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Tropical Life Sciences Research

Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia · Malaysia · Est. 1998

ISSN1985-3718eISSN2180-4249

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.333

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.567

Total Works

411

Total Citations

3,430

2yr Mean Citedness

0.79

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biology (General). Topics: biochemistry, microbiology, biotechnology, animal science, plant science, environmental science

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications411

Publisher OrgPenerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Malaysian National Library

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1985-3718 / 2180-4249

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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?

Malaysian National Library

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

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)Q2

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthFish Biology and Ecology StudiesPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityWildlife Ecology and ConservationIdentification and Quantification in FoodAquatic life and conservationPlant and animal studiesMarine and fisheries researchFish Ecology and Management Studies