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Caldasia

Universidad Nacional de Colombia · Colombia · Est. 1940

ISSN0366-5232eISSN2357-3759

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 1.1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.191

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

1.1

SNIPi

0.336

Total Worksi

921

Total Citationsi

4,267

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.76

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Caldasia publica contribuciones originales relacionadas con la documentación, comprensión y conservación de la diversidad biológica con un énfasis tropical. La revista contempla el tema de la biodiversidad en un sentido amplio y por tanto incluye trabajos en áreas como botánica, zoología, ecología, biodiversidad, biogeografía, taxonomía, sistemática, conservación, antropología y disciplinas afines. La revista es totalmente electrónica y publica artículos científicos completos, trabajos de revisión y comunicaciones cortas.

General Information

Country / RegionColombia

Primary LanguageSpanish, English

1st Year Published1940

Frequencycontinuous publication within an annual volume

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications921

Publisher OrgNational University of Colombia

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~26 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

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?

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0366-5232 / 2357-3759

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

Spanish, English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

214

2019

266

2020

108

2021

185

2022

2023

108

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant SciencesZoology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and soil sciencesPlant Diversity and EvolutionBotanical Research and ApplicationsScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyAmphibian and Reptile BiologyPlant and animal studiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeMediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaWildlife Ecology and ConservationFern and Epiphyte Biology

Frequently asked questions about Caldasia

Is Caldasia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Caldasia: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Caldasia?

Caldasia is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.1.

Is Caldasia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Caldasia is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Caldasia?

How much does it cost to publish in Caldasia?

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