Journal profile · BIOLOGY
Nusantara Bioscience
ISSN 2087-3948 · eISSN 2087-3956 · MBI & UNS Solo · Indonesia
Nusantara Bioscience: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 150; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nusantara Bioscience is published by MBI & UNS Solo 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 Medicinal Plant Research, Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, together about 25.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and Scope Nusantara Bioscience (Nusantara Biosci) encourages submission of manuscripts dealing with all aspects of biological sciences that emphasize issues germane to biological and nature conservation, including agriculture and forestry, animal science, biochemistry and pharmacology, biomedical science, ecology and environmental science, ethnobiology, genetics and evolutionary biology, marine and freshwater biology, microbiology, molecular biology, physiology, and plant science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BIOLOGY
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Indonesia 14, United States 4, India 4, Mainland China 2, Iran 2 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Aquatic life and conservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Plant Genetic and Mutation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Natural Products and ApplicationsAgricultural 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 | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Crossref, Microsoft Academic SearchPublisher 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
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 551 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 41 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 78 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 170 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 255 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 150 | 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
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- original researchan abstract of 200 words. Manuscript of original research should be written in no more than 8,000 words (including tables and figures), or proportional to artic…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- research papersThe journal seeks for: (i) Research papers, (ii) Reviews, and (iii) Short communications.Length not stated
- review articlerticles in this publication number. The review articles will be accommodated, while, short communication should be written in about 2,500 words, except for pre-…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- reviewsThe journal seeks for: (i) Research papers, (ii) Reviews, and (iii) Short communications.Length not stated
- short communicationare also limited to 8,000 words, while Short communications should be less than 2,500 words, except for pre-study (can be more). Indexing The journal hmain text ≤ 2,500 words
- short communicationsThe journal seeks for: (i) Research papers, (ii) Reviews, and (iii) Short communications.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open Access Policy: The journal is committed to free-open access. The license type is CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0. Model summary
The journal is committed to free-open access. The license type is CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Online-only submissions via OJS Model summary
The journal only accepts online submissions, through open journal system.
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
- MBI & UNS Solo
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2087-3948
- Electronic ISSN
- 2087-3956
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nusantara Bioscience
What CAS zone is Nusantara Bioscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nusantara Bioscience is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biology. 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.
How long does peer review take at Nusantara Bioscience?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Nusantara Bioscience?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5; 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 Nusantara Bioscience based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (14), United States (4) and India (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nusantara Bioscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nusantara Bioscience is indexed in ESCI.
Is Nusantara Bioscience open access, and what is the APC?
Nusantara Bioscience is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .