Biotropica

Biotropica  
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
Biotropica
Discipline Tropical ecology
Language English
Edited by Emilio Bruna
Publication details
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell for the Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation
Publication history
1966–present
Frequency Bimonthly
2.351
Indexing
ISSN 0006-3606 (print)
1744-7429 (web)
LCCN 73010234
CODEN BTROAZ
OCLC no. 708279941
JSTOR 00063606
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Biotropica is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation. The journal publishes articles describing original research on the ecology, conservation and management of tropical ecosystems and on the evolution, behavior, and population biology of tropical organisms.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2011 impact factor of 2.229.[1]

The journal was established in 1966 and the current editor-in-chief is Emilio Bruna (2013-present). Previous editors have been: J. Robert Hunter (1966–1967), William Stern (1968–1972), Michael Emsley (1973–1982), E. Raymond Heithaus (1983–1996), Robert J. Marquis (1997–2003), Robin L. Chazdon (2004–2005) and Jaboury Ghazoul (2006–2013).

Article types

Biotropica publishes articles in four categories:

A small number of book reviews are also published each year, as are occasional "Special Sections," comprising a collection of articles on a particular theme.

References

  1. "Biotropica". 2011 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2012.

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