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Biota Colombiana

Instituto de investigacion de recursos biologicos Alexander von humboldt · Colombia

ISSN0124-5376eISSN2539-200X

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.216

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.359

Total Worksi

372

Total Citationsi

1,341

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Biota Colombiana publica investigaciones originales sobre la biodiversidad colombiana y de la región neotropical. Su objetivo es promover la difusión del conocimiento en áreas como botánica, zoología, ecología, biogeografía, taxonomía, sistemática, limnología, conservación, manejo de recursos, uso de la biodiversidad y disciplinas afines en América Latina.

General Information

Country / RegionColombia

Primary LanguageEnglish, Portuguese, Spanish

1st Year Published—

Frequencypublicación continua

StatusActive

Total Publications372

Publisher OrgAlexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate58%

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Instituto de investigacion de recursos biologicos Alexander von humboldt

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0124-5376 / 2539-200X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

111

2019

2020

234

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3

EcologyQ3

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Plant ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and soil sciencesWater Resource Management and QualityFish biology, ecology, and behaviorScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyAmphibian and Reptile Biology

Frequently asked questions about Biota Colombiana

Is Biota Colombiana a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biota Colombiana: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Biota Colombiana?

Biota Colombiana is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.216.

Is Biota Colombiana indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biota Colombiana is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Biota Colombiana?

What is the acceptance rate of Biota Colombiana?

Biota Colombiana lists a self-reported acceptance rate of approximately 58%. Journal-reported figures can be optimistic — treat it as a rough guide, not a guarantee.

How much does it cost to publish in Biota Colombiana?

Biota Colombiana is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.