Subterranean Biology

Aims & Scope

Subterranean Biology is an international journal published by Pensoft on behalf of the International Society for Subterranean Biology [SIBIOS-ISSB] for the publication of original and significant contributions on all aspects of subterranean life.

The Journal will consider original scientific papers dealing with any aspect of subterranean ecosystems and their components focusing on biology, ecology, evolution and conservation.

Reviews and Commentaries: The journal welcomes review articles on aspects of subterranean biology.

They should be submitted in the same way as research articles but use a simple layout with no more than three levels of headings.

Commentaries on previous matter published in the journal may be also considered.

Both reviews and commentaries will be reviewed.

Book Reviews: Reviews of books, symposia volumes and conferences pertinent to the journal are welcome.

The journal publishes electronic versions of the articles when these are ready to publish, without delays that might be caused by completion of an issue.

These electronic versions are not "pre-prints" but final and immutable (Version of Record), hence available for the purposes of biological nomenclature.

The date indicated on the electronic version is to be considered the actual publication date.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

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
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

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 requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 550.00 EUR. Learn more.

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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.

• Towards a biologically meaningful classification of subterranean organisms: a critical analysis of the Schiner-Racovitza system from a historical perspective, difficulties of its application and implications for conservation

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Eleonora, Marcelo R.

• Contrasting feeding habits of post-larval and adult Astyanax cavefish

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Luis, Natalie, Jae, Karen, Eric, Sylvie

• The first two hotspots of subterranean biodiversity in South America

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Marconi, Rodrigo

• The deep subterranean environment as a potential model system in ecological, biogeographical and evolutionary research

  Citation: 44

  Authors: David, Valeria, Charles, Alexandra, Jordi, Arnaud, Javier, Enric, Andrés, Aitor, Susana, Ignacio

• Troglofauna in the vadose zone: comparison of scraping and trapping results and sampling adequacy

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Stuart, G.B.

• Trophic Dynamics in a Neotropical Limestone Cave

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Rodrigo, Marconi, Rogério

• Cave physical attributes influencing the structure of terrestrial invertebrate communities in Neotropics

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Marconi, Rodrigo, Matheus Henrique

• Linking spatial scale dependence of land-use descriptors and invertebrate cave community composition

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Thais, Lilian Patrícia, Polyanne, Rodrigo

• Paving the Way for Standardized and Comparable Subterranean Biodiversity Studies

  Citation: 34

  Authors: David C, Peter, Maja, Tanja

• An ecological survey of the invertebrate community at the epigean/hypogean interface

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Stefano, Elena, Pier Mauro, Marco