represent a distinct article type (see the Author Guidelines) and the scope appropriate fo
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Editor-in-chief Bioprotection AotearoaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 3, Spain 1, South Africa 1, New Zealand 1, Czechia 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science14.5%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science9.4%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science8.2%
- Biological Control of Invasive SpeciesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.14LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 1.22Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 400OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 137LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 864 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 72 | 28 |
| 2025 | 139 | 139 | 348 |
| 2024 | 101 | 101 | 607 |
| 2023 | 88 | 88 | 928 |
| 2022 | 75 | 75 | 1,044 |
| 2021 | 74 | 74 | 2,491 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | EUR 950 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 900 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 950 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,400 / EUR 100 / EUR 1,000 / EUR 3,000 / EUR 5,000 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Use of AI
Authors must be transparent about the use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and other large language models in the manuscript preparation, and disclose details of how the AI tool was used within the "Materials and Methods" section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship/Contributorship
Some journals are integrated with Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT), in order to recognise individual author input within a publication, thereby ensuring professional and ethical conduct, while avoiding authorship disputes, gift / ghost authorship and similar pressing issues in academic publishing. During manuscript submission, the submitting author is strongly recommended to specify a contributo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
During the editorial process, the following relationships between editors and authors are considered conflicts of interest: Colleagues currently working in the same research group or department, recent co-authors, and doctoral students for which the editor served as committee chair. During the submission process, the authors are kindly advised to identify possible conflicts of interest with the jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
GeneralThe publishing ethics and malpractice policies follow the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, WAME, and OASPA), the NISO Recommended Practices for the Presentation and Identification of E-Journals (PIE-J), and, where relevant, the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License and Copyright Agreement
In submitting the manuscript to any of Pensoft’s journals, authors certify that: They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements. The work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review or thesis); it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; its publication has been approved by all author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
This journal uses a single-blind peer review process. This means that the names of reviewers are hidden from the authors (the author does not know the identity of the reviewer, but the reviewer knows the identity of the author). Notwithstanding that, the reviewers are encouraged to disclose their identities, if they wish to do so. Each article is reviewed by at least two independent experts, with …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
This journal allows posting preprints of the manuscripts submitted for peer-review. Authors are strongly encouraged to use the ARPHA Preprints server for that as an option available during the submission process, which will save a double effort in manuscript submission and allows the preprint to be directly linked to the published article and vice versa. Manuscripts that contain nomenclatural acts…
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
- Pensoft Publishers
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1619-0033
- Electronic ISSN
- 1314-2488
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NeoBiota
What CAS zone is NeoBiota in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, NeoBiota is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation / Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of NeoBiota?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.14; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at NeoBiota?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 NeoBiota based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (3), Spain (1) and South Africa (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index NeoBiota?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NeoBiota is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is NeoBiota open access, and what is the APC?
NeoBiota is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .