Biota Colombiana

Aims & Scope

Biota Colombiana is a periodic scientific journal that publishes original articles and essays about biodiversity of the Neotropical region, with emphasis oi Colombia and neighboring countries.

It is refereed by a minimum of two peer reviewers.

It includes subjects related to botany, zoology, ecology, biology, limnology, conservation, resource management and use of biodiversity as well as database articles.

The submission of a manuscript implies the explicit declaration by the author (s) that the manuscript has not previously been published nor accepted for publication in another journal or other scientific dissemination body.

The arbitration process has a minimum duration of three to four months from the receipt of the article by Biota Colombiana.

All contributions are the sole responsibility of the authors and not the Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute, the journal or its editors.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Diversidad, abundancia relativa y patrones de actividad de los mamíferos medianos y grandes, asociados a los bosques riparios del río Bita, Vichada, Colombia

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Federico, Fernando, Angélica P., Hugo

• Relationship between acoustic indices, length of recordings and processing time: a methodological test

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Edgar, Juliana, Simon J

• Mamíferos del departamento de Risaralda, Colombia

  Citation: 12

  Authors: John H., Diego A., Vladimir, Carlos A., Jairo

• Records of Streblidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea) in a tropical dry forest fragment in Colombia

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Oscar, Sebastián, Baltazar

• Primer registro de leucismo en Dasyprocta fuliginosa (Dasyproctidae, Rodentia) en Ecuador

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Edison Gabriel

• Peces de la subcuenca del río Catatumbo, cuenca del Lago de Maracaibo, Colombia y Venezuela

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Armando, Oscar M., Carlos A., Glenys, Juan D.

• Dípteros asociados a la floración del aguacate Persea americana Mill cv. Hass en Cauca, Colombia

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Diana, James, Arturo

• Deforestación y fragmentación en las áreas más biodiversas de la Cordillera Occidental de Antioquia (Colombia)

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Jennifer, Ana María

• Avifauna de un paisaje rural heterogéneo en Risaralda, cordillera Central de Colombia

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Jaime A., Julián R., John H.

• El género Opuntia (Opuntioideae–Cactaceae) en el departamento de Santander, Colombia

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Daniela, Sofía, Leopoldo