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Acta Biologica Colombiana

Universidad Nacional de Colombia · Colombia · Est. 1982

ISSN1900-1649
SJR Q4WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
13
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Average · vs ~15 wk median
Q4
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.175
H-Indexi
23
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.258
Total Worksi
1,100
Total Citationsi
4,026
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.03
Open Impact Factor alternative

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

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
Citations received
58
319
2019
70
476
2020
66
198
2021
21
36
2022
61
95
2023
58
108
2024
46
8
2025
17
0
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)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

Frequently asked questions about Acta Biologica Colombiana

Is Acta Biologica Colombiana a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Biologica Colombiana: 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 Acta Biologica Colombiana?

Acta Biologica Colombiana 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.03.

Is Acta Biologica Colombiana indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Biologica Colombiana is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Biologica Colombiana?

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, cienci

How much does it cost to publish in Acta Biologica Colombiana?

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

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref