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Acta Biologica Colombiana

Universidad Nacional de Colombia · Colombia · Est. 1982

ISSN1900-1649
SJR Q4WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
45
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q4+5
DOAJ Verified+15
Total45
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.173
H-Index
23
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.258
Total Works
1,100
Total Citations
4,026
2yr Mean Citedness
1.03
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Aims & Scope

Acta Biológica Colombiana publica artículos de investigación científica originales que proporcionen un avance significativo en el campo de las ciencias naturales, específicamente en las temáticas de ciencias biológicas, conservación y biodiversidad. La revista se interesa por investigaciones integrales de alta calidad en una amplia cobertura temática en todas las áreas de la biología incluyendo: anatomía, botánica y ciencias de las plantas, biología celular y microbiología, bioquímica y biología molecular, genética y herencia, biología del desarrollo, zoología, ornitología, entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento, biología marina y del agua, ecología, conservación de la biodiversidad, biología teórica y evolutiva. Son considerados artículos en todos los campos de la biología teórica como biología aplicada. Integrando diferentes escalas biológicas, desde moléculas y células, hasta poblaciones, ecosistemas y paisaje. No se publican trabajos que agregen únicamente detalles o casos de fenómenos ya conocidos previamente, listas de especies, nuevos registros de especies sin análisis detallados, estudios preliminares o informes de interés

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
13
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q4
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionColombia
Primary LanguageSpanish
1st Year Published1982
Frequencycuatrimestralmente
StatusActive
Total Publications1,100
Publisher OrgNational University of Colombia
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~13 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1900-1649
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Spanish

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant SciencesZoology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and soil sciencesPlant and animal studiesAmphibian and Reptile BiologyFish biology, ecology, and behaviorWater Resource Management and QualityInsect and Pesticide ResearchTurtle Biology and ConservationBotanical Research and ApplicationsScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref