Journal profile · BIOLOGY
Tropical Life Sciences Research
ISSN 1985-3718 · eISSN 2180-4249 · Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia · Malaysia
Tropical Life Sciences Research: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 283 days to acceptance (54 articles, last 24 months); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tropical Life Sciences Research is published by Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 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 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies and Plant tissue culture and regeneration, together about 21.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aquatic Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Identification and Quantification in FoodBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Aquatic life and conservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 407 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 42 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 108 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 189 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 243 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 296 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
283 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 221 days – 365 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 138 days (55 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 426 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (60 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | |
| 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
- Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Country or region
- Malaysia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1985-3718
- Electronic ISSN
- 2180-4249
- 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 Tropical Life Sciences Research
What CAS zone is Tropical Life Sciences Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tropical Life Sciences Research 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 Tropical Life Sciences Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 54 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 283 days (interquartile range 221–365 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Tropical Life Sciences Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tropical Life Sciences Research is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Tropical Life Sciences Research open access, and what is the APC?
Tropical Life Sciences Research 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: .