Revista de Biología Tropical ISSN Impreso: 0034-7744 ISSN electrónico: 2215-2075

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Revista de Biología Tropical

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Vol. 73 No. S2 (2025)
Published May 8, 2025
5th Anniversary of the Center for Research in Biodiversity and Tropical Ecology (CIBET)

5th Anniversary of the Center for Research in Biodiversity and Tropical Ecology (CIBET)

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Revista de Biología Tropical / International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation, is a full open access journal from the University of Costa Rica focused on tropical biology and conservation. All issues, from 1953 to the present, are available for free download here.

Our scope

Our journal publishes scientific articles that increase our understanding of biology, conservation, and biomedical life sciences in the tropics.

Selection criteria are the quantity and quality of new information and its potential interest to the general audience as well as to specialists. The studied ecosystems, or at least the organisms, must be tropical. 

Regular issues

We give preference to feature original articles that include testable study questions —for example, studies with an experimental design to evaluate factors that influence biological variables, or studies that explain the mechanisms underlying biological or biomedical phenomena such as, for example, behavior or physiology. Field studies should be extensive enough to identify temporal or spatial patterns. We also welcome systematic or phylogenetic studies above the species level, meta-analyses, and bibliometric studies that critically examine what is known and what remains to be done in any field of tropical biology.

Review articles are mostly published by invitation of the Editorial Board to recognized authorities. Other specialists interested in submitting a review must first send a titled outline to biologia.tropical@ucr.ac.cr. Accepted proposals receive the same evaluation as regular manuscripts.

All reviews and meta-analyses need to identify and fill gaps in knowledge, present methodological advances, and propose future research directions.

Articles must be submitted to one of the journal's sections:

  • Biotechnology: Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves working with biological systems, living organisms, or parts of these for applications oriented toward humanity's welfare using various tools and technologies. The journal publishes research articles in plant biotechnology, tissue culture, animal biotechnology, microbial biotechnology, bioremediation, genetic engineering, industrial biotechnology, marine biotechnology, food biotechnology, genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, basic and applied research.

  • Genetics: Genetics is a vast field, and the journal welcomes articles on phylogenetics, phylogeography, evolutionary biology/ecology, and population genetics.

  • Botany and Mycology: The journal is seeking articles related to plants, algae, and fungi biology. It expects to receive articles on their physiology, structure, and functions and their roles in ecosystems.

  • Terrestrial Ecology: Terrestrial ecology studies the interactions between plants and their environment, including pollinators and dispersers, and adaptations or dynamic fluctuations to changing climatic conditions.

  • Aquatic Ecology: The journal accepts marine life articles covering coastal and deep-sea habitats. The studies can examine biological communities in freshwater bodies, ecological processes within mangroves, and the spatial-temporal dynamics of biological communities. The research should concentrate on the relationship between biodiversity and the environment in coastal environments, sediment bottoms, rivers, lakes, and marine mammals.

  • Invertebrate Biology: The journal is seeking articles that cover both terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates, including their physiology, behavior, and ecological roles.

  • Vertebrate Biology: The journal is interested in articles about the physiology, behavior, and ecology of land vertebrates in various ecosystems.

  • Conservation: Biodiversity conservation is crucial. The journal expects research on the impact of stressors on ecosystems or biological populations and practical strategies for preservation or restoration.

  • Biomedicine: Research on the biological basis of diseases, including studies on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying pathologies, as well as discoveries related to the biology of vectors and parasites.


Notes about old data: We encourage authors to compare old results with more recent data or to use the data within a meta-analysis. Studies based on data collected over six years ago must include a justification of why they are still of interest, and in the case of field studies, they need to present spatial patterns or temporal trends of historical significance. The Editorial Board evaluates the validity of methods and the relevance of results before sending the manuscript to reviewers.

The journal now has one issue per year (continuous publication from January 1st to December 31st) and publishes articles the same week that an edited version becomes available. Until 2021, it published four regular issues per year: issue 1 (January – March), issue 2 (April – June), issue 3 (July – September), and issue 4 (October – December).

We do not publish notes; short communications; species lists; single new species; range extensions; new records and other preliminary or short studies; or highly specialized technical reports based on protocols (e.g. agricultural, forestry, biochemical, microbiological, aquaculture, fishery or similar studies that only apply well known techniques to particular cases of local interest).

Special issues

Special issues financed by research organizations are accepted after approval by the Editorial Board. They may contain a diversity of report types, including short papers, new records, new species descriptions, checklists, technical reports, etc. To publish a special issue, contact biologia.tropical@ucr.ac.cr for a cost estimate.

Target audience

Researchers with an interest in studying all fields of tropical biology.

Why publish in Revista de Biología Tropical?

  • Fully indexed: Revista de Biología Tropical is included in Science Citation Index Expanded, REDIB Journals Ranking, Current Contents, Google Scholar, Biological Abstracts, and about 50 other international indices.
  • Rapid decision and publication (7 days for first decision, 5-7 months for definitive acceptance, 6-8 months from submission to publication).
  • Fair: We use a double-blind system for a fair evaluation of manuscripts.
  • High impact, not only because of its citation rate but also because it is widely read in countries with the highest tropical biodiversity, ensuring your article will have the most impact on the conservation of tropical biodiversity. Web of Science Impact Factor of 0.6. SJR Impact Factor of 0.28 (Q2).
  • A personalized treatment by our dedicated staff.
  • World Class Editorial and Scientific Boards.
  • Open Access: All articles, since the first issue in 1953 to the present are freely available online (Archives) so they are more likely to be cited than articles behind pay-walls. 
  • FREE PUBLICATION: Each article receives 10 free pages of space in PDF format, which is enough for most scientific papers. Additional pages can be published in page layout format of the pdf at a cost of $50 each. Supplementary material such as additional texts, figures, tables, graphics, and databases at a cost of $60. Contact biologia.tropical@ucr.ac.cr for more information.

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Isidro Chacón, Ana Catalina Sánchez-Quirós, Gilbert Barrantes
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Diversity of moths and butterflies of the southwestern region of Costa Rica
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64530
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Wendolyn Matamoros-Calderón, Ricardo Murillo Hiller, Álvaro Cerdas Cedeño, Paul Hanson Snortum, Noemi Canet Moya, Eduardo Chacón-Madrigal
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Effect of elevation, habitat, and season in butterfly (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) assemblages in a tropical mountain
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64533
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Nicole Gamboa-Barrantes, Geovanna Rojas-Malavasi, Eric J. Fuchs, Paul Hanson, Karina Montero, Manuel A. Zumbado, Ruth Madrigal-Brenes, Gilbert Barrantes
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Diversity and abundance of insect visitors in four crops within a Costa Rican highland region
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64701
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Geovanna Rojas-Malavasi, Nicole Gamboa-Barrantes, Alejandro Vargas-Rodríguez, Eric J. Fuchs, Paul Hanson, Karina Montero, Manuel A. Zumbado, Ruth Madrigal-Brenes, Gilbert Barrantes
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Floral visitor diversity of ruderal plants in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica: a highland agricultural-natural landscape
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64684
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Keilor Rojas-Jiménez, Andrés Quirós-Castegnaro, Ivonne Ramirez-Rodríguez, Priscila Solera-Rodríguez, Jéssica Morera-Huertas, Mónica Vallejo-Arróliga
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Yeast diversity in tropical fruits from Costa Rica
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64703
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Maria I. Runnebaum, Manuel R. Spinola, Edgardo Arévalo, Bernal Rodríguez-Herrera
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Agricultural landscapes in Costa Rica: forest remnants account for a rich mammal (Mammalia) community
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64706
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Diego Salas-Solano, Luis Sandoval, Gilbert Barrantes, Bernal Rodríguez-Herrera
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Richness and abundance of non-flying terrestrial mammals in an urban environment in the Neotropic
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64529
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Gilbert Barrantes, Ana Catalina Sánchez-Quirós, Luis Sandoval
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Differences in foraging strategies and morphology of five warbler species (Parulidae) in a tropical mangrove forest
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64548
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Alfredo Cascante-Marín, Gilbert Barrantes, Luis D. Ríos, Eric J. Fuchs
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Flowering time and pollinator abundance determine the female reproductive success in the dioecious palm Chamaedorea pinnatifrons (Arecaceae)
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64541
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Rachel Salazar, Jorge González-Linares, Mauricio Fernández Otárola, Gilbert Barrantes, Bernal Rodríguez-Herrera
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Climate seasonality and plant vigor effects on reproductive phenology of Potalia turbinata (Gentianaceae) in Costa Rica
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64854
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Jordán Villegas-Murillo, Mauricio Fernández Otárola
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The role of nocturnal and diurnal pollinators in the commercial production of Dragon Fruit crops in Costa Rica
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64685
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Laura Amador-Salas, Mariana Mena-Morales, Mónica Leandro-Arroyo, Andrés Molina-Bolaños, Cindy Fernández-García
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Effect of the Limón earthquake (1991) on the biodiversity of marine macroalgae according to records from the USJ Herbarium for the Southern Caribbean of Costa Rica
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64689
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Célio Magalhães, Ingo S. Wehrtmann, Fernando L. Mantelatto
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Revalidation of Ptychophallus campylus Pretzmann, 1968, a freshwater crab species from Costa Rica (Brachyura: Decapoda: Pseudothelphusidae)
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64534
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Mahmood Sasa, Erick Arias, Gerardo Chaves
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Annotated list of amphibians and reptiles of Costa Rica: The role of the Museum of Zoology in cataloging the country’s herpetological diversity
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64536
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Diego Ocampo, Nicholas A. Mason, Luis Sandoval
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The ornithological collection at the University of Costa Rica: a perspective on historical and international collecting
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64547
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Montserrat Alvarado-Deckwart, Luis Sandoval
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Listening the Costa Rican diversity: status of the bioacoustics collection of the Museum of Zoology, University of Costa Rica
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64539
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María Mabel De Jesús Alarcón, Laura Yesenia Solís-Ramos, Antonio Andrade Torres
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State of knowledge of the Glomeromycota of Costa Rica
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73iS2.64710
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