Caribbean Journal of Science

Aims & Scope

The Caribbean Journal of Science publishes articles, research notes, and book reviews pertinent to natural science of the Caribbean region.

The emphasis is on botany, zoology, ecology, conservation biology and management, geology, archaeology, and paleontology.

The mission as a nonprofit scholarly journal is to publish quality, peer-reviewed papers and to make them widely available.

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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 Multidisciplinary, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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.

• Temporal variability and impact of coral diseases and bleaching in La Parguera, Puerto Rico from 2003–2007

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Ernesto, Aldo, Isabel

• Size estimation, morphometrics, sex ratio, sexual size dimorphism, and biomass of Morelet's crocodile in northern Belize

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Steven G., Thomas R., John B., Adam G., Todd A., Scott T.

• Movement of fishes (Grunts: Haemulidae) across the coral reef seascape: A review of scales, patterns and processes

  Citation: 58

  Authors: R. S., A., B. L. K., G. D., R. L., W., C. W., S. J.

• Land Cover and Forest Formation Distributions for St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Eustatius, Grenada and Barbados from Decision Tree Classification of Cloud-Cleared Satellite Imagery

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Eileen H., Todd A., Diego H., Matthew L., Humfredo, Larry L., Thomas R., S. R., C. M.

• <i>Halophila stipulacea</i>(Hydrocharitaceae): A Recent Introduction to the Continental Waters of Venezuela

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Beatriz, Ligia, Celia, Brigitta I. van

• Ecophysiology of a Mangrove Forest in Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Ariel E., Ernesto, Elvira, Gilberto, Eddie N. Laboy, Yara Schäeffer

• Nocturnal fish movement and trophic flow across habitat boundaries in a coral reef ecosystem (SW Puerto Rico)

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Randall D., Simon, Chris, John, Bryant, Richard S., Mark E.

• Prehistoric Sloth Extinctions in Cuba: Implications of a New “Last” Appearance Date

  Citation: 31

  Authors: R. D. E., M. A., Osvaldo Jiménez

• Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) and Dinoflagellate Cysts (Dinophyceae) from Rookery Bay, Florida, U.S.A.

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Holger, Francesca, Friederike, Vicki, André F., Henk

• The Distribution of Herbivorous Coral Reef Fishes within Fore-reef Habitats: the Role of Depth, Light and Rugosity

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Michael, Richard