BIOTROPIA, The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology, is a scientific publication of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Southeast Asian Regional Center for Tropical Biology (BIOTROP).  It publishes articles in the broad areas of tropical ecosystems and environmental impacts, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development and biotechnology.

Since 2012, BIOTROPIA has been indexed by SciVerse SCOPUS (Elsevier), CrossRef, DOAJ and Google Scholar.

Articles published in the journal are papers reporting results of original research, reviews on specific topics not available elsewhere in up-to-date form, and short communication in which advances in knowledge of significance are briefly announced.

Submission of paper is taken to imply that it has not been submitted to other journals and that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere. All papers submitted for publication in BIOTROPIA are evaluated by subject matter experts and go through editorial revision. Authors may suggest names of potential reviewers. BIOTROPIA uses anonymous reviewing, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are kept confidential.

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BIOTROPIA Vol. 31 No. 3, December 2024 Edition Now Published!

2024-12-27

BIOTROPIA Vol. 31 No. 3 December 2024 Issue is Now Available
ISSN 0215-6334 (printed) | ISSN 1907-770X (electronic)

We are pleased to inform you that the digital version of BIOTROPIA Vol. 31 No.  3 December 2024 Issue is now available for access at BIOTROPIA Open Journal System (OJS).

https://journal.biotrop.org/index.php/biotropia/issue/view/96

We invite all researchers, practitioners, and enthusiasts in the field to explore the full issue available on our official website.Thank you for your continued support and contributions to BIOTROPIA. We look forward to your feedback and future submissions!

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New Regulation of English Language Editing Certificate Requirement for Accepted Papers

2023-04-08

Dear Authors,

Starting from April 2023, we would like to inform you that all accepted papers that have been through the peer-review process must provide certification from a professional language editing service. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that all published papers meet the highest standards of language and readability. The Authors shall provide the English Language Editing Certificate in 2 weeks' time after the accepted decision is made.

Prof Bambang Purwantara
Editor-in-Chief

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