About the journal
Revista de Biología Tropical is an open-access journal published by Universidad de Costa Rica in Costa Rica, publishing in english and spanish. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 5 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- ISSN
- 0034-7744 · 2215-2075
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Languages
- english, spanish
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 3402
- Declared review time
- 5 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- http://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2016-11-11
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 5 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
3402
Most recent article
11 years ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
5weeks
Works in OpenAlex
3933
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
50
i10-index
1158
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy11
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2024-06-06
- Added to DOAJ
- 2016-11-11
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPKP PN
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 85%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 79%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- International journal of tropical biology and conservation
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 0404267
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
Show all subjects (50)
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Plant and soil sciences
- Plant and soil sciences
- Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Fern and Epiphyte Biology
- Fern and Epiphyte Biology
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
Keywords (DOAJ)
- tropical biology
- conservation
- biology
- biomedicene
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