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Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology

Universitas Gadjah Mada, Faculty of Biology · Indonesia · Est. 2016

ISSN2540-9573

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2025-04-05). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.207

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.418

Total Worksi

435

Total Citationsi

1,206

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology publishes original research articles, short communications, and review articles in the field of biodiversity and biotechnology, with a focus on tropical ecosystems. Topics include, but are not limited to, biodiversity conservation, DNA barcoding, distribution, diversity, morphology, orchid research, and applications of biotechnology in areas such as antioxidant studies, biomass utilization, cellulase production, empty fruit bunch processing, molecular markers, and somatic embryo development.

General Information

Country / RegionIndonesia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 74 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications435

Publisher OrgGadjah Mada University

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universitas Gadjah Mada, Faculty of Biology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2540-9573

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

170

2019

148

2020

222

2021

210

2022

131

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ4

BiotechnologyQ4

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forest Ecology and ConservationMedicinal Plant ResearchAquatic life and conservationPlant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesPlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsPlant tissue culture and regenerationFish Biology and Ecology StudiesIdentification and Quantification in FoodPlant Parasitism and ResistanceMarine and Coastal Ecosystems

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology

Is Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology a predatory journal?

Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2025-04-05). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology?

Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.207.

Is Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology is indexed in Scopus.